India vs New Zealand Match Overview
India faced New Zealand in the final of the Champions Trophy 2025 on Sunday, March 9, at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium in Dubai. It was the third appearance in the final for New Zealand, who won the second edition of the tournament in 2000. India has made it to the final of the tournament in the last three times and has won twice. New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat.
First Innings: Daryl Mitchell and Michael Bracewell’s half-centuries help New Zealand post above-par total
Will Young and Rachin Ravindra provided a decent start to New Zealand and added 57 runs for the first wicket. It was the highest first wicket partnership against India in the tournament. New Zealand lost their first three wickets for 75 runs.
Daryl Mitchell and Tom Latham joined hands and took the team’s total over 100 runs. They had a partnership of 23 runs for the fourth wicket. Mitchell added another 57 runs for the fifth wicket along with Genn Phillips.
Mitchell was dismissed in the 46th over after scoring 63 runs off 101 deliveries. Michael Bracewell provided the finishing touch with his unbeaten knock of 53 runs off 40 deliveries. New Zealand finished with 251 runs for the loss of seven wickets.
For India, Varun Chakaravarthy and Kuldeep Yadav proved to be the most successful bowlers. They took two wickets each. Ravindra Jadeja and Mohammed Shami picked one wicket each.
Second Innings: Rohit Sharma led India to the third Champions Trophy title
Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill provided a fiery start to India and added 105 runs for the first wicket. It was the joint-highest first wicket partnership in the tournament. India lost the wickets of Gill and Virat Kohli by the time the 20th over was completed.
Rohit scored 76 runs off 83 deliveries and missed on a well-deserved century. Things slowed down a little after Rohit’s dismissal, but India didn’t lose momentum and remained in the match. The middle order helped India cross the line as Shreyas Iyer made 48 runs off 62 deliveries, and KL Rahul scored 34 runs off 33 deliveries. India won the match in the 49th over with four wickets in hand.
Rohit won the Player of the Match award for his batting performance. Rachin Ravindra won the Player of the Tournament award for being the highest run-scorer.
India vs New Zealand Performances & Player of the Match
Rohit Sharma (India)
- Rohit scored his fifth half-century in the Champions Trophy.
- He won the Player of the Match award for his knock of 76 runs off 83 deliveries.
Daryl Mitchell (New Zealand)
- Mitchell was the highest scorer for New Zealand.
- He made 63 runs off 101 deliveries for the team.
Michael Bracewell (New Zealand)
- Bracewell had a decent outing with both bat and ball.
- He remained unbeaten on 53 runs off 40 deliveries and took two wickets for 28 runs in 10 overs.
Mitchell Santner (New Zealand)
- Santner took the wickets of Shubman Gill and Shreyas Iyer.
- He gave away 46 runs from his 10 overs.
Kuldeep Yadav (India)
- Kuldeep was the most economical bowler for India.
- He took two wickets for 40 runs in 10 overs.
India vs New Zealand Match Summary
India defeated New Zealand in the final of the Champions Trophy 2025 by four wickets and became the first team to win the trophy thrice. New Zealand batted first after winning the toss and scored 251 runs for the loss of seven wickets. Rohit has now lost 12 tosses, which is the most consecutive tosses lost by a captain in ODIs.
The captain led from the front with his knock of 76 runs off 83 deliveries. India’s middle order helped the team reach the target of 252 runs with four wickets in hand in 49 overs.
