Recent Match
Champions Trophy, 2025, Final, Dubai, Mar 9th, 2025

New Zealand

(49.6 ov) 251/7

India

(48.6 ov) 254/6

Complete India won by 4 wkts

Player of Match: Rohit Sharma

Most overs of spin bowled in a Champions Trophy innings
39.4 - SL vs AUS, Colombo RPS, 2002 SF
38 - IND vs NZ, Dubai, 2025 Final
37.3 - IND vs NZ, Dubai, 2025
36.5 - SL vs NZ, Dhaka, 1998 QF
The first two instances account for most overs of spin in an ICC ODI knockout game, followed by 37 overs by Sri Lanka in the 1996 WC final against Australia in Lahore.

Most overs of spin bowled by India in an ODI
41.2 vs WI, Indore, 2011
39 vs KEN, Gwalior, 1998
38 vs NZ, Dubai, CT 2025 Final
37.3 vs NZ, Dubai, CT 2025
Pace vs Spin in the innings
Pace: 1/104 in 12 overs (ER: 8.67)
Spin: 5/144 in 38 overs (ER: 3.79)

74 runs conceded by Mohammed Shami today is the second-most by an Indian bowler in a Champions Trophy game, after Umesh Yadav’s 2/75 against South Africa in Cardiff in 2013.

Innings progression
Overs 1-10: 69/1 (RR: 6.9)
Overs 11-40: 103/4 (RR: 3.43)
Overs 41-50: 79/2 (RR. 7.9)
16:29 Local Time, 12:29 GMT, 17:59 IST: So New Zealand manage to go past 250 and that's an excellent effort considering the position they were in. 50 runs came off the last 5 overs and that won't really please India.
49.6
Shami to Michael Bracewell, 2 runs, very full outside off, Michael Bracewell squeezes it out towards extra cover, they hustle for two, Axar charges in and fails to pick it up cleanly so they make it through
49.5
Shami to Michael Bracewell, 2 runs, low full-toss wide outside off, Michael Bracewell shuffles across and reaches out as he laps it, gets it past backward square leg but it won't go all the way, he brings up fifty though! Absolute gem of a knock as far as New Zealand are concerned
49.4
Shami to Nathan Smith, leg byes, 1 run, scorching toe-crusher! Has Nathan Smith scrambling to find solid ground under his feet as he looks to clip it away, hits his boot and goes towards fine-leg
49.3
Shami to Michael Bracewell, 1 run, to long-off
49.2
Shami to Michael Bracewell, 2 runs, to long-on
49.1
Shami to Michael Bracewell, FOUR, great shot! Nothing wrong with the ball, yorker and just outside off, Michael Bracewell stays leg-side and uses the pace to carve it down towards third man, Jadeja is quite square and even he can't quite get to it, tries to stop it with his boot and fails
Nathan Smith, right handed bat, comes to the crease
48.6
Hardik Pandya to Santner, out Santner Run Out!! 1 run completed. Bullet-throw from Virat Kohli in the deep to find Santner short of his ground! Slower short ball just outside off Santner run out (Kohli/Rahul) 8(10)
Hardik Pandya to Santner, THATS OUT!! Run Out!!
48.5
Hardik Pandya to Santner, no run, slower short ball on middle, Santner heaves across the line and misses
48.4
Hardik Pandya to Santner, 2 runs, low full-toss on leg-stump, Santner shovels it out towards wide long-on
48.3
Hardik Pandya to Michael Bracewell, 1 run, to cover
48.2
Hardik Pandya to Michael Bracewell, SIX, he's nailed that! Half-tracker on off-stump, sat up nicely for Bracewell who was waiting for that, he stood still and smacked it over wide long-on with a flat-bat
48.1
Hardik Pandya to Santner, 1 run, full on leg-stump, pace-off, knocked down to long-on
48.1
Hardik Pandya to Santner, wide, slower short ball outside off, touch too short and too wide, Santner lets it go
Hardik Pandya [2.0-0-18-0] is back into the attack
47.6
Shami to Michael Bracewell, 2 runs, square of the wicket