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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

0.4
Shami to Will Young, no run
0.3
Shami to Will Young, no run, full and just outside off, Young steps out and knocks it towards mid-off
0.2
Shami to Will Young, no run, touch fuller and outside off, shapes away beautifully again and this time Young shoulders arms
0.1
Shami to Will Young, no run, some shape first up for Shami, beautifully bowled this, good length on off-stump, shapes away and beats a little tentative waft from Young
Will Young and Ravindra are at the crease. Will Young is on strike. Shami will open the attack
It is nearly time for live-action then
The teams are out there for the national anthems. New Zealand's followed by India's
15th consecutive tosses lost by India in ODIs, 12th by Rohit Sharma as captain
Most consecutive tosses lost by a captain in ODIs
12 Rohit Sharma (Nov 2023 - Mar 2025) *
12 Brian Lara (Oct 1998 - May 1999)
11 Peter Borren (Mar 2011 - Aug 2013)
Pitch and Conditions: "All to play for, this is the big final. Dubai is getting warmer but it is not that bad right now, a bit of cloud around and a high of 31 degrees, no chance of rain. Dimensions - over point it is 66 meters and over square leg it is 66 meters as well, 76 meters straight down the ground. It looks like a pretty dry surface. This is bone dry and it is a used wicket. You win the toss and bat first on this surface. It will get harder and harder to bat as the game goes on. Pace off will be the way to go for the bowlers. Most finals are won in the head. It will turn a little bit. If you win the toss, you bat first," reckon Rameez Raja and Aaron Finch.
Teams:
New Zealand (Playing XI): Will Young, Rachin Ravindra, Kane Williamson, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Latham(w), Glenn Phillips, Michael Bracewell, Mitchell Santner(c), Nathan Smith, Kyle Jamieson, William ORourke
Teams:
New Zealand (Playing XI): Will Young, Rachin Ravindra, Kane Williamson, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Latham(w), Glenn Phillips, Michael Bracewell, Mitchell Santner(c), Kyle Jamieson, William ORourke, Nathan Smith
India (Playing XI): Rohit Sharma(c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Axar Patel, KL Rahul(w), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Shami, Kuldeep Yadav, Varun Chakaravarthy
Rohit Sharma: We've been here enough, batted first and bowled first, don't really mind batting second. It hasn't changed much, we've chased and won as well. It does give you a lot of confidence, takes the toss away from the game. At the end of the day, what matters is how well you want to play. That's what we've spoken about in the dressing room, not to worry about the toss and to just play well, that's what we've done and we have to do today as well. New Zealand have been a very good team over the past so many years, they tend to play good cricket in ICC tournaments. The challenge for us is to play well against them now. Same team for us.
New Zealand have won the toss and have opted to bat
Mitchell Santner: We're going to have a bat first. Looks like a pretty good wicket, similar to the one we played India here a week ago. Want to get runs on the board and see what happens. Obviously expected a few blue shirts, great atmosphere, great ground. Going to be slightly different from what we got in Pakistan. We saw how India played and what they got out of it. Hope it slows down a bit later.
New Zealand have won the toss and have opted to bat
“This is far and away the greatest moment of my New Zealand career” said Cairns after he led New Zealand to victory 25 years ago and it’s a sentiment that will likely be echoed by some of the Kiwis should they win tonight. In the other camp, both the sweet success of glory and the heartbreak of defeat lives in recent memory. For India, the motive to win will be as much about experiencing the ecstasy of victory as it will be about avoiding the agony of defeat.
India hold the advantage - so much was established when they soundly beat New Zealand in the group-stage. If New Zealand are to prevent that game from being a mere precursor to this final, their batters will need to demonstrate substantial fortifications to endure India’s spin siege. Undoubtedly, lots of midnight oil would’ve been burned to that end and it’ll come down to execution. The surface being used today is the same as the one that was used for the India-Pakistan clash. That was a fortnight ago and a typically slow and dry Dubai surface would’ve likely changed little. For India, it’s about repeating a process that’s worked so well for them one last time.

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