IND vs NZ LIVE SCORE, Champions Trophy 2025 Final: After an action-packed 18 days, India and New Zealand will take the field for one last time in the final of the Champions Trophy 2025 at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Sunday. India are so far the unbeaten side in the tournament while New Zealand’s only loss came against the Men in Blue in the group stages.
Notably, this is the second time India and New Zealand are facing each other in the final of the Champions Trophy. The last time India and New Zealand faced each other in the Knockouts tournament in Kenya in 2000, the latter won by four wickets.
India vs New Zealand likely playing XIs
India: Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Axar Patel, KL Rahul (wk), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Shami, Kuldeep Yadav, Varun Chakaravarthy
New Zealand: Will Young, Rachin Ravindra, Kane Williamson, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Latham (wk), Glenn Phillips, Michael Bracewell, Mitchell Santner (c), Matt Henry, Kyle Jamieson, William O’Rourke.
India vs New Zealand head-to-head
India enjoy a 61-50 head-to-head record against New Zealand in ODIs. Seven games ended in no result while one finished in a tie. The last time both these teams met was during the group A fixture which India won by 44 runs. In Champions Trophy, India and New Zealand share a 1-1 head-to-head record.
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IND vs NZ LIVE SCORE, Champions Trophy 2025 Final: GIll on India’s batting lineup
IND vs NZ LIVE SCORE, Champions Trophy 2025 Final: Speaking at a press conference, Gill said, “I think this is the best batting lineup that I have been part of personally. Rohit and Virat I think are all-time one-day greats in the world. Rohit is one of the best openers in white ball. And Virat is one of the best ODI batsmen ever,”
IND vs NZ LIVE SCORE, Champions Trophy 2025 Final: Squads
IND vs NZ LIVE SCORE, Champions Trophy 2025 Final:
India: Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Axar Patel, KL Rahul(w), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Harshit Rana, Mohammed Shami, Kuldeep Yadav, Rishabh Pant, Washington Sundar, Varun Chakravarthy, Arshdeep Singh.
New Zealand: Will Young, Devon Conway, Kane Williamson, Rachin Ravindra, Tom Latham(w), Glenn Phillips, Michael Bracewell, Mitchell Santner (c), Matt Henry, Kyle Jamieson, William O’Rourke, Daryl Mitchell, Nathan Smith, Mark Chapman, Jacob Duffy.
IND vs NZ LIVE SCORE, Champions Trophy 2025 Final: Rohit Sharma’s leadership will shine
IND vs NZ LIVE SCORE, Champions Trophy 2025 Final: “Rohit Sharma’s leadership and experience will be pivotal–he thrives under pressure, and I am confident he will lead from the front when it matters most,” Rohit’s former coach Dinesh coach said in a release as quoted by Cricket Predicta.
IND vs NZ LIVE SCORE: Rajeev Shukla on India’s winning chances
IND vs NZ LIVE SCORE: Speaking to ANI, Shukla said, “I think the way Team India is playing, they have reached the finals by winning all the matches, so it is the most deserving team. The players have full confidence. I hope they will win tomorrow’s match and become the champions of the Champions Trophy,”
“We have said from day one that Team India is strong; whether it is batting or bowling, there is balance, and we hope that we will become champions. New Zealand is also a good team, but we have defeated them once,” the Indian administrator added.
IND vs NZ LIVE SCORE: Ravi Shastri’s big prediction for Champions Trophy final
IND vs NZ LIVE SCORE: Speaking to ICC Review, Shastri said, “Player of the Match, I would go for an all-rounder. I’ll say Axar Patel or Ravindra Jadeja from India. From New Zealand, I think that Glenn Phillips has something up. He might just show flashes of brilliance in the field. He might come and smash a cameo of 40, 50 and probably surprise you by taking a wicket or two,”
IND vs NZ LIVE SCORE: Fans offer prayers in Varanasai
IND vs NZ LIVE SCORE: Fans have started doing Aarti and offering prayers for the success of Men in Blue. How far will the divine intervention go in helping Rohit Sharma’s team win, only time will tell.
IND vs NZ LIVE SCORE: Virat Kohli’s injury
IND vs NZ LIVE SCORE: Veteran Indian batsman Virat Kohli suffered a minor injury while practising during a net session at the ICC Academy in Dubai, according to a report by Pakistan’s Geo News. Kohli was reportedly stuck in his knee while facing a fast bowler in the nets, causing the session to be stopped immediately. Kohli was reportedly immediately attended to by India’s physiotherapists, who applied a spray and wrapped the affected area.
According to the report, Kohli felt slight pain after the injury but remained on the ground and watched the rest of the training session, indicating that the injury may not affect the veteran batsman’s chances of playing in the Champions Trophy final.
Later, the report states, the Indian coaching staff also clarified that the injury was not serious and the veteran batsman was likely to be fit for the penultimate match of the Champions Trophy.
IND vs NZ LIVE SCORE: Rohit has changed, says former India cricketer
IND vs NZ LIVE SCORE: Speaking to ANI, Deepdas Gupta said, “Rohit is known for double hundreds. His playing nature has changed, and so has the team’s approach. We definitely hope that instead of scores of 30-40, he will get 130, or 140 but the way he is playing, it is important for him to continue in that manner,”
“What about Shami? I mean, listen–just look at the record. Nobody has a better record than him in ODIs. So, leave him as he is. He is very good,” the former Indian cricketer added.
IND vs NZ LIVE SCORE: Shubman Gill opens up on Rohit Sharma’s retirement
IND vs NZ LIVE SCORE: Speaking at the pre-match press conference, Gill said, “Till now, we have only been discussing winning the match, winning the Champions Trophy. He has not spoken to me or to the team about this decision (retirement). I don’t think Rohit is thinking about it,”
“The team environment or the culture we’re talking about, everyone motivates each other. We all motivate each other, push each other. If someone is doing good, how can he do better? “We talk about that. And whenever the team is under pressure, we don’t point out one person. As a team, we collectively talk about how we can do better,” the young India batter added.
IND vs NZ LIVE SCORE: Syed Kirmani lauds Varun Chakravarthy
IND vs NZ LIVE SCORE: Former India wicket keeper Syed Kirmani while speaking to ANI said, “We have four spinners in the team, and then to one, one mystery bowler is also there in the form of Varun Chakravarthy, where he has taken the previous match against the New Zealanders. He has taken 5-for-42, I think, and so he is in great form, and I think he will be a big threat to the New Zealanders. New Zealand is a very competent side,”
IND vs NZ LIVE SCORE: Mitchell Santner gives update on Matt Henry’s fitness
IND vs NZ LIVE SCORE: Speaking at the pre-match press conference, Santner said, “Yeah, so we’ll be going across the road and training after this. And Matt’s going to have a bowl just to see how he is. Yeah, and then I guess we’ll make a call after that,”
IND vs NZ LIVE SCORE: Rohit and Virat are all time one-day greats
IND vs NZ LIVE SCORE: Speaking at the pre-match press conference, Gill said, “Sir, I think this is the best batting lineup that I have been part of personally. Rohit and Virat I think are all-time one-day greats in the world. Rohit is one of the best openers in white ball. And Virat is one of the best ODI batsmen ever,”
IND vs NZ LIVE SCORE: India, New Zealand’s road to final
India are unbeaten in the tournament on their road to the final. The Men in Blue defeated Bangladesh, Pakistan, New Zealand and Australia to advance to the final. New Zealand, on the other hand, defeated Pakistan, Bangladesh, lost to India before beating South Africa to qualify for the final.
IND VS NZ Final LIVE SCORE: Hello
Welcome to the live coverage of the India vs New Zealand for one last time in the Champions Trophy in Dubai.