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India will cross swords with New Zealand in the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 Final at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium in Dubai on Sunday, March 9.
In Group A, India, led by Rohit Sharma, bagged wins over Bangladesh by six wickets, Pakistan by six wickets, and New Zealand by 44 runs to make it to the semi-final. Later, they defeated Australia by four wickets in the semi-final to earn their spot in the final.
Led by Mitchell Santner, New Zealand bagged a win over Pakistan by 60 runs. Later, they defeated Bangladesh by five wickets. However, they suffered a loss to India by 44 runs in the group stage. Nevertheless, in the semi-final, they stunned South Africa by 50 runs to advance to the final.
IND vs NZ, Champions Trophy, Final Match Details
Match: India vs New Zealand, Final
Time & Date: 2:30 PM IST, Sunday, March 9
Venue: Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
IND vs NZ, Champions Trophy, Final Probable 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 Chakravarthy.
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.
IND vs NZ, Champions Trophy, Final Pitch Report
The Dubai wicket is expected to assist batters and spinners equally. In the powerplay, we can expect batters to dominate the proceedings. However, spinners will take care of the run-flow in the middle overs.
IND vs NZ, Champions Trophy, Final Top Picks
Virat Kohli
Virat Kohli is a big match player and we can expect him to excel well in this much-awaited grand finale.
Kane Wiliamson
Kane Williamson is the third leading run-scorer for New Zealand, amassing 189 runs from four innings.
IND vs NZ, Champions Trophy, Final Captain picks
Rachin Ravindra
New Zealand all-rounder Rachin Ravindra is the second leading run-scorer with 226 runs and moreover, he scalped two wickets with the ball.
Axar Patel
Axar Patel is expected to bat at No.5 ahead of KL Rahul. He has scored 80 runs and scalped five wickets with the ball.
IND vs NZ, Champions Trophy, Final Head to Head Dream11 team
Tom Latham, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Kane Williamson, Rachin Ravindra (c), Axar Patel (vc), Hardik Pandya, Mohammed Shami, Matt Henry, Kuldeep Yadav, Varun Chakravarthy.
IND vs NZ, Champions Trophy, Final Grand League Dream11 team
KL Rahul, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli (c), Kane Williamson (vc), Rachin Ravindra, Shreyas Iyer, Shubman Gill, Axar Patel, Ravindra Jadeja, Matt Henry, Varun Chakravarthy.
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