India vs New Zealand, Champions Trophy 2025 Final: Rohit and Rahul Lead India to Victory in Thrilling Chase

India vs New Zealand, Champions Trophy 2025 Final: India Clinch the Title in a Thrilling Chase

• India triumph over New Zealand by 4 wickets to claim the Champions Trophy 2025.
• Ravindra Jadeja hits the winning runs with a four, sparking celebrations as fireworks light up the sky.
• KL Rahul and Jadeja steer India to victory after a tense chase.
• Axar Patel departs for 29 off 40 balls, dismissed by Michael Bracewell.
• Shreyas Iyer falls for 48 off 62 balls to Mitchell Santner.
• Rohit Sharma scores a commanding 76 off 83 balls before being dismissed by Rachin Ravindra.
• Virat Kohli departs early, scoring just 1 off 2 balls.
• Shubman Gill contributes 31 off 50 balls before being dismissed by Mitchell Santner.
• Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill give India a flying start with a 100-run opening partnership in 17 overs.
• Rohit Sharma smashes a quickfire half-century off 41 balls.
• New Zealand post 251/7 in 50 overs, powered by half-centuries from Michael Bracewell and Daryl Mitchell.
• Mohammed Shami dismisses Daryl Mitchell for 63.
• Varun Chakaravarthy gets rid of Glenn Phillips for 34.
• Ravindra Jadeja removes Tom Latham for 14.
• Kuldeep Yadav takes crucial wickets, dismissing Kane Williamson (11) and Rachin Ravindra (37).
• Varun Chakaravarthy dismisses Will Young for 15.
• New Zealand captain Mitchell Santner wins the toss and opts to bat.
• Nathan Smith replaces injured Matt Henry in New Zealand's playing XI.
• India field an unchanged XI for the final.
• India secure their first-ever ICC final win against New Zealand, breaking past defeats in the 2000 Champions Trophy and 2021 World Test Championship.

Head-to-Head in ODIs:

• Matches Played: 119
• India Won: 61
• New Zealand Won: 50
• Tied: 1 | No Result: 7

Playing XIs:

India:

• Rohit Sharma (C), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (WK), Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Varun Chakaravarthy, Mohammed Shami

New Zealand:

• Will Young, Rachin Ravindra, Kane Williamson, Tom Latham (WK), Daryl Mitchell, Glenn Phillips, Michael Bracewell, Mitchell Santner (C), Kyle Jamieson, William O'Rourke, Nathan Smith