A swift half-century from skipper Rohit Sharma, fine knocks by Shreyas Iyer and fine spells from spinners, in particular Varun Chakravarthy and Kuldeep Yadav, helped an all-round India seal their third ICC Champions Trophy title, beating New Zealand by four wickets in Dubai on Sunday.
India's spinners put on a stellar show to restrict New Zealand to 251/7 in the final of the ICC Champions Trophy on Sunday in Dubai. Despite a late counter-attack from Michael Bracewell, the Blackcaps struggled to accelerate in the middle against India's disciplined bowling attack.
New Zealand skipper Mitchell Santner won the toss and opted to bat first in the final of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 final against India at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Sunday.
Ahead of the Champions Trophy final between India and New Zealand at Dubai, Indian cricketer Arshdeep Singh's coach, Jaswant Rai, felt India had the upper hand in today's match as the pitch at the venue will support the bowlers.
Ahead of today's final clash between India and New Zealand in the Champions Trophy 2025 at Dubai, Arijit Majumder, NCA level II coach, said he was not expecting any changes in the playing XI and was positive that India would win the match.
Ahead of the ICC Champions Trophy final 2025 against New Zealand in Dubai on Sunday, Virat Kohli's former coach Raj Kumar Sharma felt that there will be "tough competition" between both sides in the last and final game of the marquee event.
Ahead of today's ICC Champions Trophy 2025 final between India and New Zealand in Dubai, supporters from Ayodhya, UP, including Anshuman Yadav, Ritika Vaish, and Rohit Tripathi, express their confidence and excitement for India's win.
Transgender community in Prayagraj performed 'havan' on Sunday for team India's victory ahead of the India and New Zealand final clash at the Champions Trophy 2025.
Ahead of the final clash between India and New Zealand today in Dubai, supporters expressed hope that India would lift the Champions Trophy 2025 and heal the wounds from their loss against the same team in the 2019 World Cup.
As India prepares to face New Zealand in the ICC Champions Trophy final in Dubai on Sunday, former Indian cricketer and Sports Minister of West Bengal, Manoj Tiwary Men in Blue should not take the Blackcaps "lightly" as their fielding is really good from which they can save 20-25 runs.