India overcome New Zealand’s 351-7 to win by 4 wickets within the 2025 Champions Trophy ultimate in Dubai.
India made it back-to-back international cricket tournaments with a four-wicket victory over New Zealand within the Champions Trophy ultimate in Dubai.
Rohit Sharma led the chase with 76 off 83 balls and KL Rahul’s unbeaten 34 helped India cross the end line on 254-6 in 49 overs to win the Champions Trophy on Sunday for the third time.
Half-centuries from Daryl Mitchell and Michael Bracewell earlier helped New Zealand, who received the toss and selected to bat first, placed on 251-7 in 50 overs on a sluggish, two-paced Dubai wicket.
Sharma offered a fiery begin to India’s innings, hitting seven fours and three sixes. Hardik Pandya scored 18, placing on an important 38 runs off 36 balls for the sixth wicket with Rahul.
It was India’s twenty third win in 24 video games throughout the final three males’s ICC occasions stretching again to 2023 – the one loss coming in opposition to Australia within the 2023 Cricket World Cup ultimate.
India received the Twenty20 World Cup ultimate in opposition to South Africa final yr.
Each side have beforehand received this event. India’s prior success got here in 2013, and it was runner-up to Pakistan in 2017. It additionally shared the trophy with Sri Lanka in 2002 after a rain-affected two-day ultimate.
New Zealand received the Champions Trophy (then the ICC Knockout Trophy) in 2000, beating India within the ultimate at Nairobi, Kenya. It stays the one limited-overs ICC trophy within the Blackcaps’ cupboard.
All of India’s matches had been performed in Dubai after the Indian authorities refused permission for its staff to go to official host Pakistan on safety grounds.
Unbeaten India on the Champions Trophy
India went by means of all the event unbeaten after wins in opposition to Bangladesh, Pakistan and New Zealand within the group part, after which Australia within the semifinal.
New Zealand beat Pakistan in Karachi, after which Bangladesh in Rawalpindi, earlier than making the journey to Dubai to play India.
The Blackcaps then returned to Pakistan, the place they beat South Africa within the second semifinal at Lahore.
