Delhi: The final match of ICC Champions Trophy 2025 (ICC Champions Trophy) between India and New Zealand will be played on 9 March at Dubai International Cricket Stadium in Dubai. While the Indian team defeated Australia in the first semi -finals and made it to the finals, New Zealand has defeated South Africa and confirmed its place in the final. Let us take a look at the pitch report for this match and the possible playing 11 of both teams.
Indian team is still invincible in the tournament
The Indian team is the strongest team of this ICC Champions Trophy 2025. The Indian team has played a total of 4 matches in this tournament so far, including the semi -finals and won all the matches. India first defeated Bangladesh, then Pakistan and then New Zealand team. At the same time, India has defeated Australia in the semi -finals. With which the form of Team India can be guessed.
Veteran player Virat Kohli is running in great form, while spinners are also dominated. The Indian team had scored 249 runs in the last match against New Zealand and defeated New Zealand by 44 runs thanks to brilliant bowling by Varun Chakraborty and Kuldeep Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja and Akshar Patel.
New Zealand The team will give a tough competition
New Zealand’s performance in this ICC tournament has been very spectacular so far, Kane Williamson is the most experienced player of the team and is working to handle the team in the middle order. At the same time, Matt Henry and Mitchell Santner are playing the role of a magnificent bowler for the team,
The Indian team would like to conquer this tournament and equal last year, when the New Zealand team defeated India in the ICC World Test Championship final, while the Kiwi team will also try its best to name the title. This team has previously defeated Team India several times in the ICC tournament. In such a situation, they cannot be taken lightly.
pitch Report
The pitch of Dubai has been helpful for spinners, the Indian team has been benefiting a lot for some time. The Indian team understands the condition of Dubai well, so the Indian team has more idea of this pitch.
When there is a sharp sun on this pitch, the fast bowlers will be helped, but as the evening the pitch will slow down further, the spinners will become more deadly. In such a situation, whatever team will win the toss can decide to bowl first.
So far 59 ODIs have been held on this ground in Dubai, where the team has defended their score while batting 22 times, while the team batting in the second innings 35 times won.
The average score of the first innings here is 218 while the average in the second innings is 198 runs. Bowling can be given priority here by winning the toss, because on the second makes the batting easier and reduces the influence of the spinner in the second inning.
Playing-11 of both teams
| India’s possible XI | New Zealand’s possible XI |
|---|---|
| Shubman Gill | Will Young |
| Rohit Sharma (Captain) | Devon Conway |
| Virat Kohli | Rachin Ravindra |
| Shreyas Iyer | Ken Williamson |
| KL Rahul (wicket keeper) | Tom Latham (wicket keeper) |
| Hardik Pandya | Glen Philips |
| Akshar Patel | Michel Santner (Captain) |
| Ravindra jadeja | Matte henry |
| Varun chakravarti | Michael Bracewell |
| Kuldeep Yadav | Kyle jaimison |
| Mohammed Shami | Will O’Rurke |
Match details
| Match | India and New Zealand |
| Site | Dubai International Cricket Stadium |
| Date and time | 9 March 2025, 2:30 |
| Live broadcast and streaming details | Star Sports, Sports 18, Jio Hotstar |
Head to Head Statistics
| Head-to-head record | Description |
| Match played | 119 |
| Won by india | 61 |
| Won by New Zealand | 50 |
| Tie (tied) | 1 |
| No result (no result) | 7 |
| Match played for the first time | 14 June 1975 |
| Most of the most recent match | 2 March 2025 |
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