Delhi: India did not start well against New Zealand in the ICC Champions Trophy 2025. Captains Rohit Sharma (15), Shubman Gill (2) and Virat Kohli (11) returned to the pavilion cheaply. After the initial tremors, Shreyas Iyer and Akshar Patel handled the Indian innings. Iyer shared a 98 -run partnership in 136 balls, completing his half -century in 75 balls, which was also his slowest half -century of ODI career.
Shreyas Iyer completed his half -century in 75 balls, which is the slowest half -century of his ODI career. Earlier, his fastest half -century came in 74 balls in Ahmedabad against West Indies in 2022. In this match, he scored 79 runs from 98 balls, including 2 sixes and 4 fours. He was caught out in an attempt to play a big shot off Will Oraurke, when India’s score was 172/5.
Mahendra Singh Dhoni is the most slow half -century for India in ODI cricket. On 2 July 2017, he completed a half -century in 108 balls against the West Indies and scored 54 runs in 114 balls.
Australia or South Africa will clash in semi -finals
This match is the last match of the Group Stage of the Champions Trophy 2025. Both teams have already made it to the semi -finals. The winning team of this match will take on Australia in the semi -finals, while the losing team will face South Africa.
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