Date, Time, Live Cricket Streaming, Win Probability, Playing 11 Prediction, Pitch Report
IND vs NZ Champions Trophy 2025 Final Match Date, Time, Live Cricket Streaming, Playing 11 Prediction: The Unbeaten Indian side will take on New Zealand who have only lost to the Men In Blue at the same venue last Sunday. While Blackcaps have been a thorn in the flesh of the Indians in ICC meetings India has managed to win their last three fixtures since the 2023 World Cup.
However, New Zealand under the astute captaincy of Mitchell Santner did keep the Indian batting in check but they were bamboozled by the mystery spin of Varun Chakarvarthy in the second innings which caused their downfall in the game. However, already facing him once at the same venue Blackcaps would be better equipped to deal with his willy variations.
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Predicted XIs
India: Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Axar Patel, KL Rahul (wk), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Shami, Kuldeep Yadav, Varun Chakaravarthy
The player to watch out for: Though all eyes will be on Varun Chakarvarthy with the ball with the bat, Rohit Sharma needs to give the side a good start. Against Bangladesh in the opening game, the Indian skipper did give a blistering start but since then his performances have taken a dip, to put the well-rounded New Zealand attack on the backfoot his quick-fire begin at the top will be vital.
New Zealand: Will Young, Rachin Ravindra, Kane Williamson, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Latham (wk), Glenn Phillips, Michael Bracewell, Mitchell Santner (c), Matt Henry, Kyle Jamieson, William O’Rourke.
The player to watch out for: New Zealand skipper turned the match on its head against South Africa in the semifinal and he has bowled cracking spells against the Indian side in the past. On a Dubai surface which has assisted spin so far he will be the threat against the Indian middle-order batters.
Squads:
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India Squad: Rohit Sharma(c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Axar Patel, KL Rahul(w), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Shami, Kuldeep Yadav, Varun Chakaravarthy, Washington Sundar, Arshdeep Singh, Harshit Rana, Rishabh Pant
New Zealand Squad: Will Young, Rachin Ravindra, Kane Williamson, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Latham(w), Glenn Phillips, Michael Bracewell, Mitchell Santner(c), Matt Henry, Kyle Jamieson, William ORourke, Nathan Smith, Mark Chapman, Devon Conway, Jacob Duffy
India vs New Zealand head-to-head records in ODIs
Matches played: 119, India won: 61, New Zealand won: 50, No result: 7, tied: 1
India vs New Zealand pitch report
The Dubai pitch has been conducive for the spinners so far in the tournament. The best times to bat on these wickets have been in the Powerplay when the ball is new. Once the ball got older and softer hitting has been quite a diffuclt job for the batters who walk into the middle. Batters would need sometime to get aclumatized to the pace of the conditions.
India vs New Zealand weather report
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The temperature on Sunday is expected be around 32 degree centigrade for the final of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025. While teams have been more in favour of opting to bowl first with the heat in the afternoon and final factor might also play a in the decision of captain. The Dew effect too has been minimal at this venue so far.
India vs New Zealand livestreaming details
The Champions Trophy 2025 match between India and New Zealand will be streamed LIVE on the JioHotstar app and website in India.
