Champions Trophy 2025: Team India become champions Trophy after 12 years at Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai. Now I will share the details of this game match in my way.
Final (India Vs New Zealand)
Game Date: 9th March 2025
Details: New Zealand skipper Steve Smith won the toss and elected to bat first in the final game against Team India of Champions Trophy at Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai. No changes in Team India playing XI.
New Zealand scored 251/7 in their 50 overs. They manage to go past 250 and that’s an excellent effort considering the position they were in. 50 runs came off the last 5 overs and that won’t really please India. It was India’s spinners that tied New Zealand up once again. Opting to bat, they got off to a rollicking start and were 69/1 after 10 overs. That’s when India’s spinners came in to seize control. With Ravindra and Williamson at the crease and the scoring rate looking healthy, India desperately needed a breakthrough, and it was Kuldeep Yadav’s double-blow that put India in the box seat. Then Jadeja and Axar came in to do what they do best, they bowled with excellent control and never allowed the batters to break free. Chakaravarthy struck a decisive blow in the middle as well – removing Glenn Phillips who was looking dangerous. Daryl Mitchell hunkered in through and brought up a gritty fifty before Michael Bracewell seized his opportunity when the pacers were brought back on at the death. His 53* off 40 has given New Zealand’s total a much needed shot in the arm. 239 was what New Zealand got back in 2019 at Manchester and India fell 18 short. Daryl Mitchell scored 63 runs of 101 balls and Michael Bracewell scored 53 runs of 40 balls. For Team India, Varun Chakaravarthy & Kuldeep Yadav picked 2 wickets each.
Team India chased down the target by scoring 254/6 in 49 overs and won the Champions Trophy for the third time. What a final! It was tense, it was nerve-wracking, it kept swinging from one team to the other and in the end India just had enough ammunition in their tank. Rohit Sharma set the tone for the chase when he pulled the second ball of the innings for a maximum. The skipper was switched on today and he got India off to a flying start. Gill was happy to play second fiddle and together the pair added a 100+ stand. At that stage, it looked like India would canter home comfortably but that was not the case. Glenn Phillips pulled off arguably the catch of the tournament to break the partnership and Bracewell struck soon after to send Kohli back. The squeeze was on and Rohit, who had raced to 76, fell due to that pressure. The game was even-stevens at that stage. New Zealand’s spinners were on top and India needed someone to soak up the pressure, and that’s what Shreyas Iyer did along with Axar Patel. The duo steadied the chase and kept the scoreboard ticking over. They added a 50+ stand and looked in control when the second drinks break was taken but this is a final and nothing is a given. Iyer played three dots and that got to him as he tried something fancy and perished in the process. Axar as well could not see out Bracewell’s spell and fell trying to clear the boundary. New Zealand were back in it but that’s where India’s depth came to the fore, Rahul was cool and calm at one end, Hardik played a couple of big shots to get India closer and then Jadeja finished it off. Skipper Rohit Sharma scored 76 of 83 balls and Shreyas Iyer scored 48 runs of 62 balls. For New Zealand, Bracewell & Santner picked 2 wickets each.
NZ: 251/7 all out in 50 overs
IND: 254/6 in 49 overs
Match Result: India won by 4 wickets
Man of the Match: Rohit Sharma
Man of the Series: Rachin Ravindra
Stats
– New Zealand have a 3-1 record in ICC knockout matches against India, having won the CT final in 2000, the 2019 World Cup semifinal and the WTC final in 2021. India’s only win came in the 2023 World Cup semifinal
– Rohit Sharma is the first ever captain to reach the final in all four Men’s ICC tournaments – the WTC (2023), ODI World Cup (2023), T20 World Cup (2024) and Champions Trophy (2025)
– New Zealand’s spinners have picked up 15 wickets collectively in the matches against Pakistan, Bangladesh and South Africa, averaging 26 at a strike rate of 31.6. In the match against India, they got only two wickets at an average of 64 and a strike rate of 75
– Virat Kohli needs another 55 to become the second-highest run-scorer in ODI history. Incidentally, it was in the 2023 World Cup semis against New Zealand when he went past Sachin Tendulkar’s tally of 49 ODI tons
– Kane Williamson has scored 333 runs in his last six innings against India, at an average of 83.25 with a strike rate of 79.28, including four half-centuries
– Pacers and spinners have bagged 30 wickets each in the CT matches in Dubai. Pacers have had more success in the first innings (22) while spinners have bagged 14 and 16 wickets respectively in the two innings.
– Most consecutive tosses lost by a captain in ODIs
12 Rohit Sharma (Nov 2023 – Mar 2025)*
12 Brian Lara (Oct 1998 – May 1999)
11 Peter Borren (Mar 2011 – Aug 2013)
– 15th consecutive tosses lost by India in ODIs, 12th by Rohit Sharma as captain.
– Daryl Mitchell in ICC knockouts
72*(47) vs ENG, Abu Dhabi, T20 WC 2021 SF
11(8) vs AUS, Dubai, T20 WC 2021 Final
53*(35) vs PAK, Sydney, T20 WC 2022 SF
134 (119) vs IND, Mumbai WS, CWC 2023 SF
49(37) vs SA, Lahore, CT 2025 SF
63(101) vs IND, Dubai, CT 2025 Final
– 74 runs conceded by Mohammed Shami today is the second-most by an Indian bowler in a Champions Trophy game, after Umesh Yadav’s 2/75 against South Africa in Cardiff in 2013.
– Most overs of spin bowled by India in an ODI
41.2 vs WI, Indore, 2011
39 vs KEN, Gwalior, 1998
38 vs NZ, Dubai, CT 2025 Final
37.3 vs NZ, Dubai, CT 2025
– Most overs of spin bowled in a Champions Trophy innings
39.4 – SL vs AUS, Colombo RPS, 2002 SF
38 – IND vs NZ, Dubai, 2025 Final
37.3 – IND vs NZ, Dubai, 2025
36.5 – SL vs NZ, Dhaka, 1998 QF
– The first two instances account for most overs of spin in an ICC ODI knockout game, followed by 37 overs by Sri Lanka in the 1996 WC final against Australia in Lahore.
– Rohit stepping down the wicket vs pace (ODIs since 2023)
32 balls
108 runs
Two dismissals
SR 337.5
4s/6s 11/10
– Century opening stands in Champions Trophy finals
141 – Sourav Ganguly, Sachin Tendulkar (IND) vs NZ, Nairobi, 2000
128 – Azhar Ali, Fakhar Zaman (PAK) vs IND, The Oval, 2017
105 – Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill (IND) vs NZ, Dubai, 2025
– Kohli in ODI finals
Inns: 10
Runs: 209
Avg: 23.22
SR: 79.46
50s: 1 (CWC 2023 final)
– Shreyas Iyer vs NZ in ODIs (before today)
103 (107)
52(57)
62(63)
80(76)
49(59)
33(39)
105(70) – CWC 2023 SF
79(98)
563 runs at 70.37, SR: 100.71
– Captains with 50-plus scores in CT final
117 – Sourav Ganguly (IND) vs NZ, Nairobi (Gym), 2000
76 – Rohit Sharma (IND) vs NZ, Dubai, 2025
74 – Sanath Jayasuriya (SL) vs IND, Colombo (RPS), 2002
61* – Hansie Cronje (SA) vs WI, Dhaka, 1998
– 76 is Rohit Sharma’s highest in any ODI final, bettering his 66 against Australia at the SCG during the CB series 2008.
– ICC Champions Trophy titles
2 – Australia (2006, 2009)
2 – India (2013, 2025)
1 – New Zealand (2000)
1 – South Africa (1998)
1 – West Indies (2004)
1 – Pakistan (2017)
The 2002 edition was shared between India and Sri Lanka.
– Most overs of spin in an ICC tournament ODI game
73 – IND vs NZ, Dubai, CT 2025 Final
65.1 – IND vs AUS, Dubai, CT 2025 SF
62.3 – IND vs NZ, Dubai, CT 2025
60 – PAK vs WI, Dhaka, QF, 1998
60 – AFG vs PAK, Headingley, CWC 2019
– India in last three ICC white-ball tournaments
Matches: 24
Won: 23
Lost: 1
*CWC, T20 WC and CT
– India in Champions Trophy
Matches: 34
Wins: 23
Defeats: 8
NR: 3
W/L ratio: 2.875
No other team has more than 15 wins in the competition’s history, and the next best win-loss ratio is Australia’s 1.444.
– Most ODI wins without a defeat at a venue
10 – India, Dubai (11 matches, 1 tied)
10 – New Zealand, Dunedin
7 – India, Indore
7 – Pakistan, Hyderabad (Niaz Stadium, Pakistan)
– This was India’s seventh straight ODI win over New Zealand
– Captains with POTM award in Men’s ICC tournament finals
Clive Lloyd (West Indies, CWC 1975)
Ricky Ponting (Australia, CWC 2003)
MS Dhoni (India, CWC 2011)
Rohit Sharma (India, CT 2025)
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