India will lock horns against New Zealand in the final of the Champions Trophy 2025 at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai on Sunday. India has made it to the final after winning all of their four matches whereas New Zealand endured their only loss of the tournament against Rohit Sharma’s team in the group stage.
The Men in Blue registered a 44-run win against the Kiwis as the Indian spinners squeezed Mitchell Santer’s team. While India won their semifinal clash against Australia by four wickets, New Zealand came up with a 50-run win against the Proteas in the other semifinal on Wednesday.
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Rishabh Pant needs nine fours to complete 100 boundaries.
Rohit Sharma needs four catches to complete 100 catches in ODIs. The Indian captain needs nine sixes to complete 350 maximums.
Hardik Pandya needs 10 fours to complete 150 boundaries in ODIs.
Axar Patel needs six fours to reach 50 boundaries in ODIs
Daryl Mitchell needs six fours to reach 150 boundaries in ODIs.
Glenn Phillips needs four sixes to reach the 50 maximums.
Mitchell Santner needs 70 runs to reach the 1500-run mark in the 50-over version.
Devon Conway needs 69 runs to reach the 1500-run mark in the 50-over version.
India: Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant, Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Harshit Rana, Mohammed Shami, Arshdeep Singh, Ravindra Jadeja, Varun Chakaravarthy.
New Zealand: Mitchell Santner (c), Michael Bracewell, Mark Chapman, Devon Conway, Lockie Ferguson, Matt Henry, Tom Latham, Daryl Mitchell, Will O’Rourke, Glenn Phillips, Rachin Ravindra, Ben Sears, Nathan Smith, Kane Williamson, Will Young.
