🇮🇳 Vs 🇳🇿 : #CT25 FINAL

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𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐚 𝐜𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐓𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐡𝐲,

defeating New Zealand by 4 wickets!💪🎉

Player of the Match is Rohit Sharma : 76(83).

Player of the Tournament is Rachin Ravindra for 263 runs and 4 wickets. 

As it Happened: 

At Dubai International Cricket Stadium: 

Champions Trophy FINAL: Updates: 

Earlier : 

Another toss doesn't go India's way!

A big blow for New Zealand with Matt Henry ruled out. India unchanged: 

New Zealand opted Bat:

Target for India is 252 @ 5.04 per over.

Indian Chase : 

Rohit Sharma + Shubman Gill  start 

Rohit Sharma hits 6 on 2nd ball. 

5 Ov: 31/0 :  Rohit  21* + Shubman 5*.

Rohit dancing down hits 6 off Smith 3rd ball.  

Shubman dropped on 6 off Jamieson.  

Rohit 3rd six in 8th ov. Off Smith again. 

Santner bowls in 9th n Rachin in 10th. 

10 Ov: 64/0 : Rohit 49 (40)*+Shubman 10*.

India need 188 more off 40 Ov.

Rohit Sharma 50* off 41 : 3 Sixes n 5 Fours.

Shubman hits six in 14th Ov. 

Rohit Sharma looking to play for BIG innings.

15 Ov: 93/0 : Rohit 65(55)*+Shubman 23*.

100/0 : 17 Ov : Rohit 68*,Shubman 27*.

Wow...That man Glenn Phillips again..pulls one out of thin air : 

Shubman Gill 31(50) : 105/1 : 18.4 Ov .

Bracewell introduced and gets king Virat lbw on 1st ball on O : 19.1 Ov.

20 Ov : 108/2 : Rohit 70*, Shreyas 1*.

🇮🇳  Need 144 off  30 Ov /  180 balls .

25 Ov : 122/2 : Rohit 76*, Shreyas 9*.

Need 130 more off 150 balls. 

Rachin gets BIG FISH: 

Rohit St Latham 76 (83) : 122/3 : 26.1.

Shreyas survived on boundary rope : 6.

30 Ov : 134 / 3 : Shreyas 19* + Axar 4*.

India need 114  off 120 balls. 

New Zealand spinners have broken the Indian innings momentum..!

153/3 : 32.5, Shreyas 30*.

35 Ov : 161 / 3 : Shreyas 35 * + Axar 13*.

India need 91 off  90 balls. 

Partnership crosses 50 with Shreyas 6. Need 77 more And next ball dropped by Jamieson on 44.

38 Ov : 183 / 3 : Shreyas 48 * + Axar 22*.

Wow...Santner got Shreyas on 48 off 62.

183/4 : 38.2 Ov. KL joins Axar. 

🇮🇳 Need 69 off  69  balls .

40 Ov : 191/4 : Axar 28 * n KL Rahul 2* .

Need  61 off 60 balls .

New Zealand strikes again:

Axar falls at mid-off: 29 : 203/5 : 41.3 Ov.

Hardik in joins KL 13*.

🇮🇳 Still 49 need  more off 51 balls.

45 Ov : 220/5 : KL Rahul 23 *+ Hardik 6*.

🇮🇳 Still need 32 more off  30 balls.

Hardik lifts Rachin for 6 , need 26.

🇮🇳  Need 21 more off 24 balls.

🇮🇳 Need 12 more off 18  balls.

Hardik gone on 18 off 18 : 241/6 : 47.3.

🇮🇳 Need 11 more off 15 balls. Jadeja in.

245/6 : Need 7 off 12.

New Zealand fought well till the end ..

Jadeja pulls it for 4...

India win with 4 wickets in 49 overs.

KL Rahul 34*. Jadeja 9 *.

India lifts the Champions Trophy 2025.

Earlier: 🇳🇿 New Zealand Batting: 

1 Ov : 4/0, Shami. : Young + Rachin Ravindra.

2 Ov :  6/0, Hardik.

3 Ov : 10/0, Shami. 

4  Ov : 26/0, Hardik.

5 Ov : 37/0, Shami, Rachin 25*.

6 Ov : 46/0, Varun Chakravarthy. 

7 Ov : 51/0, Shami : Rachin Ravindra dropped on 28 : Caught & Bowled Chance : 6.3 Ov.

8 Ov : Varun Chakravarty strikes 1st ball: 

Rachin Ravindra tries to swing to leg missed , No edge in DRS : It's wide.

Another chance put down : Shreyas drops skier running, at square leg Rachin was on 29. : But Varun Strikes on 5th ball:

Young LBW 15 (23) : Varun C :  57/1 : 7.5 Ov.

Ken Williamson joins Rachin 34*.

9 Ov : 64/1, Shami

10 Ov : 69/1, Varun Chakravarthy. 

Rachin Ravindra 37*(28) & Ken Williamson 9*

Wow Kuldeep Yadav strikes 1st ball: Rachin Ravindra Bowled 37 : 69/2: 10.1.

Darrell Mitchell in. 73/2 : 11Ov.

Axar Patel starts 12th : gives 3 runs.

Wow It's KULDEEP YADAV again:75/3 :12.2 Ov.

Ken Williamson Ct n Bowled: Kuldeep: 11(14).

15 Ov : 83/3 : Mitchell + Latham at 1st 🥛. 

Jadeja introduced in 20th ov : 100/3 : 19.2.

20 Ov : 101/3 : Mitchell 17*, Latham 12*.

Latham Lbw Jadeja 14(30) : 108/4 : 23.2 Ov.

25 Ov : 114/4 : Mitchell 25*, Phillips 3*.

No boundary for last 81 balls : then 6.

30 Ov : 135/4 : Mitchell 32*, Phillips 17*.

35 Ov : 153/4 : Mitchell 40*, Phillips 26*.

Mitchell on 40 dropped by Shubman off Jadeja. Partnership 50+.

Varun Chakravarty strikes: 165/5 : 37.5 ov.

Glenn Phillips Bowled Varun 34 (52).

40 Ov : 172/5 : Mitchell 48*, Bracewell 3*.

Mitchell 50* off 91 balls. 

Boundary hit after 65  balls, by Bracewell.

12 off 44th ov by Shami, Bracewell hit 6.

45 Ov: 201/5 : Mitchell 53*, Bracewell 24*.

After 4 2 4 : Shami got Mitchell on 63 : 211/6.

Santner run out 8 : 239/7 : 49 Ov.

Bracewell excellent 53 * off 40 : 251/7.

Target for India is 252 @ 5.04 per over. 

INDIA vs REST OF THE WORLD 😅:

Statistics, prior this match:

After lots of starts, Rohit Sharma has one innings left to make it big 👀