Spinners Kuldeep Yadav, Varun Chakravarthy and Ravindra Jadeja before Rohit Sharma, Shreyas Iyer and KL Rahul contributions leads to India tense 4-wicket win over New Zealand and India securing the third Champions Trophy title in a thrilling and high-stakes final.
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Catch the Cricket highlights of the final match between India and New Zealand, played on March 09, 2025, at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai. This match was part of The 2025 ICC Champions Trophy international tournament where India clinch the title.
Match Highlights
India secured a six-wicket win over Sri Lanka in the final and clinch their third ICC Champions Trophy glory.
* India defeated New Zealand by 4 wickets to claim their third ICC Champions Trophy title after a gap of 12 years.
New Zealand Innings:
New Zealand posted a competitive total of 251 for 7 in their 50 overs with top-scorer was Daryl Mitchell - who made 63 runs off 101 balls - contained three boundaries.
Michael Bracewell played a crucial innings of blasting an unbeaten 53 off 40 balls - featuring 3 fours and 2 sixes with a solid strike rate of 132.50, Rachin Ravindra contributed 37 runs off 29 balls including 4 fours and a six with a striking rate of 127.58.
Glenn Phillips played a patient 34 runs off 52 balls contained 2 fours and a six, while Will Young added 15 runs off 23 balls with 2 fours.
India Bowling:
For India, Kuldeep Yadav and Varun Chakravarthy was the best bowlers for India - each taking 2 wickets, Ravindra Jadeja and Mohammed Shami also chipped in with a wicket each.
India Innings:
In the chase of 252, India reached 254 for 6 in 49 overs with Rohit Sharma was the top-scorer with a captain innings of brilliant 76 off 83 balls featuring including 7 fours & 3 sixes.
Shreyas Iyer narrowly missed a half-century - who scoring 48 off 62 balls with 2 sixes and 2 fours, KL Rahul remained a unbeaten 34 off 33 balls hitting a six and a four.
Shubman Gill contributed 31 runs off 50 balls, while Axar Patel added 29 off 40 balls contained a six and a four. Hardik Pandya played a 18 runs off 18 balls featuring a six and a four.
New Zealand Bowling:
Michael Bracewell was the best bowler for New Zealand - who taking 2 wickets for 28 runs in 10 overs including a maiden with a economy rate of 2.80, Mitchell Santner also took 2 wickets, while Kyle Jamieson and Rachin Ravindra took one wicket each.
Player of the match and series:
Rohit Sharma was named Player of the Match for his match-winning captain knock of 76 runs.
Rachin Ravindra earned Player of the tournament for his valuable contribution of 263 runs and 3 wickets.
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