India has won its second ICC title within 9 months. In the Champions Trophy final in Dubai, the team beat New Zealand by 4 wickets. In Rohit Sharma's captaincy, the team also won the T20 World Cup in June 2024.
New Zealand batted first in Dubai on Sunday and lost 251 for 7. India chase the target by losing 6 wickets in the 49th over. Captain Rohit Sharma scored 76, Shreyas Iyer 48 and KL Rahul 34.
Kuldeep Yadav played a big role in bowling. He sent Rachin Ravindra and Ken Williamson the pavilion in 2 overs. Varun Chakraborty also took 2 wickets. Ravindra Jadeja took 1 wicket by giving only 30 runs in 10 overs, scoring a victorious boundary in the 49th over.
The photo that changed the match …
Chefin, who was batting fast in the first powerplay, was out on the first ball of the 11th over. New Zealand could not score a big score after his wicket.
Match analysis in 5 points …
1. Player of the Match
Captain Rohit Sharma and Shubhman Gill gave a strong start to India chasing the target of 252 runs. Both participated in the century. Rohit scored fast fifty. He scored 76 runs with 7 fours and 3 sixes. His innings stopped the team from being out of the match.
2. The hero of the win
- Varun Chakraborty: New Zealand won the toss and decided to bat first, in which Chrin Ravindra and Will Young gave a quick start. Varun gave India the first wicket by bowling Young. He also bowled Glenn Philips.
- Shreyas Iyer: Shreyas took over India after losing 2 wickets in the 20th over. He shared a 50+ runs with Akshar Patel and scored 48 runs and took the team closer to 200 runs.
- KL Rahul: After the fourth wicket in the 39th over, Rahul survived to the end. He scored 34 runs with 1 fours and 1 six and led the team to victory.
3. Fighter of the Match
The Kiwi team, which defended 252 runs, took a wicket of Shubhman Gill in the 19th over. In the second over, Michael Bracewell made Virat Kohli out LBW. Bracewell gave only 28 runs in 10 overs and took 2 big wickets. He scored 53 off 40 balls while batting and crossed the team to 250.
4. The Turning Point
The Kiwi team, who was batting first after winning the toss, had a strong start. Kuldeep Yadav came to put the 11th over and earlier the ball bowled to Better Chrefin Ravindra. He also caught Ken Williamson in the next over. After losing 2 big wickets, New Zealand's scoring rate dropped and the team unable to score a big score.
5. Match report
New Zealand collapsed in Middle Overs New Zealand scored 69 runs in the first powerplay played in Dubai on Sunday. The team lost 4 wickets in the middle overs and could only score 103 runs during this period. In the last 10 overs, the team scored 79 and the score reached 251. Daryle Mitchell scored 63 runs. Mohammad Shami and Ravindra Jadeja took 1-1 wickets from India.
Rohit-Shubhman's pair gave India a strong start Indian openers chase the target of 252 runs. Shubhman was dismissed for 31, Rohit was dismissed by 3 runs and Virat was only 3 runs. From here, Shreyas stabilized the team by scoring 48 runs and 29. Finally, Rahul 34, Hardik Pandya 18 and Ravindra Jadeja scored 9 runs.
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1. 12 years later India became 'Champion': beat New Zealand in the final of the tournament and seized the trophy for the third time; Jadeja hit a winning shot
Team India Champions Trophy has become the champion of 2025. In the final played in Dubai, India defeated New Zealand by 4 wickets and got the third title. With this, Team India has occupied the trophy for 12 years. Captain Rohit Sharma scored 76 in the final. So Shreyas Iyer scored 48. In the end, Rahul, Hardik and Jadeja won the team. Read the whole news …
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Many moments were seen on Sunday. Chrin Ravindra got 3 life lines in 2 overs. Kuldeep boldly out on his first ball. Glenn Philips jumped into the air and caught Gill. Rohit left Mitchell's catch. Ravindra Jadeja lost the chance of run out. India released 4 catches while the Kiwi team released 2 catches. Read the whole news …
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