IND vs NZ: The New Zealand cricket team has made it to the final by defeating South Africa in the second semi-final match of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025. Now India and New Zealand are going to clash in the title match. These two teams also came face to face once in the tournament’s group stage.
In that match, after giving a target of 250 runs to New Zealand, India bowled out the opposing team for 205 runs in 45.3 overs, with which Team India registered a spectacular victory by 44 runs. Now while the New Zealand team would like to settle the score in the final, the Indian cricket team will be on the field to win its second Champions Trophy title after 2013.
IND vs NZ How will the pitch of the final be
It has been clearly seen in the matches of Champions Trophy 2025 played so far at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium that the pitch here is flat, but there has not been a rain of runs like it has been seen in the matches played on the grounds of Pakistan.
The highest score of the tournament here was made in the India-Australia match when Australia scored 264 runs and India achieved this target. This pitch will be dominated by fast bowlers in the beginning and spinners in the rest of the part.
IND vs NZ How will the weather be in Dubai on the day of the final
According to the latest forecast, there will be light clouds in Dubai on the day of the Champions Trophy final and there is also a chance of 10 percent rain, although it is not expected to affect the match. Humidity is expected to be up to 44 percent. The maximum temperature is expected to be 30 degrees centigrade and the minimum temperature is expected to be 24 degrees Celsius.
IND vs NZ, Now the title match will be held
The ICC Champions Trophy 2025 was contested between the 8 best ODI teams in the world, and in the end, two teams, India and New Zealand, have made it to the final. India defeated Australia in the first semi-final, while in the second semi-final New Zealand defeated South Africa to enter the final. How will the pitch be in the final match, what will be the weather condition, what could be the playing 11, when and where to watch the match and what do the statistics of both the teams say, Know everything here.
When and where will the IND vs NZ final be held
The final match of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 between India and New Zealand will be held on 9 March 2025 (Sunday) at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium in Dubai, UAE. The match will start at 2:30 pm according to Indian time.
Where can you watch the live telecast of the final in India
You will be able to watch the final of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 between India and New Zealand on TV on March 9 on Star Sports as well as various channels of Sports 18. While you can watch the online live streaming of the title match on JioHotstar.
Statistics of Team India and New Zealand
The teams of India and New Zealand have faced each other in 119 matches so far in ODI cricket history. In these matches, the Indian cricket team has won 61 times while the New Zealand team has won 50 matches. 1 match between the two teams was also tied and 7 matches had no result.
IND vs NZ India’s probable playing 11 in the final
Rohit Sharma (captain), Shubman Gill (vice-captain), Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Hardik Pandya, KL Rahul (wicketkeeper), Axar Patel, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Shami, Varun Chakraborty and Kuldeep Yadav.
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