Champions Trophy 2025 final News

In five matches and four innings, KL scored 140 runs at an average of 140.00 and a strike rate of 97.90, with the best score of 42*.

Jadeja received the medal from the team's fielding coach, T. Dilip. Along with Jadeja, Men in Blue skipper Rohit Sharma was also nominated for this award.

Pandya said he has been working behind the doors to eke out optimum performance from himself.

Indian captain set the tone and led the team from the front with his fantastic 76 (83) studded with seven fours and three sixes. He started off with a massive six on his second delivery, hitting his trademark pull shot against Kyle Jamieson.

Rachin Ravindra scripted history for New Zealand during the Champions Trophy 2025 final against India in Dubai on Sunday. Rachin became the first New Zealand batter to score 250 or more runs in one edition of the Champions Trophy. Here's a list of New Zealand batters with most runs in single edition of Champions Trophy:

New Zealand opener Rachin Ravindra continued his great form as he made a quick-fire 37 (29) with the help of four boundaries and a six. The left-hander dominated Hardik Pandya in his second over, smashing a couple of boundaries and a six.

Earlier, Kuldeep was not looking in great form in the Champions Trophy 2025, picking up just five wickets from four games. However, the Uttar Pradesh-based bowler made a great comeback as he scalped two crucial wickets for the Indian team in Dubai.

Former West Indies batter Ramnaresh Sarwan won the Player of the Tournament award in the 2004 edition of the Champions Trophy. The former right-hand batter scored 5804 runs in a total of 181 ODIs he played.

Former West Indies legend Brian Lara lost the 12th successive toss between October 1998 – May 1999. He is now tied with India’s skipper Rohit Sharma in the list of consecutive tosses lost by a captain in ODIs.

India faces New Zealand in the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 final, with potential squad changes if Virat Kohli is unavailable.

The clash promises to be an epic sequel to the 2000 ICC Champions Trophy final, which New Zealand won. Men in Blue would like to avenge losses to the Blackcaps in the 2019 ICC Cricket World Cup semifinal and 2021 ICC World Test Championship final.

Indian batters have also lived up to the situation and a big knock is awaited from skipper Rohit Sharma who has tried to hit the bowl out of attack in the initial overs. 

As India faces New Zealand in the ultimate showdown, fans will experience the thrill of the final in an electrifying atmosphere.

Mitchell Santner-led New Zealand will face Rohit Sharma's India in the final of 2025 Champions Trophy at Dubai International Cricket Stadium in Dubai on March 9, Sunday. Here's New Zealand's Predicted Playing XI for the Champions Trophy 2025 final match against India:

New Zealand have shown how formidable they are with batter Rachin Ravindra in red-hot form, notching centuries against Bangladesh (group stage) and South Africa (semifinal).

Stead admitted it was a bit hectic but said his side was good enough to adjust to such schedules.

Despite a poor start to CT 2025 with two single-digit scores against Pakistan and Bangladesh, Williamson stepped up big time with a fighting knock of 81 against India in a crucial league stage match and a century in the semifinals.

Rohit has managed scores of 20, 15, and 28 against Pakistan, New Zealand, and Australia respectively in the tournament.

The Men in Blue would like to avenge losses to the Blackcaps in the 2019 ICC Cricket World Cup semifinal and 2021 ICC World Test Championship final.

The Antipodeans had to shuttle between Pakistan and Dubai for their last group match, semifinal and the final in a short span. But the left-arm spinner said the team has adapted to a busy schedule in the last few days.