Champions trophy 2025 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*.

While Kohli was out for 1 in the final, his match-winning hundred against Pakistan and a composed half-century against Australia in the semi-final went a long way in India's title triumph.

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.

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).

The former Sri Lanka batter Kumar Sangakkara holds the second spot as he smashed 320 runs from 7 matches of ICC events’ finals.

Stalwart New Zealand batter Kane Williamson scored 19000 runs in 440 innings in international cricket. As of now, Williamson has made a total of 19,075 runs at an average of 48.66, including 102 fifties and 48 centuries.

Under the leadership of Rohit Sharma, the Indian team will face Mitchell Santner's New Zealand in their final match of the Champions Trophy 2025 on March 9, 2025, in Dubai. Check India's Predicted Playing XI for their Champions Trophy 2025 match against New Zealand.

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.

India’s veteran batter Virat Kohli has taken 161 catches as of now in a total of 301 matches in the ODI format.

Ahead of the final between India and New Zealand, take a look at the list of batters who have scored the fastest century in Champions Trophy history.

Williamson, a seasoned batter in New Zealand's current ranks, tonked 102 (94), making him the highest run-getter for the Kiwis in the tournament's history and the first to cross the 19,000 international runs milestone for his nation.

Because of COVID-19, Lerisha Munuswamy and Keshav Maharaj's wedding was postponed for 2 years. The couple tied the knot following Indian rituals in Durban. The couple also has one daughter born in 2024.

While chasing a total of 265 runs, Kohli came up with a brilliant knock of 84 off 98 balls and it was also his 24th 50-plus score in the ICC ODI events. 

Australia batter Steve Smith announced his retirement from ODIs after Australia crashed out of the Champions Trophy 2025. Take a look at the list of cars owned by Steve Smith.

India’s star batter Virat Kohli has taken part in 31 ODI matches against the Blackcaps and smashed 24 sixes as of now.

In the end, the 36-year-old lauded the young batters of the team (Tristan Stubbs, Tony de Zorzi, and Matthew Breetzke) who are currently participating along with him in the ongoing Champions Trophy 2025, which is taking place in Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

The Indian team will be locking horns with New Zealand to secure their spots in the semifinals of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025. Ahead of the game, take a look at the list of players who have taken the most wickets in India vs New Zealand ODIs.

Ahead of the Champions Trophy 2025, ICC declared a 53% increase in the prize money compared to the 2017 Champions Trophy. 

Persistent downpour left the ground soaked, with covers in place and puddles forming around the field. With weather not improving, match officials called off the game nearly two hours after the scheduled start time.