It was the much anticipated final match of the Champions Trophy 2025 tournament, and when team India stepped onto the ground, the team was under huge pressure. Team India stormed into the final of the tournament without losing a single match, but the previous incidents made the pressure. New Zealand defeated the Indian team in the 2000 Champions Trophy final, New Zealand defeated the Indian team in the World Test Championship final in 2021, New Zealand whitewashed the Indian team in the test series in India last year.
Team India had many disappointing situations with New Zealand, but the team India, under the leadership of Rohit Sharma, was determined to take revenge and never allowed the Kiwis to fly over the heads of team India. The smart cricketing brain of Rohit Sharma helped the Indian team to register a comfortable victory over New Zealand. The opening unit of New Zealand started aggressively and scored 50 in just 7 overs.
However, Rohit Sharma instantly brought Varun into the attack and started to change the phase of the game. The bowling unit of the Indian team restricted New Zealand at 251 after 50 overs. Then it was the turn of Rohit Sharma, as he led the team from the front and took the responsibility of attacking and also to lay down the foundation for the victory. The opening pair of the Indian team scored 100+, and Rohit Sharma was the leading scorer. Rohit Sharma smashed 76 in the match and became the man of the match. The middle order department of the Indian team once again showcased promising performance, and that made the team become the Champion of Champions. So let’s get into the article to check out the full details of the game between India versus New Zealand.
A look back to the game between India versus New Zealand
New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat first and the opening unit provided a dream start. Will Young added 15 and he was removed by Varun Chakravarthy while Rachin Ravindra smashed 37 and he was dismissed on the very first bowl of Kuldeep Yadav. The crisis manager of the New Zealand team Kane Williamson went back to the pavilion for just 11 and Kuldeep Yadav was the man to show the way to the pavilion.
Daryl Mitchell performed really well for New Zealand and smashed 63, he was dismissed by Mohammed Shami. Tom Latham dismissed for 14 by Ravindra Jadeja and Glenn Phillips added 34 and Varun dismissed him. Michael Bracewell was not out after scoring 53. The captain of the side Mitchell Santner contributed 8 and the New Zealand team finished the innings at 251 after 50 overs.
In the reply, the Indian team never allowed the bowling unit of New Zealand to come into the match. The captain Rohit Sharma started attacking on the bowlers and he smashed 7 boundaries and 3 sixes. Rohit Sharma smashed 76 and the opening unit of team India scored 105 which was the foundation for the victory. However, the Indian team lost three wickets in 17 runs. As Shubman Gill was dismissed for 31 while Virat Kohli went back to the pavilion for just 1 and Rohit Sharma was also dismissed soon after Virat Kohli’s dismissal.
However, the middle order of the Indian team was strong enough to play against the spinners of New Zealand and take the game away from the Kiwis. Shreyas Iyer smashed 48 while Axar Patel contributed 29 and Hardik Pandya added 18. Having said that, KL Rahul was never allowed to make pressure build on the side as he played comfortably and was not out after scoring 34 and Ravindra Jadeja contributed 9 and finished the game by smashing a boundary. The Indian team scored 254 with 4 wickets and one over in hand.
So congratulations to the Indian team by the entire team of Sporting Avenue for becoming the Champion of Champions. We recommend you to stick with us for the latest updates from the world of sports.
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