IND vs NZ Prediction, Final, Champions Trophy 2025 Match Winner, Team, Playing XI and Pitch Report

India will go head to head with New Zealand in the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 Final at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium in Dubai on Sunday, March 9.

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In Group A, India defeated Bangladesh by six wickets, Pakistan by six wickets, and New Zealand by 44 runs to advance to the semi-final. They went on to defeat Australia by four wickets in the first semi-final to make it to the final.

Meanwhile, New Zealand stunned Pakistan by 60 runs, defeated Bangladesh by five wickets, and lost to India by 44 runs in the group stage. In the semi-final, they bagged a 50-run win over South Africa to advance to the final.

IND vs NZ, Champions Trophy, Final Match Details

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Match: India vs New Zealand, Final

Time & Date: 2:30 PM IST, Sunday, March 9

Venue: Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai

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IND vs NZ, Champions Trophy, Final Pitch Report

The Dubai surface is assisting batters comparatively right from the first ball of the game. However, spinners are expected to dominate the proceedings in the middle overs. Any score above 270 would be a challenge for the chasing side.

IND vs NZ, Champions Trophy, Final Probable XIs

India

Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Axar Patel, KL Rahul (wk), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Shami, Kuldeep Yadav, Varun Chakravarthy.

New Zealand

Will Young, Rachin Ravindra, Kane Williamson, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Latham (wk), Glenn Phillips, Michael Bracewell, Mitchell Santner (c), Matt Henry, Kyle Jamieson, William O'Rourke.

IND vs NZ, Champions Trophy, Final Winner Prediction

Match Winner: India

India and New Zealand met each other in the final group stage encounter, with the former coming out on top by 44 runs. Furthermore, India boasts a better spin attack comparatively in tried and tested Dubai conditions.

India currently leads the head to head record in ODI against New Zealand by 61-50. That said, we can expect India to come out on top with the toss not playing a major factor in this grand finale.

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