09 Mar, 21:52 (IST)

India win the ICC Champions Trophy 2025! What a victory this has been for the Men in Blue who have finished the tournament unbeaten! What a final and one has to say that India are the deserved winners of the competition! This is a third title for India as they go on to win the ICC Champions Trophy for the first time since 2013. Ravindra Jadeja hit the winning runs with a four as India claimed the title! An incredible show of consistency from Rohit Sharma and his men! Rohit Sharma was named Player of the Match while Rachin Ravindra bagged the Player of the Tournament award. India became the only team to win three ICC Champions Trophy titles while Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli have four ICC titles each to their names. This is also a first ICC title as head coach for Gautam Gambhir! Chasing 252 to win, India got a perfect start with Rohit Sharma (76) and Shubman Gill (31) putting up a 105-run partnership before New Zealand bounced back with three wickets in quick time, one of which included that of the in-form Virat Kohli. Shreyas Iyer (48) and Axar Patel (29)fought back with a 61-run partnership while KL Rahul (34*), Hardik Pandya (18) and Ravindra Jadeja (9*) ensured that India got over the line with one over to spare. Earlier, the spinners starred for India with Varun Chakaravarthy (2/45) and Kuldeep Yadav (2/40) taking two wickets each as New Zealand were restricted to 251/7 after opting to bat first. The celebrations will go on long into the night as India win a second ICC title in less than a year!

09 Mar, 21:49 (IST)

India win the ICC Champions Trophy! Ravindra Jadeja hits the winning runs off Will O'Rourke's bowling as India bag a third Champions Trophy title.Ā  What a performance and India have emerged as the champions in this thrilling contest!

09 Mar, 21:44 (IST)

India are inching closer to a win and they need seven runs to win off 12 deliveries! One has to back India from here on and KL Rahul's calming influence has made a difference here.

09 Mar, 21:42 (IST)

OUT! Another dramatic moment in the game as Hardik Pandya is dismissed by Kyle Jamieson! The right-hander top-edged the short delivery and Jamieson took a simple catch off his own bowling. New Zealand are back in this! Hardik Pandya c and b Kyle Jamieson 18(18)

09 Mar, 21:38 (IST)

The equation has been brought down to 12 off 18 and it is due to a splendid over from India's perspective bowled by Will O'Rourke.

09 Mar, 21:33 (IST)

India need 21 runs to win off 24 balls and this match is getting more and more tense! With Hardik Pandya and KL Rahul out in the middle, one has to back India but given how the game has panned out, nothing can be taken for granted here.

09 Mar, 21:33 (IST)

India need 21 runs to win off 24 balls and this match is getting more and more tense! Every time India have gone ahead, New Zealand have bounced right back.

09 Mar, 21:29 (IST)

The match is headed for a tense finish with KL Rahul and Hardik Pandya out in the middle. India need 32 runs to win off 30 balls and this game is still wide open. India do have Ravindra Jadeja still to bat and we could not have asked for a better final.

09 Mar, 21:20 (IST)

At the end of 43 overs, India have 206/5 on the board. Hardik Pandya and KL Rahul, both of whom are capable of playing the big shots, are out in the middle and India need 46 runs off 42 balls now. Will New Zealand get another wicket or would India win it from here?

09 Mar, 21:14 (IST)

OUT! Axar Patel has played a rash shot as he has found the fielder in the deep! After having absorbed pressure for so long, the left-hander decides to take the attack to Bracewell and Will O'Rourke did well to take the catch. India have lost another wicket at a wrong time. Axar Patel c Will O'Rourke b Michael Bracewell 29(40)

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India National Cricket Team vsĀ New Zealand National Cricket Team Live Score Updates:Ā India National Cricket Team will take on New Zealand National Cricket Team in the final of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 at Dubai International Cricket Stadium in Dubai on March 9. It has been a blockbuster competition so far and both teams have played some incredible cricket on their way to the final. check theĀ India National Cricket Team vsĀ New Zealand National Cricket Team match scorecard here.Ā India and New Zealand were both part of Group A and have already played each other in the group stages, where the Indian bowlers produced a solid performance to snatch away a win from the jaws of defeat. They will look to repeat a similar performance in the final and lift the ICC Champions Trophy.Ā India vs New Zealand ICC Champions Trophy History: A Look at Past Results, Records and Top Performers of IND vs NZ Matches Ahead of Mega Match in CT 2025.

India looked a complete side on their way to the final of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025. Rohit Sharma has provided fast starts in the powerplay and it has been carried forward by Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli and Shreyas Iyer. The likes of Axar Patel, Hardik Pandya and KL Rahul have acted as able rearguards to the batting. The bowling has found new dimensions with Varun Chakaravarthy joining Axar, Ravindra Jadeja and Kuldeep Yadav. The pitches of Dubai have assisted them and the quartet has suffocated the opposition batters making room for Hardik Pandya and Mohammed Shami to scalp more wickets. They will look for a more united performance in the final.Ā Mitchell Santner Provides Fitness Update on Matt Henry, Underscores Varun Chakaravarthy’s Threat Ahead of ICC Champions Trophy 2025 Final Against India.

New Zealand has been the second best side of the competition, losing only one game to India. They have an all-round side we have delivered across conditions. Even against India, at a point, they were the favourites to win the game. The concern for them will be the fitness of Matt Henry who sustained an injury in the semi-final against South Africa. The report from the eve of the game is that Henry is not completely fit and a decision will be taken on the matchday. Rachin Ravindra, Kane Williamson have been their in-form batters but they will want more from Tom Latham, Daryl Mitchell and Glenn Phillips if they have to overcome the challenge of India's spin quartet.