India will face New Zealand in the 2025 Champions Trophy final. Photo: AP
Dubai Pitch Report, India vs New Zealand Final Live: Rohit Sharma-led India will square off against Mitchell Santner's New Zealand in the final of the 2025 Champions Trophy. India have been undefeated in the tournament so far while NZ lost one game in the league stage. Interestingly, they lost to India in their last league stage game.
The Men in Blue reached the semi-final after wins over Bangladesh, Pakistan and New Zealand. They defeated Australia in the knockout match to punch their ticket to the final. It is after 25 years that India and NZ will meet in the final of a white-ball ICC event.
Since India have played all their matches in Dubai, they are well-versed with the conditions and are favourites to clinch the title. But NZ are one of the best teams in world cricket. They defeated India in the 2019 World Cup semi-final and the 2021 World Test Championship final.
Dubai pitch report
The Champions Trophy final will be played on the pitch which was used for the league stage match between India and Pakistan. It was a slow pitch where both pacers and spinners enjoyed bowling. India have won all their matches while chasing and they would once again want to bat second on this pitch.
Weather report
The weather will remain clear and there is no chance of rain in Dubai on the final day of the Champions Trophy. Both teams will enjoy playing at this venue. The final will start at 2:30 PM IST with the toss taking place at 2:00 PM.
Likely playing XIs:
India: Rohit Sharma (Captain), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Axar Patel, Hardik Pandya, KL Rahul, Ravindra Jadeja, Varun Chakaravarthy, Harshit Rana, Mohammed Shami
New Zealand: Mitchell Santner (Captain), Will Young, Rachin Ravindra, Kane Williamson, Tom Latham, Daryl Mitchell, Glenn Phillips, Michael Bracewell, Nathan Smith, Kyle Jamieson, William ORourke
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