What's new

India (254/6) thump New Zealand (251/7) by 4 wickets to win the ICC Champions Trophy 2025

Cricket Warrior

Super Moderator
Staff member
Joined
Aug 12, 2023
Runs
19,788
The ICC Champions Trophy 2025 final is set to feature a thrilling contest between India and New Zealand. Both teams have showcased exceptional performances throughout the tournament, setting the stage for an exciting finale.

In their earlier encounter during the group stage, India emerged victorious over New Zealand by 44 runs. The Indian spinners, led by Chakravarthy, played a pivotal role in that match, exploiting the conditions effectively.

The final is scheduled to be held at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium. The pitch has generally favored spinners, offering turn and bounce, which both teams are likely to capitalize on. Additionally, the weather conditions in Dubai are expected to be dry and warm, typical for this time of year.


Squads:

India Squad:
Rohit Sharma(c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Axar Patel, KL Rahul(w), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Shami, Kuldeep Yadav, Varun Chakravarthy, Rishabh Pant, Washington Sundar, Arshdeep Singh, Harshit Rana

New Zealand Squad: Will Young, Rachin Ravindra, Kane Williamson, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Latham(w), Glenn Phillips, Michael Bracewell, Mitchell Santner(c), Matt Henry, Kyle Jamieson, William ORourke, Jacob Duffy, Devon Conway, Mark Chapman, Nathan Smith

------------------------------------------------------------------

Warning:

All posters please take note of the following guidelines for match threads on PakPassion:

1. No personal insults at other posters, players, officials, coaching staffs etc.

2. No making fun of player's, official's, coaching staff's names.

3. Do not add any references to media, their social media or post any pictures or screenshots from other sports websites.

4. Stick to commenting on this match. There is no need to bring other countries into the match discussion as there are plenty of other threads where those discussions can be added.
 
India defeated Pakistan in CT17 group stage.....but Pakistan destroyed India in the finals.
India defeated Australia in CWC23 group stage....but Australia obliterated India in the finals.
India had a comprehensive victory over NZ in CT25 group stage.....is NZ going to annihilate India in the finals this Sunday ?

is history going to repeat itself ? Tell me honestly.
 
New Zealand's bowling has been embarrassing today...need to work on it
Dubai pitch will make a world of difference, they bowled well on this surface in the group stage encounter. Pitch will hold and won't carry nearly as well to the batsmen.
But I still believe it's India's game to lose given the de facto home advantage for the tournament.
 
India defeated Pakistan in CT17 group stage.....but Pakistan destroyed India in the finals.
India defeated Australia in CWC23 group stage....but Australia obliterated India in the finals.
India had a comprehensive victory over NZ in CT25 group stage.....is NZ going to annihilate India in the finals this Sunday ?

is history going to repeat itself ? Tell me honestly.

Should be a good final. I expect a close game.
 
India defeated Pakistan in CT17 group stage.....but Pakistan destroyed India in the finals.
India defeated Australia in CWC23 group stage....but Australia obliterated India in the finals.
India had a comprehensive victory over NZ in CT25 group stage.....is NZ going to annihilate India in the finals this Sunday ?

is history going to repeat itself ? Tell me honestly.
yes it is going to be. NZ will take the crown. It's okay we reached the final
 
The forum is more interesting when India loses, kind of boring otherwise ..
Hey atleast we reached the final :) We will atleast get $1.12 Million prize money

Australia and SA make $560,000 each

It says 5th and 6th position win $350,000 each (Bangladesh & Afghanistan)

Last 2 will take $140,000 each (England & Pakistan i suppose)
 
One change that NZ could make would be Conway for Young for more PP impact. They struggled for momentum in the group stage encounter.
COnway is CSK legend where the pitch is tricky to bat on against spinners. He mastered it over a period. So they will play him. Almost all new zealand players represent CSK the most successful IPL branch due to Fleming. Santner, Daryl Mitchell, Rachin, Conway, McCullum, Southee. They definitely got better against spin there.
 
Some teams do better against some teams. NZ is one team that does better against India as some of the match ups get cancelled.
 
COnway is CSK legend where the pitch is tricky to bat on against spinners. He mastered it over a period. So they will play him. Almost all new zealand players represent CSK the most successful IPL branch due to Fleming. Santner, Daryl Mitchell, Rachin, Conway, McCullum, Southee. They definitely got better against spin there.
True IPL experience strengthens his case. I hope their selectors see his value rather than just going off Young's century in the first game.
 
They could also maybe drop Jaimson for Chapman for more mid overs stability. 2 pacers 4 spinners is what works in Dubai.

ODI is one of the format where team combo is super important.
 
They could also maybe drop Jaimson for Chapman for more mid overs stability. 2 pacers 4 spinners is what works in Dubai.

ODI is one of the format where team combo is super important.

Yes. I think NZ can do that because Daryl Mitchell bowls right arm medium.

He can be used as the 3rd seamer if needed.
 
He has been pathetic so far in the tournament. Maybe they can try that Duffy guy.
They are all crap. AMong the craps he is their best bet as he is the only one who has a half decent back of the hand delivery. They are lucky to play on these tracks. On flat pitches this NZ death bowling will be reduced to rubble. SA just had to leave 120 runs in the last 10 overs with wickets in hand. Also good start of 80 in the first 10. That means just would have had to score 160 in the 30 middle overs against Santner/Bracewell. They miscalculated massively.
 
So apparently now that I think about it, last match there was something there for the pacers as well in Dubai.

What is the game plan for IND? Drop Kuldeep and bring in Harshit/Arshdeep? Also, swap KL with Gill?
 
Last edited by a moderator:
So apparently now that I think about it, last match there was something there for the pacers as well in Dubai.

What is the game plan for IND? Drop Kuldeep and bring in Harshit/Arshdeep(Indian parents really need to come up with better names for their kids)? Also, swap KL with Gill?

That was a fresh pitch. So nobody knew how it was going to behave. But pacers certainly had some advantage. NZ had an extra seamer which was an advantage. India will go with 4 spinners just because it worked last time. Same guys. There is a case for Sundar replacing Kuldeep as Sundar is a good batsman too. He will bat at no.9. That will make India's batting insanely deep. There is a fear Pandya may have picked up an injury during running. That will be the worst nightmare for India. He is the most important cog in the wheel.
 
So final match gate money goes to UAE (As all the UAE leg revenues belongs to UAE Cricket Board)? I think there will be some negotiation for final match gate revenue otherwise PCB will lodge a protest :kp
 
Last edited by a moderator:
Should be a good game.

NZ being a finalist should lead to a better game as they have a bit of experience playing in Dubai now. But India is playing well and will win.
 
Genetics I guess.

Europeans are naturally good in sports. Diet and culture play a factor too.
access to better infrastructure, better nutrition in general, better facilities, richer country, better school systems that promote sport.
asian teams dont have the finances in general. but hopefully will improve in the next 20 years or so.
 
Genetics I guess.

Europeans are naturally good in sports. Diet and culture play a factor too.
Poland, Lithuania, Slovakia, Georgia, eg.. hardly win anything

Aus, Nz have a good sporting culture, their population to olympic medal ratio is better than all the nations.
 
Do NZ have any other front line spinner in their squad? A timely injury to bring in someone like Patel or Sodhi would be very helpful to their cause
 
Do NZ have any other front line spinner in their squad? A timely injury to bring in someone like Patel or Sodhi would be very helpful to their cause
Yes Just like how Australia played Cooper Connolly .

Anyways They have four spinners - Santner , Bracewell , Rachin and Phillips

:kp
 
India has a better chance to win this one... Kiwis loved Pakistan but UAE is totally different. India will go with 4 spinenrs again and can rule the final.

Kiwis to choke once again.
 
Poland, Lithuania, Slovakia, Georgia, eg.. hardly win anything

Aus, Nz have a good sporting culture, their population to olympic medal ratio is better than all the nations.
Georgia does win in wrestling in lower weight classes, also in power lifting and som times in strong man
 
Poland, Lithuania, Slovakia, Georgia, eg.. hardly win anything

Aus, Nz have a good sporting culture, their population to olympic medal ratio is better than all the nations.
Lithuania and Poland also good in power lifting and strong man

But yea not much else
 
2000 CT rematch. NZ beat India in 2000 CT final.

All the best to NZ. May they win CT for the 2nd time. :dav
New Zealand are definitely winning this. They bat too deep and have too much quality in their spin bowling. Henry will be the game changer among pacers. If India bat first, NZ will chase it in 46 overs with 5 wickets in hand; if India bat second, NZ will win by 64 runs. Bookmark this.
 
2000 CT rematch. NZ beat India in 2000 CT final.

All the best to NZ. May they win CT for the 2nd time. :dav

I recall that Chris Cairns inning, won the game out of jaws of defeat. NZ tends to be a boogeyman against India in finals, have beaten them many times. Such a good team with barely any population, goes on to show what proper infrastructure does when cricket is not even their main sport.
 
I recall that Chris Cairns inning, won the game out of jaws of defeat. NZ tends to be a boogeyman against India in finals, have beaten them many times. Such a good team with barely any population, goes on to show what proper infrastructure does when cricket is not even their main sport.

Yes. Chris Cairns and Adam Parore finished off the game if I remember correctly. Cairns scored a superb 100.

NZ are nice guys with a great fighting spirit. Very likeable team.
 
Rachin Ravindra post 50-run win over South Africa in the semifinal:

“We don’t quite know what the Dubai pitch is. We saw in our (group) game against India the ball turning but the other day didn’t turn so much. We found ourselves adapting and playing according to situations, which we will need to do on Sunday again."

“We will see in the next couple of days and hopefully it’s a good cricket wicket."

“You get out pretty much every time you bat. Hopefully I can bat for a longer period of time and continue to play well for my team."

“Whenever you approach a tournament, you expect hopefully to be among the top four teams and lucky enough we have been consistently good over a period of time."

“We are happy with our preparation, coming here early, we can see we are cooking reasonably well. Trust and ability around the group is great."
 
Anil Kumble is not happy with Gautam Gambhir and Rohit Sharma's decision to send KL Rahul down the batting order in the ongoing Champions Trophy. While speaking on a show on a sports media outlet, he questioned their tactics:

"He [KL Rahul] should have come ahead of Axar Patel. I know Axar did a good job of getting that partnership with Virat Kohli but someone like KL Rahul coming in at that stage and this is what he can do - if he gets to 30, he will ensure that you cross the line."

“He does that and he does that consistently. Yes, he missed out on one opportunity in the last game against New Zealand, but otherwise KL is a class act. This will certainly give him a lot of confidence.”

“There is a lot of pressure on him. If he does well, it's expected. If he fails even in one innings, suddenly the whole world comes after him. He was under pressure, even with his keeping in the last game, but today he showed what he is capable of.”

“Yeah, I do (like batting at the top order). I mean, I won’t lie. It’s after opening the batting in Australia in Test matches (Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25) and having to face that attack in Australia. And, red-ball (cricket) is much harder. I opened the batting there and then to come here and bat low seems a bit different, but this is how I’ve played white-ball cricket in the last four-five years."

“I’m quite used to going up and down the order, so I’m just happy getting a chance to play in the middle and whatever role is given, I think it’s really helped me understand my game a lot more and I’ve had to work on boundary-hitting a lot more in the last year or so, because the last ODI we played in Sri Lanka I batted at No. 6, so I knew that’s where I’ll be batting and needed a left-hander in the top order."
 
In all fairness we must do something like that to show that we are up for a fair and competitive cricket match.

I had some ideas

One was that we agree to bat 5 overs less than NZ or bowl 5 overs more to NZ.

Another idea was that Virat would bowl 10 overs instead of Varun Chakraborty

You can always do something with the ropes and boundary length

Whatever that can be done to make things even must be done if we still consider ourselves part of the brotherhood

If we don’t play a fair game there is no point winning and murdering cricket like that in cold blood.
 
INDIA VS NEW ZEALAND MATCH OFFICIALS:

On field Umpires - Paul Reiffel and Richard Illingworth.

3rd umpire - Joel Wilson

Good that no Umpire from Bangladesh and pakistan and Joel Wilson is not a on field umpire.

:kp
 
Match officials for Champions Trophy 2025 final confirmed

An experienced bunch of match officials have been named for Sunday's summit clash in Dubai featuring India and New Zealand.

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has announced the match officials for the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 final in Dubai, where India and New Zealand are all set to fight for the coveted trophy on Sunday, 9th March.

The list of officials for the marquee clash are as follows:

On-field Umpires: Paul Reiffel & Richard Illingworth

Third Umpire: Joel Wilson

Fourth Umpire: Kumar Dharmasena

Match Referee: Ranjan Madugalle

Paul Reiffel was one of the on-field umpires in the South Africa-New Zealand semi-final in Lahore, while Richard Illingworth was part of the action in the India-Australia semi-final in Dubai.

Four-time ICC Umpire of the Year Illingworth also stood in the final of the most recent ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup in 2023, as well as the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024, and took charge of the Group A match between the two finalists, which India won by 44 runs.

India beat Australia by four wickets in an engaging contest in the first semi-final to book their spot, while New Zealand went all out with the bat in a 50-run win over South Africa in the second semi-final.

The final between India and New Zealand will begin 1:00 PM GST at the Dubai International Stadium.

 
Who would be the lucky captain on Sunday?

View attachment 151777
1992 WC Trophy looked the best. :inti

images
 
India strength is Pandya , Kiwis do not have anyone like him.

He bowls well , and his 5 - 6 overs and power hitting down the order gives a big advantage to India.
 
India are favourites with 90-10 margin.

Nz will have to have a perfect day to beat India
Some scenarios
A. Nz scores 280+ with top order contributing heavily and Premier bowlers having economic spells and wickets for everybody takes them to a 15 run win. Odds 3/5

B. NZ bats 1st and labored to a 240ish score, while chasing Santner hurls and Unlikely Indian collapse to give them a 20 run win , Against Unlikely 2/5

C. India bats first and score 300 to set up a huge total for NZ who in reply remain solid with lower middle order wrecking havoc on Indian bowlers to win with 8 balls to spare.

More chance is NZ scoring 250ish and India chasing it in 45th over
 
India strength is Pandya , Kiwis do not have anyone like him.

He bowls well , and his 5 - 6 overs and power hitting down the order gives a big advantage to India.
No, their biggest advantage now compared to say 2019 is they have few good quality spin all rounders. Especially in pitch like Dubai that is a major advantage. However, for 2027 WC in RSA it won't work as spinners are negated in SENA conditions.
 
So apparently now that I think about it, last match there was something there for the pacers as well in Dubai.

What is the game plan for IND? Drop Kuldeep and bring in Harshit/Arshdeep(Indian parents really need to come up with better names for their kids)? Also, swap KL with Gill?
What was that about? What’s wrong with their names?
 
Back
Top