Ind vs nz champions trophy final: India faces New Zealand in the final of the Champions Trophy 2025. New Zealand captain Mitchell Santner has decided to bat first in the Mahamukabale being played at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium. However, Indian captain Rohit Sharma did not look disappointed even after losing the toss and he said that batting on this pitch later will also be fine.
Meanwhile, even before the match started, there has been news of happiness for Team India and crores of Indian fans. New Zealand’s most dangerous player is not playing the final match. The Champions Trophy has been ruled out of the finals due to the highest wicket -taker bowler Matt Henry injury in 2025. Nathan Smith has got a chance in the playing XI in his place.
Matt Henry’s record against India has been excellent. When both teams were confronted in the final of the 2019 World Cup, Matt Henry showed Team India’s star batsmen to the pavilion. He was also in tremendous form in the Champions Trophy 2025 and Henry has taken the most wickets in the tournament so far. The right -handed swing bowler has taken 10 wickets in 4 matches at an average of 16.70. Talking about India, Rohit did not tamper with the winning combination and has not made any changes in the playing eleven.
New Zealand (Playing XI): Will Young, Rachin Ravindra, Kane Williamson, Derryl Michel, Tom Latham (wicket -keeper), Glenn Philips, Michael Bracewell, Michel Santner (Captain), Kyle Jeamson, William Verorke, Nathan Smith
India (playing XI): Rohit Sharma (captain), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Akshar Patel, KL Rahul (wicket -keeper), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Shami, Kuldeep Yadav, Varun Chakraborty
