🏏ICC Champions Trophy 2025: India vs NZ, Match 12, Group A🏏 - Page 9

First ball , 2 runs scored by Rohit.

The Indian captain, Rohit Sharma says they wanted to bat first anyway. Adds that having batted second in the past two games, they wanted to bat first and give their bowlers a chance to challenge themselves under lights. Mentions that they want to do things that are useful to them and try to keep things simple. Says that it is all about bowling in partnerships and their seamers and spinners have complemented each other nicely. Informs Harshit Rana has been rested and Varun Chakaravarthy comes in place of him.

Mitchell Santner, the skipper of New Zealand, says that they are going to bowl first as it looks like a pretty good wicket and they have seen a couple of games here. Tells that they want to put pressure early on with their bowling and then want to chase it. Adds that they know they have to go back to Lahore to play in the semi-final and they want to get the job done here. Informs that Daryl Mitchell comes in place of Devon Conway.

It was so difficult to predict today...felt bad to leave out good players...

0.6

4

Matt Henry to Rohit, FOUR, take that! Shuffles in as Henry goes a tad straighter and a bit slower than the previous deliveries.

Rohit Sharma 4 💖💖💙.

4 5 6 words.

END OF OVER 1 6 runs

IND: 6/0CRR: 6.00

RG Sharma6 (6)

Shubman Gill0 (0)

MJ Henry1-0-6-0

I am feeling bad Arshdeep only. He deserves to play today's match

For some ppl Saturday is a working day n Dubai i think. Might come n the 2nd half when the sun goes down.

Kyle Jamieson, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack