🏏ICC Champions Trophy 2025: India vs New Zealand, Final:9th March🏏 - Page 10

Naren: "Couple of questions to all those are complaining about schedule advantage to India. 1. Do you agree that other teams played against Ind lost just because of the so called hectic travel schedule? 2. Do you guarantee a title or a place in a final if your team has the same advantage? I also would like to remind you that this schedule is not requested by players/coach but this is what given to them..please give the credit where it's due...I won't be suprised " More than the questions themselves, it's why they're being asked that's fascinating. The problem with addressing the topic, which is sensitive and has ramifications beyond cricket, is that there are so few nuanced discussions, and rhetorical questions are neither comforting nor productive. And yeah, the best teams have made the final from a cricketing front, but that doesn't mean the issues surrounding scheduling disappears.

Prasanna S: "An unpopular suggestion but perhaps a tactical one. Should India play Washington instead of Kuldeep today? It means India have 9 specialist batsmen in a big game like this and he can challenge NZ left handers especially Rachin, Tom Latham and Santner. He had a wonderful outing in home test series against the Kiwis. " Kuldeep's more a wicket-taking option than Washington. With the pitch expected to be slow and offer turn, Kuldeep is likelier to make more impact in that he can dismiss specialist batters. Also, India bat deep as is, so they don't really need cover.

All the best To both the teams.

Being an Indian, obviously i want India to win.

But I don't mind if Kane mama wins.

😊😊

Mustafa Moudi: "Hello Ashish. Just wanted to Remind you that in the 16th over of Australia innings of the Semi-Final 1, you had predicted India would be happy Chasing anything below 260. And it somewhat turned out to be true. So asking the same question again, If NZ Bats First, what should be safe total for them tonight ??" I am sticking to 250-260 again. Chasing hasn't been as easy in the second half.

Prediction game form for the match between India and New Zealand

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Format for predictions

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-Winning Team -- 5 points --

-Man of the Match -- 15 points --

-Hit the most 4s -- 10 Points --

-Hit the most 6s -- 10 points --

-Taking the majority of wickets -- 10 points --

-Making the most runs -- 10 points --

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Final match

Pitch report: It is the same pitch as the one on which the India-Pakistan game was played. Aakash Chopra says that the pitch is very dry, but rock hard. These patches won't break. Not a lot of turn and as the day goes on, the pitch will continue to wear. Batting first will be key. The teams will look to score 270 and above.

12.20pm Good afternoon, everyone. How's everyone doing? We have the toss in just a bit. As we wait for the toss, here's a bit of an update from Andrew Fidel Fernando, suggesting that "it looks like Henry not playing. He's not warming up. Lots of conciliatory pats on the back. Perhaps he didn't pull up well after training yesterday." If he doesn't pull up, that's a huge advantage to India, already. He is New Zealand's leading wicket-taker in the tournament and picked a five-wicket haul the last time these two sides met.

12.30pm Toss: Rohit Sharma has the coin, Mitchell Santner calls heads and it is a head. NZ will bat first.

Good afternoon, everyone. How's everyone doing? We have the toss in just a bit. As we wait for the toss, here's a bit of an update from Andrew Fidel Fernando, suggesting that "it looks like Henry not playing. He's not warming up. Lots of conciliatory pats on the back. Perhaps he didn't pull up well after training yesterday." If he doesn't pull up, that's a huge advantage to India, already. He is New Zealand's leading wicket-taker in the tournament and picked a five-wicket haul the last time these two sides met.

NZ won the toss and opted to bat first!!