🏏ICC Champions Trophy 2025: India vs NZ, Match 12, Group A🏏 - Page 105

The captain of New Zealand, Mitchell Santner says that they knew that the wicket would be on the slower side and it was something that they had not faced before in this tournament. Feels that India batted well in the middle phase and then they squeezed them with the ball. Shares that they would have taken 250 at the start of the day but adds that the ball spun more than they expected it to. Tells that they wanted to take wickets in the first Powerplay and he is happy to have done that. Adds that Kane Williamson finding form was another positive to come out of this game.

https://x.com/sagarcasm/status/1896229943958462916

Also is match mein it was good that india ka full batting unit played and showed that even if Rohit, Gill, and Kohli got out....India is not gonna loose....gone are the times when india used to really depend on the first top 3.

This is the first instance of two five-wicket hauls in the same Champions Trophy game.

Originally posted by: PunnyPotato

https://x.com/sagarcasm/status/1896229943958462916

Okay now it is their responsibility to win it against travis head as well..

https://x.com/unrealshreya/status/1896109767040647185

Varun Chakaravarthy has picked a five-fer in his second ODI - the earliest by an Indian bowler in his ODI career. The previous earliest was Stuart Binny who picked 6/4 against Bangladesh in Mirpur in 2014 in his third ODI.

Nine wickets by India's spinners is the most by spinners in an innings in Champions Trophy bettering eight by Pakistan against Kenya in Edgbaston in 2004.

Best figures on Champions Trophy debut

6/52 Josh Hazlewood vs NZ Edgbaston 2017

5/42 Varun Chakaravarthy vs NZ Dubai 2025

5/53 Mohd Shami vs Ban Dubai 2025

Mitch Santner: It was a slower wicket than what we have come against. We knew that going in. India controlled the middle phase better. Shreyas played a great knock that was finished off well by Hardik. It spun a bit more than we thought, and they squeezed us well with four quality spinners. The key for us was getting wickets in the powerplay, and that was good to see. Our next game is in Lahore where Henry will be massive. On those wickets with some pace and bounce, we might have to play four pacers. We have to wait and see if it is a used surface

Rohit Sharma: Important to finish on a high. NZ are a good team who are playing some good cricket. Very important to get a good result, we played a perfect game. It was important at that stage to build a partnership, and I thought we got to a good total. We have the quality in our bowling to defend that total. (On Chakravarthy) He has something different about him, so wanted to try and see what he can offer. We haven't thought much about the next game, but good headache to have. Critical to possibly win every game and doing everything right in a short tournament. Important to correct mistakes quickly, and that's where we know if your team is going up or going down. It will be a good game, Australia has a rich history of playing ICC tournaments well, but is is about us and what we want to do well on that particular day. It will be a great contest, looking forward to that.