🌲FINAL/ind v Nz-( india won ) Rohit MOTM❤️💋 (R Ravindra POTS

Leading run scorer in Champion trophy Knock out till today

(CH Gayle (WI)

791 )

(V Kohli (IND)

746 )

(DPMD Jayawardene (SL)

3 74)

(S Dhawan (IND)

701)

(KC Sangakkara (SL)

683 )

(SC Ganguly (IND)

665 )

(JE Root (ENG)

656 )

(JH Kallis (SA)

653 )

( Dravid (IND)

627 )

(RT Ponting (AUS)

593 )

(S Chanderpaul (WI)

587 )

(RG Sharma (IND)

585)

Stats and trivia: Kohli chasing Gayle

Henry has ten wickets at an average of 16.70 at this Champions Trophy. Five of those wickets came in the group match against India in Dubai

India have made the knockout stages in 12 of the last 14 ICC events and won three. New Zealand have made eight and won one

Virat Kohli is 45 runs away from beating Chris Gayle's record as the highest run-getter in the Champions Trophy

New Zealand's spinners took seven wickets in the semi-final against South Africa, their joint-highest tally in a game of 50-over cricket. But they weren't too effective in the group game they played against India, picking up two wickets for 128 runs at 5.1 runs per over

Above stats from cricinfo. Com>> credit to them

Below stats from cricbuzz.Com

New Zealand have a 3-1 record in ICC knockout matches against India, having won the CT final in 2000, the 2019 World Cup semifinal and the WTC final in 2023. India's only win came in the 2023 World Cup semifinal

- Rohit Sharma is the first ever captain to reach the final in all four Men's ICC tournaments - the WTC (2023), ODI World Cup (2023), T20 World Cup (2024) and Champions Trophy (2025)

New Zealand's spinners have picked up 15 wickets collectively in the matches against Pakistan, Bangladesh and South Africa, averaging 26 at a strike rate of 31.6. In the match against India, they got only two wickets at an average of 64 and a strike rate of 75

- Virat Kohli needs another 55 to become the second-highest run-scorer in ODI history. Incidentally, it was in the 2023 World Cup semis against New Zealand when he went past Sachin Tendulkar's tally of 49 ODI tons

Pacers and spinners have bagged 30 wickets each in the CT matches in Dubai. Pacers have had more success in the first innings (22) while spinners have bagged 14 and 16 wickets respectively in the two innings

Most consecutive tosses lost by a captain in ODIs

12 Rohit Sharma (Nov 2023 - Mar 2025)*

12 Brian Lara (Oct 1998 - May 1999)

11 Peter Borren (Mar 2011 - Aug 2013)

- 15th consecutive tosses lost by India in ODIs, 12th by Rohit Sharma as captain

Nz have won toss opted to bats

One change Nathan Smith In & Matt Henry out

No change in indian team

Nz starts too well 57-0 everything good than by 75 run they lost Young 15, Rachin 37 & K. Williamson 11 out. Varun C 1 wkt

Now Repair job starts between Latham /Mitchell they push the score to 104/3 in 22 overs

Good partnership going on between mitchell & phillip but both rohit & Gill dropped catches within 7 ball with each other,Jadeja & Axar were unlucky bowlers.

Phillip just bowled off Varun 175/5* last 10 overs coming up.

Nz 57/0 -- 252/7 (50 overs)

( Mitchell 63, phillip 34, Bracewell 40 ball 53 not out, Ravindra 37, 16 extra including >13 wide)

Mohammed Shami-9/0/75/1
Hardik Pandy-3/0/29/0
Varun Chakravarthy-10/0/45/2
Kuldeep Yadav-10/0/40/2
Axar Patel-8/0/29/0
Ravindra Jadeja-10/0/30/1

Santner run out

Cong Bracewell for maiden 50 in ODI❤️

(Vs pak india spinner also took 5 wkts at this track)

India need 252 in 300 ball.

Score similar to game vs pak 241 v 252/7

Also same ground vs pak and vs nz (3 other pitch at same ground)

Our spinner took 5 wkts v pak v same thing here

Vs pak : (babar 23 v Phillip 34),( Khushdill 38,v Rachin 37) (Rizwan 46, v bracewell 52) (Shakeel 68 v nz Mitchell 63)

Vs pak we gave 17 extra here we gave 16 extra to nz

This is just the second instance of both teams registering a 50-plus opening stand in an ICC ODI knockout game (World Cup or the Champions Trophy). The first came exactly 29 years ago - March 9, 1996 - in the World Cup semifinal between India and Pakistan in Bengaluru.

This is also the second such instance in the ICC Champions Trophy history; the first featuring New Zealand and Sri Lanka at the Wanderers, Johannesburg in 2009.

India 64/0

Gill dropped by mitchell off Jamieson

Rohit 41 ball 50*

So after 100 run partnership india loose wkts of Gill (31) & Kohli (1>> lost review too)

Bombay boys together now Rohit on 71* & Shreyas on 5*

Ind 115/2* off 22 overs

Rohit out off Ravindra

Stupped for 76

Originally posted by: Nishnesh

Rohit out off Ravindra

Stupped for 76

Shreyas out once again Ravindra as a Fielder who create the incredible catch

Credit to Ra who send back Ro- & Drill the Big Hole in strong indian batting line up.

Axar Bapu out why you hit there?