IND vs NZ Dream11 Prediction, Fantasy Tips, Playing 11, Pitch Report & Head-to-Head Records for Champions Trophy Match 12

Match Preview 

Champions Trophy 2025 has hurtled with very quick pace towards the final group match of the tournament. Dubai will host New Zealand and India in a key encounter that will see both sides wanting to win the game. The winner of the game will get to finish at the top of the table and take the second-placed side in Group B in their semi-final encounter. 

Team Analysis: India and New Zealand

New Zealand (NZ) began their campaign with a 60-run win over Pakistan in the first match of the tournament. The Kiwis then beat Bangladesh thanks to Rachin Ravindra, who scored a terrific ton after the Kiwis in a spot of bother. The last time these two sides met in an ICC event was the ODI World Cup 2023 semi-finals, which India won in what was a high-scoring encounter.

India (IND) have played both their matches in Dubai and familiarity with the conditions will come in handy. Ahead of the game, there are indications that Rohit Sharma could be rested for the game after suffering a niggle to his hamstring muscle. The likes of Rishabh Pant and Arshdeep Singh could get a game and India will want to win the match and finish off on a high. 

Match Details

Match: New Zealand vs India, Champions Trophy 2025, Match 12

Venue: Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai 

Date and Time: 2nd March 2024, 2:30 PM

Live Coverage Details: Star Sports (TV), Jio Hotstar (WEB and OTT)

Head-to-Head 

Matches: 118

Wins for India: 60

Wins for New Zealand: 50

No result: 7

Tied Match -1 

Pitch Report

Dubai has been a pitch where batting becomes difficult after the ball gets softer and the spin bowlers come into play. The captain winning the toss will want to chase, considering the better conditions for batting in the second. Historically, this ground hasn’t been a high-scoring venue and a target between 240 and 255 should be competitive. The spinner will get good purchase off the wicket and the seam bowlers will get bounced when the ball is new. 

India vs New Zealand Predicted XI

New Zealand: Will Young, Devon Conway, Kane Williamson, Rachin Ravindra, Tom Latham (WK), Glenn Phillips, Michael Bracewell, Mitchell Santner (C), Matt Henry, Kyle Jamieson, and William O Rourke 

India: KL Rahul (WK), Shubman Gill (C), Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant, Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Harshit Rana, and Arshdeep Singh

Suggested playing No. 1 for IND vs NZ Dream11 Fantasy Cricket

T Latham, KL Rahul, S Gill, V Kohli (C), R Ravindra (VC), W Young, A Patel, G Phillips, M Bracewell, K Yadav, W Rourke

Suggested playing No. 2 for IND vs NZ Dream11 Fantasy Cricket 

T Latham (VC), KL Rahul, S Gill (C), V Kohli, R Ravindra, A Patel, G Phillips, M Santner, M Bracewell, K Yadav, W Rourke