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India vs New Zealand: Dubai International Stadium (Photograph: X)
On Sunday, India will square off against New Zealand in the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 final. Both New Zealand and India have been on top of their game as they book a spot in the finals. However, the winner of this game will be declared the new 2025 champions. India's games are being played in Dubai because the PCB and BCCI decided on a hybrid approach. The Men in Blue have thus far dominated both of their Dubai encounters as they are undefeated in the tournament.
On the other hand, New Zealand have played in Pakistan as well as in Dubai as they were placed in Group A along with India. Kiwis won all their games which were in Pakistan. They also won the second semi-final against South Africa which took place in Pakistan. Ahead of the final New Zealand Their only defeat in the tournament came against India in Dubai.
India vs New Zealand: Weather Report
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India vs New Zealand: Pitch Report
Since Dubai hasn't been a place to score runs, batters will receive help early in the innings. On this ground, however, spinners will be able to get a turn as the games progress.The tracks in the last few games have been difficult to read, so spin bowlers would undoubtedly have an advantage. As per today’s weather in Dubai, dew will not play a part in the game. As per reports, The Champions Trophy final may be held on the same field as the India vs Pakistan match, which indicates team batting first will put on a good total for the chase.
India vs New Zealand squads:
India: Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wk), Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Varun Chakravarthy, Mohammed Shami, Arshdeep Singh, Rishabh Pant, Washington Sundar, Harshit Rana.
New Zealand: Rachin Ravindra, Will Young, Kane Williamson, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Latham(w), Glenn Phillips, Michael Bracewell, Mitchell Santner(c), William ORourke, Kyle Jamieson, Matt Henry, Nathan Smith, Mark Chapman, Jacob Duffy, Devon Conway.
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