What happened when India played against New Zealand in an ICC knockout ODI match last time?

Team India will meet New Zealand in the Champions Trophy 2025 finals, which will be exciting for the audience to watch. The finals will be held at the Dubai International Stadium, Dubai. The Rohit Sharma-led Indian team are unbeaten in the tournament and are the favorites for the upcoming clash. Moreover, New Zealand is a threat to India and will surely not make it easy for India to win the game. 

The last time India met New Zealand in an ODI ICC knockout match, the Men in Blue beat the Kiwis by 70 runs, which was a huge margin. In the semi-final of the ODI World Cup 2023, Virat Kohli slammed a century at the Wankhade Stadium, completing his 50th century in the format. India scored 397 runs in the semi-finals, which the Kiwis failed to chase. The high intensity game and the high score made it difficult for New Zealand to chase in the World Cup. 

Both teams will be looking forward to a competitive game since the players are in red-hot form. Kane Williamson and Rachin Ravindra slammed two magnificent centuries in the previous game. New Zealand will try to take their revenge in the upcoming tournament, which is scheduled for March 9.

We're going to give him every chance to be playing in this match: Gary Stead

New Zealand's coach, Gary Stead, gives an important update on Matt Henry's injury ahead of the final clash against India. Henry, who got injured in the previous game against South Africa, will hope to be fine before the game as he is a key member of the team. 

"I guess the positive thing from our perspective is he got back out there to bowl. We've had some scans and stuff done on him, and we're going to give him every chance to be playing in this match. [But it's] still a little bit unknown at this stage. He's obviously pretty sore just from landing on the point of his shoulder. Hopefully, he will be okay," said New Zealand coach Gary Stead.