The ICC Champions 2025 IND vs NZ – a glorious event, a glorious chapter, and a glorious win! This event should be in written in the history of cricket because the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 came to a spectacular close. Those of you who do not know about it are in for a treat, not just because you might not know a lot about cricket but because this was a glorious event for the India team in general. Witness India’s amazing journey towards victory under mentorship of Gautam Gambhir and read about the match-winning heroics, the stars who made the impossible happen and much more!
ICC Champions Trophy 2025 Ind Vs NZ Final Match Overview
The 2025 ICC Champions Trophy final match was a One Day International (ODI) cricket match that was played at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on the glorious day of 9th March 2025. This was played between the India team and New Zealand team, and this might interest you to know that it was the second time the Indian team played against New Zealand, especially in a Champions Trophy final match – the first time being in 2000.
New Zealand had won the toss and elected to bat first, and they went on to register a score of 251/7. In the second innings, India managed to chase the score and successfully did so at 254/6 – thus making them take home the victory by 4 wickets, and winning the third ICC Champions Trophy title, whilst also proudly being the first team to win all their matches and win an ICC Champions Trophy, absolutely undefeated.
It might also interest you to know that Rohit Sharma was named the Player of the Match as he scored 76 runs off 83 balls.
Match Highlights
Ind vs NZ ICC Champions 2025 Final Match
In the first leg of the match, New Zealand won the toss and chose to bat first with talented openers like Will Young and Rachin Ravindra as they started cautiously against India’s talented bowlers Mohammad Shami and Hardik Pandya as they went in for the kill. India’s spinners applied early pressure leading to a low-scoring match.
The pitch was favoring, and New Zealand’s innings began cautiously. The match had a competitive total estimated at around 270-280 runs.
Mitchell Santner struck with a crucial wicket thus he was able to dismiss Shubman Gill for 31 runs off 50 balls. His innings included no fours and one six.
Michael Bracewell was able to dismiss Virat Kohli for just 1 run in the final game. He had trapped Kohli as the ball spun, and the latter reviewed his decision of LBW but the ball tracking confirmed that it was clipping the middle stump. New Zealand took two quick wickets thus leaving India with a score of 106/2.
Rohit Sharma was dismissed on 122/3 in the 26th over and the wicketkeeper Tom Latham quickly stumped, thus ending Rohit’s innings.
Axar Patel lost his wicket to Michael Bracewell on the 41.3rd over and attempting a rather risky shot, Patel had difficulty in timing it and thus abruptly ended his innings. India stood at 203/5 and Will O’Rourke was also dismissed.
Hardik Pandya was dismissed by Kyle Jamieson in a crucial moment during the match wherein Jamieson bowled very well and Pandya ended up mistiming his shot thus resulting in a caught and bowled dismissal. India was at 241/16 and he got out.
Players and Scorecard of the Match
India Innings
| Player | R | B | 4S | 6S | S/R |
| Rohit Sharma | 76 | 83 | 7 | 3 | 91.56 |
| Shubman Gill | 31 | 50 | 0 | 1 | 62 |
| Virat Kohli | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| Shreyas Iyer | 48 | 62 | 2 | 2 | 77.41 |
| Axar Patel | 29 | 40 | 1 | 1 | 72.50 |
| KL Rahul | 34 | 33 | 1 | 1 | 103.03 |
| Hardik Pandya | 18 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 100 |
| Ravindra Jadeja | 9 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 150 |
| Mohammad Shami | – | – | – | – | – |
| Kuldeep Yadav | – | – | – | – | – |
| Varun Chakravarty | – | – | – | – | – |
New Zealand Innings
| Player | R | B | 4S | 6S | S/R |
| Will Young | 15 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 65.21 |
| Rachin Ravindra | 37 | 29 | 4 | 1 | 127.58 |
| Kane Williamson | 11 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 78.57 |
| Daryl Mitchell | 63 | 101 | 3 | 0 | 62.37 |
| Tom Latham | 14 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 46.66 |
| Glenn Phillips | 34 | 52 | 2 | 1 | 65.38 |
| Michael Bracewell | 53 | 40 | 3 | 2 | 132.50 |
| Mitchell Santner | 8 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 80 |
| Nathan Smith | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kylie Jamieson | – | – | – | – | – |
| Will ‘O’ Rourke | – | – | – | – | – |
Bowling (India)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | ECO |
| Mohammad Shami | 9 | 0 | 74 | 1 | 8.22 |
| Hardik Pandya | 3 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 10.00 |
| Varun Chakravarthy | 10 | 0 | 45 | 2 | 4.50 |
| Kuldeep Yadav | 10 | 0 | 40 | 2 | 4.00 |
| Axar Patel | 8 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 3.62 |
| Ravindra Jadeja | 10 | 0 | 30 | 1 | 3.00 |
Bowling (New Zealand)
| Players | Player of Wickets | Overs |
| Will Young | 57/1 | 7.5 |
| Rachin Ravindra | 69/2 | 10.1 |
| Kane Williamson | 75/3 | 12.2 |
| Tom Latham | 108/4 | 23.2 |
| Glenn Phillips | 165/5 | 37.5 |
| Daryl Mitchell | 211/6 | 45.5 |
| Mitchell Santner | 239/7 | 49 |
Awards
It did not come as a surprise that the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 winning team was awarded a cash prize by the Board of Control for Cricket in India. The Board was delighted to award a cash reward of INR 58 crores for Team India, after their triumph at the final match against New Zealand.
Under the impeccable leadership of Captain Rohit Sharma, India was able to dominate the tournament thus registering and emerging four victories en route to the final. The team started their winning campaign with a solid 6-wicket win over Bangladesh earlier this year and then secured a 6-wicket triumph against Pakistan. This was ultimately followed by a 44 run victory over New Zealand before overcoming Australia by 4 wickets in the semi-finals.
Rohit Sharma was successfully awarded the Player of the Match award, and he went on to become the first captain to win the same. In addition to this, Rachin Ravindra from New Zealand was also awarded the Player of the Tournament award for his all-round performance throughout the game.
Conclusion
It has been a truly honorable and memorable moment for team India as this was the third ICC Trophy that it won after 12 years with their previous ones taking place in 2002 and 2013. Over the years, India has proved to the world that it has capable and able players with a powerhouse of talent just waiting to play and take home the trophy. This is a truly proud moment for cricket enthusiasts and for the country as a whole.
FAQs
1) Who was the man of the match in the finals game?
Rohit Sharma was awarded the player of the match for the finals trophy game.
2) By how many wickets did India win?
India won by 4 wickets with 254/6 runs and overs as compared to New Zealand who played 251/7.
3) Was Hardik Pandya dismissed and out of the game?
Yes, he got out and was dismissed from the game.
