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Mumabi The final of the Champions Trophy 2025 will be played between India and New Zealand today. The match will start at 2.30 pm at the International Stadium in Dubai. Here both the teams will face each other for the second time. In the last match, Team India won by 44 runs.
India has not lost a single ODI here so far. The team played 10 matches and won 9. While one match was tied. Spinners can prove to be a game changer on the slow pitch here.
Match details,
Final match
Ind vs New Zealand
Date: March 9 Stadium: Dubai International Cricket Stadium
Time: Toss- 2:00 PM,
Match start- 2:30 PM
India is ahead in overall ODIs
119 ODIs have been played between the two teams so far. India has won 61 and New Zealand has won 50 matches. Apart from this, there has been no result in 7 matches. While one match was tied. India has won the last 6 ODIs against New Zealand consecutively. Both the teams last clashed in this Champions Trophy, when India won by 44 runs.
Kohli is the highest run scorer for India
India’s star batsman Virat Kohli has scored the most runs for India in this Champions Trophy. He has scored 217 runs in 4 matches. Kohli scored a century in the match against Pakistan. He scored an unbeaten 100. Fast bowler Mohammed Shami is on top in bowling. He has taken 8 wickets in 4 matches.
Pitch and Toss Report
Dubai’s pitch is proving to be challenging for the batsmen. So far 4 matches of Champions Trophy have been played here. Due to the slow pitch, only 1 out of 4 matches have produced a score of 250+. Due to the slow pitch, Indian spinners can get an advantage in the final.
The team batting in the second innings here has a better winning record. India has also won 3 of the last 4 matches while chasing. In such a situation, the team winning the toss can decide to field first.
So far 62 ODIs have been played here. The team batting first won 23 matches and the team batting second won 37 matches. However, one match each ended in a draw and a tie. The highest score here is 355/5, which England made against Pakistan in 2015.
Dubai weather report:
On Sunday, the day of the final match, Dubai will be mostly sunny with some clouds. The weather will be very hot. The temperature is expected to be around 24 to 33 degrees Celsius. At the same time, the wind will blow at a speed of 17 kilometers per hour.
