The encounter in Group A in the 2025 ICC Champions Trophy between the New Zealand and Indian cricket teams was played on March 2, 2025, at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium. The match was a showcase of quality bowling, resistance from the middle-order and brilliance from both teams for a great contest.
Extras: 11 (b 0, lb 2, w 8, nb 1) Total: 205 all out in 45.3 overs
Fall of Wickets
Score
Wicket
Over
17-1
Rachin Ravindra
3.6
49-2
Will Young
11.3
93-3
Daryl Mitchell
25.1
133-4
Tom Latham
32.2
151-5
Glenn Phillips
35.4
159-6
Michael Bracewell
37.1
169-7
Kane Williamson
40.6
195-8
Mitchell Santner
44.2
196-9
Matt Henry
44.4
205-10
William O’Rourke
45.3
Bowling – India
Bowler
O
M
R
W
Econ
Mohammed Shami
4
0
15
0
3.8
Hardik Pandya
4
0
22
1
5.5
Axar Patel
10
0
32
1
3.2
Varun Chakravarthy
10
0
42
5
4.2
Kuldeep Yadav
9.3
0
56
2
5.9
Ravindra Jadeja
8
0
36
1
4.5
Key Match Highlights
Kane Williamson steadied New Zealand’s innings by scoring an unbeaten 81 off 120 balls.
Varun Chakravarthy made the difference in the match, taking 5 wickets and breaking the backbone of the Kiwis’ middle order.
Matt Henry’s fiery spell (5/42) kept India to under 250.
Shreyas Iyer was the stable element in India’s batting recovery, before Hardik Pandya and Ravindra Jadeja offered some late contributions in the innings.
Kuldeep Yadav and Jadeja, India’s spinners, had a firm grip on the middle overs.
Playing XIs
New Zealand
Will Young, Rachin Ravindra, Kane Williamson, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Latham (wk), Glenn Phillips, Michael Bracewell, Mitchell Santner (c), Matt Henry, Kyle Jamieson, William O’Rourke
The scorecard of the Champions Trophy match between the New Zealand National Cricket Team and the India National Cricket Team presents an engaging contest dominated by the bowlers. There was resistance from Kane Williamson, but Varun Chakravarthy’s five-wicket haul helped India to a 44-run victory.
