Champions Trophy 2025: The final match of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 between India and New Zealand was held at the Dubai International Stadium in the UAE, where India emerged victorious. With this win, India claimed their third ICC tournament title.
In the final match of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025, India defeated New Zealand by 4 wickets. With this victory, India won the tournament after 12 years. New Zealand, after winning the toss, batted first and set a target of 251 runs. In response, India chased down the target in 49 overs, scoring 254 runs to win the match. Indian captain Rohit Sharma played a brilliant knock of 76 runs.
India achieved a remarkable feat by defeating New Zealand in the Champions Trophy final, winning the tournament after 12 years. In the final, India was given a target of 252 runs, which they successfully chased down in just one over. The hero of India’s victory was Rohit Sharma, who scored 76 runs off 83 balls. Shreyas Iyer also played a crucial knock of 48 runs, while KL Rahul remained unbeaten on 34 runs. In the bowling department, Varun Chakravarthy and Kuldeep Yadav picked up 2 wickets each.
India has made history by winning the Champions Trophy final and defeating New Zealand by 4 wickets. India remained unbeaten throughout the tournament.
“It feels really good to see the result in our favor” – Rohit Sharma
After winning the trophy, Indian captain Rohit Sharma said, “It feels great. We played good cricket throughout the tournament. It feels amazing to see the result in our favor. Aggressive style is not naturally my approach, but it was something I really wanted to try. When you’re doing something different, you need the support of the team and management. I spoke to Rahul Bhai earlier, and now with Gauti Bhai as well. It’s something I genuinely wanted to do. I’ve played for so many years in a different style, and now we’re getting good results with this approach. We need to understand the nature of the pitches, and I was very clear about how I wanted to play in the first five-six overs. I’ve been out before, but execution matters. The depth in our team gives me the freedom and helps me. Jadeja coming in at number 8 gives you the confidence to play aggressively early on. As long as I’m clear in my mind, it’s great.” – Rohit Sharma
India – Rohit Sharma (Captain), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Axar Patel, Ravindra Jadeja, KL Rahul (Wicketkeeper), Hardik Pandya, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami, and Varun Chakravarthy.
New Zealand – Will Young, Rachin Ravindra, Kane Williamson, Tom Latham (Wicketkeeper), Daryl Mitchell, Glenn Phillips, Kyle Jamieson, Michael Bracewell, Mitchell Santner (Captain), William O’Rorke, Nathan Smith.
