The last Champions Trophy 2025 group stage match in Dubai would pit India against New Zealand. This match is only important for deciding who will lead the group and who their opponents would be in the semifinals because both teams have advanced to the semifinals.
This will be the first Champions Trophy encounter between the two teams in 24 years and the first ODI encounter since India defeated New Zealand in the 2023 ODI World Cup semifinals. New Zealand defeated India in an exciting final in the 2000 Champions Trophy, the only other time these two teams have faced each other.
With decisive victories, both sides virtually guaranteed their spots in the semifinals. India defeated Pakistan in Dubai, and New Zealand defeated Bangladesh in Rawalpindi, ensuring that both countries had secured spots in the last four.
With the ball, India got off to a fast start against bitter rivals Pakistan, but a century-run partnership between Mohammad Rizwan and Saud Shakeel allowed them to rally. In the end, their dismissals caused a collapse in which Khushdil Shah claimed 38 of the eight wickets that Pakistan lost for a mere 90 runs. Virat Kohli and Shubbman Gill steadied matters after Rohit Sharma got off to a quick start but left early. To make the match a formality, Shreyas Iyer scored a half-century and joined Kohli in a century stand. With the winning runs, Kohli finally reached his century.
New Zealand started significantly stronger with the ball and played just as well against Bangladesh. Captain Najmul Hossain Shanto handled the top-order collapse that Michael Bracewell orchestrated using his career-best ODI numbers. Bangladesh, meanwhile, was unable to get going and ended up with a lower-than-expected total. Despite being lowered to 15/2 and 73/3, Rachin Ravindra’s century and Tom Latham‘s fifty helped New Zealand prevail, guaranteeing both India and New Zealand a spot in the semifinals.
ODI Stats and Records at Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
The pitch is expected to be slow and low and make batting very hard. Chasing will still be the preferred option even if dew is yet to play a role.
| Matches Played | 60 |
| Matches Won Batting First | 22 |
| Matches Won Batting Second | 36 |
| Matches With No Result | 01 |
| Matches Tied | 01 |
| Average First Innings Score | 228 |
| Highest Team Total | 355 |
| Highest Total Successfully Chased | 285 |
Top player battles to watch out for in India vs New Zealand:
Virat Kohli vs Mitchell Santner
The two have had long and drawn-out battles in the format. Kohli has made 180 runs from 259 balls against the Southpaw at a strike rate of 69.49 while being dismissed thrice at an average of 60.
Kane Williamson vs Ravindra Jadeja
The Kiwi great has managed to have the upper hand against Jadeja in his ODI career. Williamson has scored 134 runs against the southpaw while being dismissed just once at an average of 134 from just 172 balls at a strike rate of 77.90
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