Champions Trophy 2025 Final LIVE Updates, India vs New Zealand: Rohit Sharma, the Indian captain,’s poor luck with the coin toss continued. However, there’s good news for India as New Zealand’s key fast bowler, Matt Henry, is absent from today’s game. Mitchell Santner, New Zealand’s captain, won the toss and decided to bat first in the Champions Trophy 2025 final, held at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium. India has decided to field the same playing eleven as in previous matches. Nathan Smith replaces the injured Matt Henry in New Zealand’s lineup. In an unwanted record, Rohit Sharma equaled Brian Lara by losing 12 consecutive tosses in ODI matches. (Live Scorecard)
ICC Champions Trophy 2025 Final Live Updates: India vs New Zealand Live Score from Dubai International Cricket Stadium
India XI vs New Zealand: Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Axar Patel, KL Rahul (wk), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Shami, Kuldeep Yadav, Varun Chakaravarthy.
New Zealand XI vs India: Will Young, Rachin Ravindra, Kane Williamson, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Latham (wK), Glenn Phillips, Michael Bracewell, Mitchell Santner (c), Kyle Jamieson, William ORourke, Nathan Smith.
NO CHANGES FOR TEAM INDIA. Rohit Sharma announced an unchanged playing XI for this crucial final. India will field 4 spinners again – Varun Chakravarthy, Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, and Axar Patel.
Significant injury concern for New Zealand. Key bowler Matt Henry hasn’t recovered in time, and Nathan Smith replaces him. Henry took 10 wickets in 4 matches in this tournament, including a five-wicket haul against India in the group stage. This is a BIG LOSS for New Zealand.
New Zealand have won the toss and elected to bat first. This is the 15th consecutive toss lost by Team India in ODI cricket, and the 12th in a row for Rohit Sharma. India will aim to restrict New Zealand’s batting before starting their chase for the 4th time in five games.
Toss is just moments away. Rohit Sharma and Mitchell Santner are walking to the pitch. Will it be the 15th consecutive toss loss for Team India in ODIs, and 12th for Rohit?
Less than 10 minutes until the toss for the India vs New Zealand Champions Trophy final. Considering the playing conditions in Dubai across both innings, the toss could be crucial in today’s final match.
To ease concerns of Indian fans, Virat Kohli is practicing just before the toss. The crowd in Dubai cheered loudly as he came out. He had a minor knee injury during practice on Saturday but appears to be fine. This is a significant boost for Team India.
25 minutes until the toss in the final in Dubai. Will Team India’s toss losing streak reach 15? So far, it hasn’t affected their performance, with Rohit mentioning that losing the toss is preferable to making a difficult 50-50 decision.
New Zealand likely has the best fielder in world cricket – Glenn Phillips. The ‘Superman’ at point has already taken two incredible one-handed catches in the Champions Trophy 2025, including one to dismiss Virat Kohli during their Group A match!
Take a look at the pitch for the Champions Trophy 2025 final. Numerous cracks are visible, suggesting it will favor spin bowlers.
