After 14 games of the tournament, India and New Zealand qualified for the final of Champions Trophy. Both teams are members of Group A. They played 3 games in the group phase. The Kiwis lost just one match in the group stage, while India remained unbeaten until the finals.
In the final Champions trophy, New Zealand won the toss and decided to go for the bat first. After a fiery start in the early overs. Indian mystery spinner Varun Chakaravarthy and Kuldeep Yadav get their team back in the game and restrict the Kiwis at the score of 251.
At the beginning of the run chase, skipper Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill deliver an opening stand of 105 runs. Then in the middle overs, New Zealand spinners get the momentum back after 3 quick dismissals including the big wicket of Virat Kohli.
But their middle order took the responsibility seriously, Shreyas Iyer and Axar Patel brought an important partnership of 61 runs. After them, Kl Rahul clears the line and win the game by 4 wickets. And with the team effort India lift the Champions Trophy 2025. The captain Rohit Sharma is named as the player of the match in the final due to the impressive knock of 76 runs.
