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Champions Trophy 2025: India defeated New Zealand by 4 wickets in the final of the Champions Trophy 2025. With this, Team India has equalized 25 years old account with Kiwis.
Champions Trophy 2025 : Team India defeated New Zealand at Dubai International Stadium not only won the ICC Champions Trophy title, but also ended the 12 -year drought. Team India stopped New Zealand for 251 runs while bowling amazing in Dubai. After the spin of Kuldeep Yadav and Varun Chakraborty, Rohit Sharma (76 )’s captaincy innings forced Kiwi bowlers to come into pressure. Where, Virat Kohli failed, Shreyas Iyer (48), Akshar Patel (29), KL Rahul (34 not out in 33 balls and Hardik Pandya (18) brought Team India close to victory. As soon as Ravindra Jadeja (9) made a winning run with the bat of Jadeja (9). Let us know that earlier in the year 2013, India won the Champions Trophy title.
Rohit Sharma again became a hitman
On the slow pitch of Dubai, Team India began to start to chase the target of 252 runs, crossing many challenges. Captain Rohit Sharma, while opening a six in the first over, opened the team and his account on the second ball, then Shubman Gill should be seen to be a little careful. Both of them together played a partnership of 105 runs in 18.4 overs for the first wicket. However, the vice -captain Shubman Gill kept on scoring 31 runs in 50 balls before the speed was caught. During this, Rohit completed the half -century in 41 balls. Shortly after this, Virat Kohli also could not show special amazing.
Growing tension on the pitch
When India felt that India would win the match easily, Shreyas Iyer was dismissed for a personal score of 48 runs. This wicket went to Santner’s account. After this, Akshar Patel joined KL Rahul and Team India crossed 200 runs from Rahul’s sixes in the 41st over. Another twist came here in the match when Akshar Patel went on Braswell’s ball on a score of 29 runs. At the same time, Hardik Pandya was dismissed for 18, but this did not affect the result.
7 ICC titles made their names
With this victory, the Indian team has won the 7th title of ICC. The Indian team has reached the finals of the year 2003 and 2023 ODIs, 2017 Champions Trophy and 2019-21 and 2021-23 World Test Championships. The Indian team has become the champion for the third time. The first year in 2000, the team won its first title. Then he jointly shared the title with Sri Lanka. Then India won its first title under Dhoni.
