Champions Trophy 2025 IND vs NZ: Pitch, Weather Report, Head to Head, Probable Playing 11, Streaming Details: As ICC Champions Trophy 2025 qualifiers approach, cricket lovers will be eager for the high-profile match between India and New Zealand on March 2 at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium. For now, both teams have been in impeccable form and unbeaten in the tournament. Besides entertaining cricket, this match holds a lot of weight regarding the semi-final line-up.
Match Details:
Date & Time: March 2, 2025, at 2:30 PM IST
Venue: Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
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Pitch and Weather Report
The Dubai pitch has generally been good for batting owing to its even bounce and minimal lateral movement. However, in the latter part of the game, spinners might find some assistance, so an amount of battle would be there in the middle overs. The forecast is for a clear sky with a temperature around 28°C, ensuring no interruption in play.
Head-to-Head in ODIs
India and New Zealand have faced off 118 occasions in One-Day Internationals. The record is 60-50 with India leading, while seven matches since then have ended without a result and one match was tied. The only match between them at the ICC Champions Trophy was the final in 2000 when New Zealand prevailed over India to win the trophy.
Champions Trophy 2025 IND vs NZ: Probable Playing XI
India: Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Axar Patel, KL Rahul (wk), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Harshit Rana, Mohammed Shami, Kuldeep Yadav.
New Zealand: Will Young, Rachin Ravindra, Kane Williamson, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Latham (wk), Glenn Phillips, Michael Bracewell, Mitchell Santner (c), Kyle Jamieson, Matt Henry, William O’Rourke.
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Streaming Details of Champions Trophy 2025
Fans can catch live action on Star Sports channels. For online streaming, the match will be available on Disney+ Hotstar. We suggest that the viewers check the local listings for the exact details of the broadcast.
This contest is going to be thrilling as both teams will want to keep their unbeaten streaks alive and press on for a semi-final spot. All cricket aficionados around the globe will keenly watch as these two powerhouses go to war on the field.
