ICC Champions Trophy 2025: India Clinch Trophy With A Thrilling 4-Wickets Win Over New Zealand. In a nail-biting final match at the Dubai International Stadium, India emerged as the winner of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025, defeating New Zealand by four wickets. India successfully chased the score of 252 set by New Zealand. Thus, cementing their position as one of the most dominant cricketing teams in the world. This win marks India’s third Champions Trophy title in 2002 (shared with Sri Lanka) and 2013.
Champions Trophy 2025 Final: IND vs NZ Match Summary
New Zealand innings
Winning the toss, New Zealand opted to bat first, hoping to whack some runs for themselves in the high-pressure final. India managed a disciplined performance that made scoring runs tough. The Kiwis got off to a terrible start with their top order being again ripped apart by the spin attack of Kuldeep Yadav and Varun Chakravarthy. They got vital breakthroughs.
Daryl Mitchell fought through the innings, scoring 63 runs while wickets fell regularly. Michael Bracewell also bucked up under pressure to remain not out on 53. Scoring a fair amount of runs toward New Zealand’s respectable total of 251 in 50 overs. India’s spinners played a significant role in tying the Kiwi batters. Kuldeep Yadav and Ravindra Jadeja, both controlled the rate of scoring.
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Best Performers from New Zealand’s Innings:
Daryl Mitchell—63 (82).
Michael Bracewell—53* (40).
Varun Chakravarthy—2/45 in 10.
Kuldeep Yadav—2/40 in 10.
India’s chase
Chasing 252, India opened its account really well. Early on, captain Rohit Sharma (76) put on very good company with Shubman Gill (31). Virat Kohli would fall for just a run, as would Shubman Gill, leaving India at one point under pressure at 122/3. The New Zealand spinners, led by Mitchell Santner and Michael Bracewell, played into the hands of conditions beautifully and made the chase very tricky for India.
However, Shreyas Iyer, with his wrists and composure, held the innings before KL Rahul and Ravindra Jadeja took charge. Rahul’s unbeaten 34 and Jadeja’s quick 9* in the final overs ensured India crossed the finish line safely, scoring 254/6 in 49 overs.
Top Performers—India’s Innings:
Rohit Sharma—76 (83)
Shreyas Iyer—47 (55)
KL Rahul—34* (47)
Michael Bracewell—2/28 in 10 overs
Playing 11 of India and New Zealand
India: Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wk), Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami, and Varun Chakaravarthy.
New Zealand: Will Young, Rachin Ravindra, Kane Williamson, Tom Latham (wk), Daryl Mitchell, Glenn Phillips, Michael Bracewell, Mitchell Santner (c), Kyle Jamieson, William O’Rourke, Nathan Smith.
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India Reigns Supreme in ICC events
This makes India one of the most prolific teams in ICC tournaments with a record of three ICC trophies in the last decade, now enhanced by the trophies of T20 World Cup 2024 and World Test Championship 2023.
This Champions Trophy victory leaves India to head into further ICC events with renewed confidence, while New Zealand will contemplate yet another narrow loss in an ICC final.
