India defeated New Zealand in a thrilling match to win the Champions Trophy for the third time, while favorites New Zealand failed to capture the trophy once again after reaching the final of the ICC mega events India once again became the champion of champions. After winning the T20, India also won the Champions Trophy. The Indian team became the first team to win three Champions Trophies.
In the match played at the Dubai International Stadium, in response to New Zealand’s 252 runs, captain Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill laid a strong foundation by providing century stands. Rohit Sharma, playing the captain’s turn, scored the most 76 runs and his innings included 3 sixes and 7 fours.
Run machine Virat Kohli failed in the final and left with only 1 score. In the middle order, Suresh Iyer and Akshar Patel not only increased the run rate but also built a good partnership and took the team out of the pressure.
Iyer scored 48 and Patel scored 29 runs, after which KL Rahul took charge of the innings and led the team to victory. He remained unbeaten on 34 runs.
For New Zealand, captain Santner and Bracewell took 2 wickets each, while Ravindra and Jasmine took one wicket each. Top scorer Rohit Sharma was declared the man of the match.
Earlier, New Zealand captain Mitchell Santner won the toss and elected to bat against India. The Kiwi team’s first wicket fell against India for 57 runs, Will Young was dismissed by Varun Chakravarthy, while opener Richan Ravindra fell victim to spinner Kuldeep Yadav on 69 runs, and Williamson was caught for 11 runs.
The Kiwi team suffered its fourth loss in the form of Tom Latham, who was dismissed for 14 runs by Ravindra Jadeja. New Zealand scored 251 runs for 7 wickets in the stipulated overs, including a responsible half-century by Bracewell. Experienced Daryl Mitchell top-scored with 63 runs.
At the toss, Kiwi captain Mitchell Santner said that bowler Matt Henry is not playing the final due to injury. He said that as expected, a large number of Indian fans are present in the stadium.Kiwi captain Mitchell Santner said that the wicket looks good, the pitch is the same as in the previous match against India.
Indian cricket team captain Rohit Sharma said that the New Zealand team is very good, the second batting does not matter.
