IND vs NZ Dream11 prediction Final ICC Champions Trophy

IND vs NZ Dream11 prediction Final ICC Champions Trophy: The final of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 will be played between two teams that have met each other plenty of times in ICC events in the last five years, as India will meet New Zealand on Sunday in Dubai.

India are the only unbeaten team in this competition, having won four out of four games, including beating New Zealand in their last group stage game by 44 runs, also in Dubai.

The Kiwis, who finished second in Group A, upstaged South Africa, the Group B toppers, by 50 runs in their semi-final encounter in Lahore to book a date with India again for the all-important clash.

India would be looking for their third ICC Champions Trophy title, while New Zealand, who won the ICC Champions Trophy 2000 tournament (then called ICC Knockout) beating India in the final, would be aiming for their second title.

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India vs New Zealand ODI head-to-head:

India have defeated New Zealand 61 times in ODI cricket and lost 50 matches to the Kiwis. One ODI match between them ended in a tie, while seven have been washouts.

In the ICC Champions Trophy history, they have met only two times, with both teams winning a game each.

India vs New Zealand Final ICC Champions Trophy Date and time:

Date: March 9, Sunday
Time: 2:30 PM IST / 9:00 AM GMT / 02:00 PM LOCAL
Venue: Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai

Champions Trophy Final: IND vs NZ predicted XIs:

India predicted XI:

Shubman Gill, Rohit Sharma (c), Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Axar Patel, KL Rahul (wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Hardik Pandya, Mohammed Shami, Varun Chakravarthy, Kuldeep Yadav

New Zealand predicted XI:

Rachin Ravindra, Will Young, Kane Williamson, Tom Latham (wk), Daryl Mitchell, Glenn Phillips, Michael Bracewell, Mitchell Santner (c), Kyle Jamieson, William O’Rourke, Matt Henry

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India vs New Zealand pitch report:

Dubai has been a low-scoring venue in this competition. The pitches here have suffered wear and tear and gotten slow as this tournament is being played after a full season of ILT20. Bowlers have had the upper hand over the batsmen, who have averaged only 30 in four games here. Bowlers are in the game across all phases of the innings.

India vs New Zealand Dream11 Captaincy Prediction:

India batsman Virat Kohli is the safest Dream11 captaincy option for this match. He’s scored 217 runs in four innings and is only 10 runs behind the tournament’s leading scorer, Ben Duckett. He’s hit one century and a score of 84, winning India games against Pakistan and Australia.

Against New Zealand in ODIs, Kohli averages 57 and has smashed six centuries, the last one of which came in the World Cup 2023 semi-final. Indian fans would be hoping for Kohli to deliver another match-winning performance in a knockout game.