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India vs New Zealand ICC Champions Trophy Final Live Score, Commentary & Scorecard (Source: AP)

IND vs NZ Final Live Score, ICC Champions Trophy 2025 Final: Rohit Sharma Gets India Off To Strong Start In Run-Chase Of 252

India vs New Zealand ICC Champions Trophy Final Live: Riding on Michael Bracewell’s 40-ball 53 and Daryl Mitchell’s 63, New Zealand managed to reach 251 for 7 after Indian spinners tightened their grip over proceedings following a flying start by the Kiwi openers.Check the latest scores, updates, full scorecard straight from Dubai.

IND vs NZ ICC Champions Trophy Final: Michael Bracewell struck a brilliant 40-ball 53 that helped New Zealand reach a fighting total of 251 for 7 after Daryl Mitchell held the New Zealand innings together before getting dismissed by Mohammed Shami for a well-made 63 against India at the Dubai International Stadium. This was after Varun Chakravarthy came to the party for the second time in the match, once again when there was a partnership building between Mitchell and Glenn Phillips, who was cleaned up by the leg-spinner for 34. This was the second fifty-run stand for New Zealand that was broken by Chakravarthy. Before this, he got rid of Will Young in his second over after New Zealand got off to a flyer against the Indian new ball bowlers. Rachin Ravindra was ruthless against Shami and Hardik Pandya as India captain Rohit Sharma was forced to go to Varun for a breakthrough. This was after Ravindra was dropped not once but twice by the Indians. Shami failed to hold on to the caught and bowled chance while Shreyas Iyer failed to hold on to a tough chance at deep mid-wicket. But Ravindra failed to capitalise on the dropped chances as Kuldeep Yadav cleaned him up in the first ball of his first over, helping India to roar back in the match. Kane Williamson and Tom Latham soon followed Ravindra to the dressing room, leaving New Zealand in a spot of bother. Kuldeep Yadav got the prized wicket of Kane Williamson for 11. Earlier, New Zealand won the toss and opted to bat in the big game. The Men in Blue have been brilliant in the tournament and reached the final undefeated. They beat Bangladesh, Pakistan, and New Zealand in the league stage before beating Australia in the semifinal. New Zealand, on the other hand, defeated Pakistan and Bangladesh but lost to India in the last league game. They beat South Africa in the semifinal to qualify for the final.

Ind vs NZ Match Summary

India Innings:

• India have got off to a good start, with Rohit Sharma leading the charge