IND vs NZ Howzat11 Prediction, Final, Fantasy Cricket Tips, Playing 11, Injury Updates & Pitch Report for Champions Trophy 2025

Both teams will be keen to do well.

By CricTracker Staff

Updated - 08 Mar 2025, 16:00 IST

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Preview

The Final of the Champions Trophy 2025 will see India locking horns with New Zealand, at the Dubai International Stadium, on Sunday, March 9. India and New Zealand have faced each other 119 times in One Day Internationals (ODIs). India has won 61 matches, while New Zealand has secured 50 victories. One match ended in a tie, and seven had no result. The last time these two sides met earlier in CT, India beat New Zealand in the final group stage match by 44 runs and are unbeaten from Group A with three wins in three matches. India beat Australia in the 1st Semi Final while New Zealand beat South Africa in the 2nd Semi Final. This should be a closely fought game.  

Match Expert Tips

The captain and vice-captains have been selected keeping the venue in mind. The Dubai International Stadium in Dubai is expected to assist the spinners throughout the game. There will be some help for the pacers as well and batting will be easier with the new ball as evident in the previous game. Both teams are stacked with some great bowlers and we will try to cover as many bowlers and all-rounders. 

Match Information

India vs New Zealand, Final

ICC Champions Trophy, 9 Mar 2025, Sun, 2:30 PM IST ,Dubai International Cricket Stadium

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Weather Report

Dubai International Cricket Stadium

Clear

38.0°C

47% (Humidity)

Team Form (Last 5 matches)

India

W
W
W
W
W

New Zealand

W
L
W
W
W

Players Stats in current Series

263 Runs

4 Matches

2

Shreyas Iyer

IND - bat

243 Runs

5 Matches

3

Virat Kohli

IND - bat

218 Runs

5 Matches

4

Tom Latham

NZ - wk

205 Runs

5 Matches

200 Runs

5 Matches

6

Shubman Gill

IND - bat

188 Runs

5 Matches

1

Kyle Jamieson

NZ - bowl

225.00

4 Matches

118.84

5 Matches

114.94

5 Matches

106.48

4 Matches

5

Hardik Pandya

IND - all

106.45

5 Matches

6

Rohit Sharma

IND - bat

100.00

5 Matches

1

Matt Henry

NZ - bowl

10 Wkts

4 Matches

9 Wkts

3 Matches

9 Wkts

5 Matches

4

Mohammed Shami

IND - bowl

9 Wkts

5 Matches

8 Wkts

5 Matches

6

Kuldeep Yadav

IND - bowl

7 Wkts

5 Matches

1

Harshit Rana

IND - bowl

3.98

2 Matches

4.10

5 Matches

3

4.36

5 Matches

4

Axar Patel

IND - all

4.36

5 Matches

4.53

3 Matches

4.67

4 Matches

Probable Playing XI

India

KL Rahul (wk), Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli (C), Shubman Gill, S Iyer, HH Pandya, RA Jadeja, M Shami, Axar Patel, KL Yadav, Varun Chakravarthy

Bench : Rishabh Pant, Washington Sundar, Arshdeep Singh, H Rana

New Zealand

Tom Latham (wk), Glenn Phillips, WA Young, Rachin Ravindra, Michael Bracewell, Kane Williamson, DJ Mitchell, Mitchell Santner (C), William O’Rourke, MJ Henry, KA Jamieson

Bench : Devon Conway, MS Chapman, Nathan Smith, JA Duffy

Injury and availability news

will be added when there is an update

Pitch Report

The surface here will be a balanced one with good help for both pacers and spinners. Both teams will prefer chasing at this venue.

50%

Pace Bowling

50%

Spin Bowling

55%

Batting Pitch

266

Average Score

45%

Bowling Pitch

Player Picks

8
C

Hardik Pandya IND | ALL

Hardik Pandya has played 93 matches in his ODI career and has scored 1886 runs, with an average of 33. He will also bowl medium pace.

8
C

Kane Williamson NZ | BAT

Kane Williamson scored 81 runs in the previous match and has amassed 7224 runs in 172 ODI matches. He will be a captaincy pick against this opposition

8

Varun Chakravarthy IND | BOWL

Varun CV was outstading in the previous match picking up five wickets against New Zealand. He will be keen to do well.

8

Glenn Phillips NZ | WK

Glenn Phillips scored a half century against Pakistan in the opening match of the CT and he can also bowl a few overs of spin.

8

Axar Patel IND | ALL

Axar Patel has picked up one wicket in the last game and also scored 27 runs. He will be a handy budget pick against this opposition.

8

William O’Rourke NZ | BOWL

Will ORourke picked up three crucial wickets in the opening match against Pakistan. He will be lethal with the new ball once again

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8

Will Young

NZ | BAT

8

Kyle Jamieson

NZ | BOWL

Last Updated On - Mar 8 2025 4:00 PM

Players
11/11

Team 1

IND

5 : 6

NZ

Credits Left
12/100

Tom Latham

8

Kane Williamson
VC

8

Rohit Sharma

8

Virat Kohli

8

Shubman Gill

8

Glenn Phillips

8

Rachin Ravindra

8

Mitchell Santner

8

Hardik Pandya
C

8

William O’Rourke

8

Mohammed Shami

8

Players
11/11

Team 1

IND

7 : 4

NZ

Credits Left
12/100

KL Rahul

8

Kane Williamson

8

Rohit Sharma

8

Virat Kohli

8

Glenn Phillips

8

Rachin Ravindra
VC

8

Hardik Pandya
C

8

Axar Patel

8

Matt Henry

8

Mohammed Shami

8

Varun Chakravarthy

8

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