India will face New Zealand today in the Group A match of ICC Champions Trophy 2025. This match will be played in Dubai from 2:30 pm today. The winning team among these two teams will face the semi-finals with the Group B team. South Africa and Australia have made their place in Group B.
The 12th cricket match of ICC Champions Trophy 2025 will be played today at 2:30 pm, between New Zealand vs India. This cricket match will be exciting and full of expectations for cricket lovers, both the teams will come face to face with their best performance at the International Cricket Stadium Dubai in UAE (United Arab Emirates). Only the top eight ranked teams will participate in the national team in this Champions Trophy cricket match to be held from 19 February to 9 March.
in Group A – India, New Zealand, Pakistan and Bangladesh
In Group B – Australia, Afghanistan, England, and South Africa
Each team has to play only 3 games, due to which all the matches of Champions Trophy 2025 are proving to be high pressure, so far 118 ODI matches have been played between India and New Zealand.
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India Vs new Zealand: history
The rivalry between India and New Zealand has always been special. These two teams have faced each other 118 times in ICC tournaments, most of which have been close and competitive. Similarly, the 2025 match will also be a tough contest. There have been 118 games between these two teams, out of which India has won 60 games while New Zealand has won only 50 games.
India and New Zealand have already made their place in the semi-finals by defeating Pakistan and Bangladesh. Today’s match will decide which team will be on top in Group A. An exciting match is expected between these two teams.
International Stadium Dubai: pitch effects
Today’s match is being played at the International Stadium Dubai in UAE, where the pitch is usually favorable for the batsmen. This pitch can be quite challenging for the fast bowlers of New Zealand, because bowling spin can be very helpful on this pitch. And Sir Jadeja’s bowling in the Indian team will help this team to be successful. Talking about the weather, the temperature will be around 32 degrees in the afternoon today, due to which the players will have to face intense heat.
India vs New zealand: team condition
Led by Indian captain Rohit Sharma, India has a strong batting lineup with the likes of Shubman Gill and Virat Kohli in the batting order. The return of Rishabh Pant has infused a new energy into the team, and talking about bowling, India will face this game with five big spinners, Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Axar Patel, Varun Chakravarthy, Washington Sundar. Especially Kuldeep Yadav’s spin bowling can play an important role, as New Zealand batsmen can struggle against spin.
On the other hand, unlike India, Team New Zealand has fast batsmen like Kane Williamson, Bill Young, Tom Latham, and Devon Canve, who can play Indian spinners well.
Virat Kohli: Virat Kohli’s performance helped India win the match against Pakistan where he scored 100 runs. Virat Kohli’s performance will be very important for the Indian team even today. His consistency in batting and his presence at the crease can put the team in a strong position.
india vs new zealand: playing 11
India playing 11
Rohit Sharma(captain), shreyas Iyer,Shubham Gill, Virat Kohali, Axar Patel, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar, KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant, Arshdeep singh, Harshit Rana, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Varun Chakrawarthy.
New Zealand Playing 11
Mitchel Santner(Captain), Kane Williamson, Mark Chapman, Rachin Ravindra, Will Young, Daryl Mitchell, Glen Phillips, Michael Bracewell, Devon Conway, Tom Latham, Jacob Duffy, Kyle Jamieson, Matt Henry, Nathan Smith, Will o’rourke.
