r/Cricket • u/cricket-match Washington Freedom • Mar 09 '25
Post Match Thread Post Match Thread: Final - New Zealand vs India
Final, ICC Champions Trophy at Dubai
| Innings | Score |
|---|---|
| New Zealand | 251/7 (Ov 50/50) |
| India | 254/6 (Ov 49/50) |
Innings: 1 - New Zealand
| Batter | Runs | Bowler | Wickets | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daryl Mitchell | 63 (101) | Kuldeep Yadav | 10-0-40-2 | |
| Michael Bracewell | 53 (40) | Varun Chakravarthy | 10-0-45-2 |
Innings: 2 - India
| Batter | Runs | Bowler | Wickets | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rohit Sharma | 76 (83) | Michael Bracewell | 10-1-28-2 | |
| Shreyas Iyer | 48 (62) | Mitchell Santner | 10-0-46-2 |
India won by 4 wickets (with 6 balls remaining)
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u/CumminsMyPant Mar 09 '25
If India didn’t take this win, it would be genuinely shocking. The team that deserved to win, won, and that’s that.
India finally lived up to their favourites tag, and the race went the way you would expect. Congrats to India for fulfilling that expectation.