In the final match of the ICC Champions Trophy-2025 played in Dubai, Team India defeated New Zealand by four wickets to win the title.
New Zealand had given India a target of 252 runs to win. Team India achieved by losing six wickets in 49 overs.
Captain Rohit Sharma made an important contribution to India's victory by playing an innings of 76 runs.
The Indian team has won the Champions Trophy for the third time. Earlier, Team India won the Champions Trophy in the year 2002 and the year 2013.
Apart from Rohit Sharma, Shreyas Iyer also made a significant contribution by playing an innings of 48 runs in India's victory. KL Rahul remained unbeaten after playing an innings of 34 runs and returned to the pavilion only after giving victory to the team.
At the same time, the bowlers also played an important role in India's victory. If the Indian spinners had not done wonders, then Team India would not have been able to stop New Zealand at a score of 251 runs in 50 overs.
Rachin Ravindra gave New Zealand a great start of 39 runs. But as soon as the first powerplay ended, captain Rohit Sharma called Kuldeep Yadav.
This bet of Rohit Sharma worked and he bowled Rachin on his very first ball in the match. Before New Zealand could recover, Kuldeep Yadav sent Williamson back in his next over.
After these two wickets of Kuldeep Yadav, New Zealand did not get a chance to recover. Kuldeep Yadav conceded 40 runs in 10 overs.
Prakash Kumar Pandey
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