IND vs AUS: India defeated New Zealand by 44 runs in the last match of the group stage.
IND vs AUS: The last match of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 group stage round was played between India and New Zealand in Dubai on March 2. Team India registered their third consecutive win by defeating the Kiwis by 44 runs. Batting first, India scored 249 runs for the loss of 9 wickets. In response, New Zealand were bowled out for 205 in 45.3 overs while chasing the target.
IND vs AUS: By defeating New Zealand, Rohit Sharma and company secured the first position in the Group-A points table with three wins in three matches, 6 points. That is, now the team will face Australia in the first semi-final on March 4.
IND vs AUS: Shreyas Iyer played a brilliant innings
IND vs AUS: Talking about the match played between India and New Zealand, Team India got off to a bad start after losing the toss and batting first. The team lost three big wickets at a score of just 30. Shubman Gill (2), Rohit Sharma (15) and Virat Kohli (11) all got out cheaply. After this, Shreyas Iyer and Axar Patel handled the innings and shared a 98-run partnership for the fourth wicket.
Axar Patel scored 42 runs in 61 balls with the help of 3 fours and a six. At the same time, Shreyas Iyer played a brilliant innings of 79 runs in 98 balls with the help of 4 fours and two sixes. While Hardik Pandya made an important contribution by scoring 45 runs in 45 balls.
For New Zealand, Matt Henry took the maximum five wickets for 42 runs in 8 overs. At the same time, Kyle Jamieson, William O’Rourke, Mitchell Santner and Rachin Ravindra took 1-1 wickets.
Varun Chakraborty took five wickets
In the run chase, the New Zealand team got completely caught in the trap of Indian spinners. Varun Chakravarthy took the maximum of five wickets for 42 runs in 10 overs. He took the wickets of Will Young (22), Glenn Phillips (12), Michael Bracewell (2), Matt Henry (2), and Mitchell Santner (28).
For New Zealand, Kane Williamson played an innings of 81 runs in 120 balls, but could not lead the team to victory. Apart from Varun, Kuldeep Yadav took two wickets. At the same time, Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel and Ravindra Jadeja took 1-1 wickets.
