New Delhi: India and New Zealand will face off in the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 final at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Sunday. The two teams previously met in the tournament at the same venue, with India defeating New Zealand by 44 runs.
This marks their third meeting in the ICC Champions Trophy. Prior to 2025, they had contested the final in the 2000 edition, where New Zealand emerged victorious by four wickets.
ODI stats in Dubai International Cricket Stadium:
- Matches played: 62
- Team batting first won: 23
- Team batting second won: 37
- No Result: 1
- Tied: 1
- Highest team total: 355/5 (50) – England vs Pakistan (2015)
- Lowest team total: 124 all out (35.2) – Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh (2018)
- Highest 1st innings total: 355/5 (50) – England vs Pakistan (2015)
- Highest successful chase: 287/8 (49.4) – Sri Lanka vs Pakistan (2019)
India vs New Zealand Final Pitch Report:
The final is likely to be played on the same pitch that was used for India’s game against Pakistan on February 23. Pakistan set a target of 241 in their innings, and India successfully chased it down in the 43rd over, winning by six wickets.
“This is a pitch where it won’t be easy to hit sixes. A score of about 270 should be a score you could defend,” Sunil Gavaskar and Ian Bishop had opined about the match surface before the Pakistan game.
All of India’s matches in this Champions Trophy have taken place in Dubai, where the team batting second has won three out of the four games. The highest successful chase at this venue was by India, who chased down Australia’s 265-run target in the semifinal.
In the four matches of this Champions Trophy, spinners have claimed 30 wickets, averaging 35 with an economy rate of 4.77. Fast bowlers have also taken 30 wickets, but with a better average of 28 and an economy rate of 5.36.
Toss factor:
Following the semifinal, India’s captain Rohit Sharma mentioned that the team anticipated the pitch would improve for batting as the evening progressed. He also noted that they expected the surface to slow down over time.
This could influence the captain winning the toss to choose to bowl first.
However, the toss hasn’t been a significant factor in deciding the match results at this venue. Out of 62 games played, the team winning the toss has only triumphed 29 times.
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