IND vs NZ Champions Trophy 2025 Match Prediction – Who will Win Today’s Final Match Between India vs New Zealand?

IND vs NZ Match Prediction:  Finally, the wait is over ! India will face New Zealand in the final match of ICC Champions Trophy. This match will be held at Dubai International Stadium on 9th March at 2:30 PM IST.      

India

Since 2024, India has been in brilliant form, winning in all formats including T20Is, ODIs and the ongoing ICC Champions Trophy. The team is currently in first position on the points table, without a single loss. Their semi-final match was against Australia, where they easily chased the target of 264 and won the game by 4 wickets.     

India’s icon player Virat Kohli was the highest scorer who smashed 84 off 98 balls and helped the team to clinch the victory. However, Shreyas Iyer and KL Rahul also contributed with their valuable efforts, with Shreyas scoring 45 off 62 balls and KL Rahul scoring a quick-fire 42 off 32 balls. On the bowling side, Mohammed Shami claimed 3 wickets, while Varun Chakravarthy and Ravindra Jadeja took two wickets each.  

New Zealand

On the other hand, New Zealand is also in good form, but today’s match will be challenging for them because they already lost a match against India. However, the team seemed to bounce back and was determined to win today’s match.  

Their last match was against South Africa, where the players played a stormy innings. In the last match, the team decided to bat first and set an unbeatable score of 362. Rachin Ravindra and Kane Williamson’s  partnership set the stage on fire, scoring an incredible total that became unreachable. Rachin Ravindra scored a blistering 108 off 101 balls, while Kane Williamson smashed 102 off 94 balls. Moving to the bowling side, Mitchell Santner claimed three crucial wickets, while Glenn Phillips and Matt Henry took two wickets each. 

The final match of the ICC Champions Trophy will be crucial for both teams, especially for New Zealand. As we know, New Zealand has already lost a match against India and today’s match will be challenging for them. On the other hand, India is in good form since the league started and seems to take the trophy at home.     

IND vs NZ Match Details, ICC Champions Trophy, 2025 

Dubai International Stadium, Pitch And Weather Report 

At Dubai International Stadium, the pitch is suited for bowlers. It will offer a level pitch with plenty of bounce, which helps pacers take wickets. However, spinners will also get an opportunity to emerge wickets, but after the first inning. Due to the pitch’s versatility, batters can set high scores, but they need to understand the pitch behavior before going for high scores. At DICS, a total of 60 matches were played, in which the chasing team won 36 times. Therefore the team that won the toss will prefer to bowl first. 

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Dubai International Stadium, ODI Records

India vs New Zealand Head to Head Records in ODI

IND vs NZ Today’s Probable 11

Key Players to Watch Out in IND vs NZ, Final match

Top Batters

Shreyas Iyer

• Shreyas Iyer a right-hand batsman and a top order batter.
• He has played only 9 ODI matches against New Zealand, in which he scored runs with an average of 70.37.
• In a recent match against New Zealand, he scored 79 off 98 balls.  

Shubman Gill

• Shubman Gill is a right-hand batsman and a top order batter. 
• He has played only 5 ODI matches against New Zealand, in which he scored runs with an average of 32.40.
• In a recent match against Pakistan, he scored 46 off 52 balls. 
• Shubman Gill has a highest runs record against New Zealand, in which he scored 208 runs in ODI.

Also keep your eyes on Rohit Sharma, HH Pandya. 

Kane Williamson

• Kane Williamson is a right-hand batsman and a top order batter. 
• He has played 30 ODI matches against India, in which he scored runs with an average of 45.48. 
• In the previous match against India, he scored 81 off 120 balls. 

Rachin Ravindra

• Rachin Ravindra is a left-hand batsman and a top order batter. 
• He has played 3 ODI matches against India, in which he scored runs with an average of 31.33. 
• In a recent match against South Africa, he scored 108 off 101 balls. 

Also keep your eyes on Daryl Mitchell, Glenn Phillips.

IND vs NZ Top Batters Stats in ODI

Top Bowlers:

Varun Chakaravarthy

• Varun Chakaravarthy is a right-arm spin bowler. 
• He has played a total of 1 ODI matches against New Zealand in which he took 5 wickets. 
• In a previous match against Australia, he took two crucial wickets. 

Also keep eyes on – M Shami. 

Jacob Duffy

• Jacob Duffy is a right-arm pace bowler. 
• He has played only 1 ODI match against India and took 3 wickets. 21 wickets.

Also keep your eyes on – William O’Rourke.

IND vs NZ Top  Bowlers Stats in ODI

Dubai International Stadium, Last 10 Matches Power Play Analysis

IND vs NZ Match Prediction Scenarios

Today Match Prediction – Opt to Bowl First to Win The Match

Most Pick Player from India 

Shubman Gill, Varun Chakaravarthy and HH Pandya. 

Most Pick Player from New Zealand

Kane Williamson, Daryl Mitchell and Matt Henry. 

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Disclaimer: All Predictions are made based on the understanding, analysis, and instinct of the author. Please refer to records and stats to finalize your Predictions. You are not bound to follow these predictions.