India asserted their dominance over Group A within the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 with a win over New Zealand within the remaining league stage match of the event and topping Group A with 3 wins and no losses within the event.
New Zealand’s choice to place India in appeared to be paying dividends when India had been decreased to 30/3 within the powerplay, however Shreyas Iyer (79 off 98) and Axar Patel introduced some stability with a partnership of 98. Iyer fell quickly after attempting to breathe momentum into the innings, and whereas Hardik Pandya tried his greatest to spice up the innings on the finish, Matt Henry (5/42) stored India to 249 – a complete most thought was under par at that stage.
New Zealand’s innigs had a gentle, albeit sluggish begin to their innings. Kane Williamson (81 off 120) stored the innings collectively, however none of his companions may make any actual contributions as India’s spinners led by Varun Chakrvarthy (5/42) stifled the life out of New Zealand’s center and decrease orders in a collapse that noticed the Kiwis lose their final 6 wickets for simply 54 runs.
The end result has additionally ensured that India will face Australia on March 4 in Dubai and New Zealand will tackle South Africa in Lahore on March 5 within the semifinal stage of the event.
Listed below are the very best stats from the match
300 – Virat Kohli featured in his three hundredth ODI and beecame the seventh participant from India to take action.
10 – Courting again to 2023 World Cup remaining, Rohit Sharma has now misplaced 10 tosses in a row as captain in ODIs, whereas India as a group have misplaced 13 in a row. No different Indian captain has misplaced as many tosses in a row whereas Peter Borren (2011-13) and Brian Lara (1998-99) are the one ones to have misplaced extra.
1 – India’s 37/3 within the powerplay was their joint-lowest whole within the Champions Trophy (in matches that didn’t lose overs) on par with the 37/1 within the 2017 version towards South Africa.
1 – Matt Henry grew to become the primary participant to take a fifer towards India within the Champions Trophy.
3 – Matt Henry grew to become the third New Zealand participant to take a fifer within the Champions Trophy after Jacob Oram and Shayne O’Connor. His figures of 5/42 are the second greatest for his nation after Oram’s 5/36 towards the USA in 2004.
3 – After Ravindra Jadeja towards West Indies in 2013, and Mohammed Shami towards Bangladesh earlier within the tournnament, Varun Chakravarthy grew to become the third Indian participant to take a fifer within the Champions Trophy. His figures of 5/42 are the second greatest behind Jadeja’s 5/36
3 – After Jadeja as talked about above and Shahid Afridi towards Kenya in 2004, Varun Chakravarthy grew to become the third spin bowler to take a fifer within the Champions Trophy. His figures are the third greatest in that regard.
4 – Varun Chakravarthy grew to become the fourth bowler to take a fifer towards New Zealand within the Champions Trophy after Glenn McGrath in 2002, Wayne Parnell in 2009 and Josh Hazlewood in 2017. Chakravarthy’s figures are the third greatest, behind Hazlewood and McGrath.
3 – After Hzalewood in 2017 and Shami earlier on this event, Varun Chakravarthy grew to become the third participant to take a fifer in his first Champions Trophy match with the second greatest figures amongst these three bowlers.
2,3 – Chakravarthy and Henry at the moment are the second and third oldest gamers respectively to take a fifer within the Champions Trophy. Each aree 33 years previous however the Indian in 107 days older. Mohammed Shami at 34 is the oldest.
1 – No Indian bowler has taken a fifer in ODIs earlier of their profession than Varun Chakravarthy who achieved the feat in his second match.
5 – This match marked the fifth occasion of Indian spinners collectively taking 9 wickets in a single ODI. The final had are available in December 2011.
1 – The full of 249 defended by India is the bottom they’ve efficiently defended in a Champions Trophy match that didn’t have discount in overs. The earlier lowest was 261 towards South Africa within the semifinal of the 2002 version.
3 – For the reason that Champions Trophy moved to a 2 teams of 4 groups every format for the primary rounds in 2006, India in 2025 is the third occasion of a group profitable all 3 of their group stage matches within the event. The earlier had been by India themselves in 2013 and England in 2017. The previous went on to get pleasure from an unbeaten run to the title whereas the latter had been eradicated within the semifinal by eventual champions Pakistan.
Get each cricket updates! Observe Us: