The final match of ICC Champions Trophy 2025 is to be played on 9 March. The title match of the Champions Trophy will be played between India and New Zealand at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium. This will not be the first time that the final of the Champions Trophy will be played between India and New Zealand. Earlier in the year 2000, there was a title clash between the two teams, in which Team India had to face defeat. Now with the intention of taking revenge for the 25-year-old defeat, Rohit’s army would like to register a win over New Zealand in Dubai.
The Dubai pitch has troubled the batters throughout the tournament and bowlers ahev looked quite calm and composed during most of the matches. So far in the entire tournament, only the Indian team has scored the highest score here. In the semi-final match, Team India successfully chased 265 runs against Australia. Now in the final match, Team India would like to replicate the same against New Zealand. Well, here let us know how the Dubai pitch can behave for the final of the 2025 Champions Trophy and for whom it can prove to be more effective?
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Who will win the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 Final?
Since the beginning of the Champions Trophy 2025, the Dubai pitch has been troubling the batsmen. India is the team to score the highest here so far in the entire tournament, which achieved the target of 265 runs against Australia in the semi-finals. Like every time, fast bowlers with the new ball can prove to be effective in the final match. So far it has been seen that spinners start weaving their magic in Dubai only after the ball is 10-15 overs old. Looking at the condition of the pitch, it is possible that the team winning the toss here may decide to bat first.
What do the stats say?
The Indian national cricket team has played a total of 10 matches at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium so far, out of which Team India has won 9 matches, while one match was tied. India has not lost a single match on this ground, while the New Zealand national cricket team has played 3 matches here, out of which it lost two matches and one match was ended as no result. Here in the Dubai International Cricket Stadium, India has an upper hand over New Zealand.
Will spinners wreak havoc on the batters?
So far four matches of Champions Trophy 2025 have been played in Dubai. In these four matches, spin bowlers have taken a total of 30 wickets. Varun Chakraborty in particular has emerged as a trump card for Team India. Mohammad Shami has also got a lot of help from the Dubai pitch, who is currently the player with the most wickets (8) in the entire tournament. Overall, the final match can also be low-scoring, where bowlers can dominate.
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ODI Stats at Dubai International Cricket Stadium
Highest total – England vs Pakistan, 2015 – 355/5
Lowest total – Namibia vs UAE, 2023 – 91 runs
Most runs – Richie Berrington – 424 runs
Most centuries – Kevin Pietersen (2)
Most fifties – Jatinder Singh 4)
Most wickets – Shahid Afridi – 25 wickets
Team India: Rohit Sharma (captain), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Axar Patel, KL Rahul (wicketkeeper), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Harshit Rana, Mohammed Shami, Kuldeep Yadav, Rishabh Pant, Washington Sundar, Varun Chakraborty, Arshdeep Singh.
Team New Zealand: Mitchell Santner (captain), Michael Bracewell, Mark Chapman, Devon Conway, Kyle Jamieson, Matt Henry, Tom Latham (wicketkeeper), Daryl Mitchell, Will O’Rourke, Glenn Phillips, Rachin Ravindra, Nathan Smith, Kane Williamson, Will Young, Jacob Duffy.