India win Champions Trophy 2025: Captain Rohit Sharma’s 76 and a late partnership between KL Rahul and Hardik Pandya saw the Men in Blue chase down 252 to defeat New Zealand and claim third Champions Trophy title.
India on Sunday ended a 12-year wait to win a record-extending third Champions Trophy title, defeating New Zealand by 4 wickets in CT 2025 final at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium.
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Chasing a challenging 252-run goal after being invited to bat first by Mitchell Santner, India made a thunderous beginning on the back of captain Rohit Sharma’s turbo-charged fifty. The captain reached his tournament fifty in 41 deliveries, going past the mark in a canter with three sixes and a string of fours after India reached their tournament quickest team fifty in 7.1 overs.
After the departures of Shubman Gill and Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma’s departure on 76 enabled New Zealand to battle back into the contest before crucial stands by Shreyas Iyer-Axar Patel and KL Rahul-Hardik Pandya took India forward once again.
India eventually finished the nail-biting chase with Ravindra Jadeja hitting the winning runs in the penultimate over off pacer Will O’Rourke.
Champions Trophy winners list: India clinched a record third ICC Champions Trophy title as they face New Zealand in their fifth final in the CT 2025 edition in Dubai on Sunday.
After capturing the title once before in 2002 (jointly with Sri Lanka) and 2013, India earned their third consecutive summit confrontation in the event on the basis of an untainted run ever since the group stage. Altogether, India captured their seventh ICC title, second only behind Australia (10). The victory in the title also assist India in becoming the most successful squad in the Champions Trophy, going past Australia.
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