Dubai
The ICC Champions Trophy 2025 caravan has reached the last stop. The final of the ninth edition of the Champions Trophy will be played between India and New Zealand on Sunday. The match will be held on the Dubai ground. Rohit Sharma -led Indian team has entered the title match while being invincible. At the same time, New Zealand had to face defeat to India in the league stage. Let us tell you the record of New Zealand in the ICC final. However, ‘double fear’ is hidden in these figures, which no Indian fans would like to see. New Zealand will play the seventh final.
First played the final in the year 2000
In fact, the New Zealand team has played a total of 6 ICC finals so far, in which it has lost four and won two. Surprisingly, the two finals that New Zealand won is against India. The New Zealand team landed in the ICC final for the first time in 2000. New Zealand then faced India in the final of the Champion Trophy. New Zealand won a thrill by four wickets in this title match. The result of the match was just two balls left. At that time, India’s captaincy was Sourav Ganguly and Stephen Fleming of New Zealand. Subsequently, Australia defeated New Zealand in the next two ICC finals. Kangaroos won the 2009 Champions Trophy final against Kiwis and the 2015 ODI World Cup final. England defeated New Zealand in the 2019 ODI World Cup final. The match went to the superover and England won according to the boundary count back rule. At the same time, New Zealand defeated India by 8 wickets in the final of the ICC World Test Championship (WTC) in 2021. India was commanded by Virat Kohli. Kiwi team played their previous ICC final in 2021. New Zealand was dusted by 8 wickets in the T20 World Cup title match at that time.
Now hope increased from captain Rohit Sharma
India may have defeated New Zealand in the ICC final twice, but captain Rohit Sharma’s record in front of Kavis has been excellent. In such a situation, the expectations of Indian fans have increased from Rohit. Please tell that Rohit has never lost against New Zealand in the ICC tournament as a captain. India trapped New Zealand captained by Mitchell Center in the last league match of the current tournament by 44 runs. Rohit Brigade defeated the New Zealand by four wickets in the league phase and 70 runs in the semi -finals in the 2023 ODI World Cup. India will now not only be in the final to be defeated by defeating New Zealand in the final, but would like to end the 12 -year title drought in the tournament.