IND vs NZ: Rohit Sharma created history, the final became special for New Zealand too, these 10 records were made in the title clash

Manish Gaidhankar
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  • The final match of ICC Champions 2025 was played between India and New Zealand (IND vs NZ) in Dubai on 9 March. In this clash held at Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Rohit Sharma and company performed brilliantly and won the title.

The final match of ICC Champions 2025 was played between India and New Zealand (IND vs NZ) in Dubai on 9 March. In this clash held at Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Rohit Sharma and company performed brilliantly and won the title. The Kiwi team, who came to bat first, set a target of 252 runs with the help of half-centuries from Daryl Mitchell and Michael Bracewell. In response, Team India scored 254 runs on the scoreboard in 49 overs and won the match (IND vs NZ) by four wickets. This victory was historic for India. With this, 10 great records were established in the match. 

IND vs NZ These 10 records were made in the Champions Trophy 2025 final 

1. Most spin overs in an ODI in an ICC tournament

  • 73 – IND vs NZ, Dubai, Champions Trophy 2025 Final
  • 65.1 – IND vs AUS, Dubai, Champions Trophy 2025 Semi-Final
  • 62.3 – IND vs NZ, Dubai, Champions Trophy 2025
  • 60 – PAK vs WI, Dhaka, Qualify, 1998
  • 60 – AFG vs PAK, Headingley, CWC 2019

2. The team that won the ICC Champions Trophy title

  • 2 – Australia (2006, 2009)
  • 2 – India (2013, 2025)
  • 1 – New Zealand (2000)
  • 1 – South Africa (1998)
  • 1 – West Indies (2004)
  • 1 – Pakistan (2017)

3. The team with most ODI wins at a single venue without defeat

  • 10 – India, Dubai (11 matches, 1 tie)
  • 10 – New Zealand, Dunedin
  • 7 – India, Indore
  • 7 – Pakistan, Hyderabad (Niaz Stadium, Pakistan)

4. Captains who won the POTM award in men’s ICC tournament finals

  • Clive Lloyd (West Indies, CWC 1975)
  • Ricky Ponting (Australia, CWC 2003)
  • MS Dhoni (India, CWC 2011)
  • Rohit Sharma (India, Champions Trophy 2025)

5. Captains who scored more than 50 in Champions Trophy final

  • 117 – Sourav Ganguly IND vs NZ, Nairobi (Gym), 2000
  • 76 – Rohit Sharma (IND) vs NZ, Dubai, 2025
  • 74 – Sanath Jayasuriya (SL) vs IND, Colombo (RPS), 2002
  • 61* – Hansie Cronje (SA) vs WI, Dhaka, 1998

6. Batsmen who scored a century in the opening innings in the final of the Champions Trophy 

  • 141 – Sourav Ganguly, Sachin Tendulkar IND vs NZ, Nairobi, 2000
  • 128 – Azhar Ali, Fakhar Zaman (Pakistan) vs India, The Oval, 2017
  • 102* – Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill (India) vs New Zealand, Dubai, 2025

7. Most spin overs in an innings in the Champions Trophy

  • 39.4 – Sri Lanka vs Australia, Colombo RPS, 2002 Semi-Final
  • 38 – India vs New Zealand, Dubai, 2025 Final
  • 37.3 – India vs New Zealand, Dubai, 2025
  • 36.5 – Sri Lanka vs New Zealand, Dhaka, 1998 Quarter-final

8. Most spin overs bowled by India in an ODI

  • 41.2 vs West Indies, Indore, 2011
  • 39 vs Kane, Gwalior, 1998
  • 38 vs New Zealand, Dubai, Champions Trophy 2025 Final
  • 37.3 vs New Zealand, Dubai, Champions Trophy 2025

9. Daryl Mitchell took 91 balls to complete his half-century

  • Second slowest in ODIs for New Zealand since 2011
  • Second slowest for New Zealand in the Champions Trophy

10. Most consecutive tosses lost by a captain in ODIs

  • 12 Rohit Sharma (November 2023 – March 2025)*
  • 12 Brian Lara (October 1998 – May 1999)
  • 11 Peter Boren (March 2011 – August 2013)
  • 15th consecutive toss lost by India in ODIs, 12th by Rohit Sharma as captain.

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