- In the important match to be played between India and New Zealand (IND vs NZ), the captain of …. won the toss and decided to …. first. Let us tell you that till now India has had an upper hand over the Kiwis in ODIs.
IND vs NZ: The final match of the group stage of Champions Trophy 2025 is being played between India and New Zealand at the Dubai International Stadium in Dubai. This match is going to be very important for both Team India and the Black Caps because whichever team manages to win this match in its favor will finish at the top of the points table of Group A.
To enjoy watching this match between India and New Zealand (IND vs NZ), spectators from both countries reached the stadium in large numbers to boost the morale of their teams. At the same time, the captain of this important match has decided to win first. Now it has to be seen how correct this decision of the captain is on this pitch of Dubai.
New Zealand have won the toss and will bowl first against India in Dubai 🏏
— InsideSport (@InsideSportIND) March 2, 2025
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There may be a change in Team India
In the fierce match between India and New Zealand (IND vs NZ), Team India captain Rohit Sharma has made a big change in the playing eleven. He has given a chance to Arshdeep Singh by resting Mohammed Shami in this match. Arshdeep Singh has not played a single match in this tournament so far, while Mohammed Shami’s performance in the match played against Pakistan has been very poor, after which he can be benched in this match.
India is ahead in head-to-head
Team India’s statistics against New Zealand (IND vs NZ) in ODIs are quite impressive or we can say that India has an edge over the Kiwis in ODIs. So far, a total of 118 ODI matches have been played between these two countries, out of which India has won 60, and 50 matches have gone in favor of New Zealand. While the result of seven matches was not decided and one match ended in a draw. Let us tell you that India and New Zealand have already entered the semi-finals, but whichever team manages to win this match will be at the top of the points table.
IND vs NZ: India’s probable playing XI
Rohit Sharma (captain), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Axar Patel, KL Rahul (wicketkeeper), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Varun Chakraborty, Mohammed Shami, Kuldeep Yadav.
New Zealand’s probable playing XI
Will Young, Rachin Ravindra, Kane Williamson, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Latham (wk), Glenn Phillips, Michael Bracewell, Mitchell Santner (c), Matt Henry, Kyle Jamieson, William O’Rourke.