IND Vs NZ: India beat New Zealand by 4 wickets to win the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 title, and with that, the 'Men in Blue' end their 25-year wait to beat New Zealand in the ODI Final of an ICC mega event.
India's only meeting with the Kiwis in an ODI Final of an ICC event came way back in 2000, during the Champions Trophy Final, where New Zealand won by 4 wickets.
25 years later, India have now completed the revenge, as Ravindra Jadeja hit the winning runs off William O'Rourkee's bowling.
With the win, India have now surpassed Australia for most CT titles (3 titles to Australia's 2), and are now the reigning champions of the T20 World Cup and Champions Trophy.
Rohit Sharma has now won two ICC trophies inside the space of 9 months.
Here's How India Chased Down The Total
India were off to a flying start, as captain Rohit Sharma and vice-captain Shubman Gill ensured the side avoids early jitters. The latter took a defensive appraoch, as Rohit continued his 'aggressive intent' approach.
India were steamrolling towards the target, until Kiwi spinners decided to spoil the party for them, as quick dismissals of Shubman Gill and Virat Kohli derailed the side from a fast-scoring momentum.
Rohit Sharma's 76-run knock came to an end, as he was stumped out. Shreyas Iyer and Axar Patel ensured the team does not choke the run chase, as their 4th wicket stand yielded 61 runs before the dismissal of Shreyas Iyer on the score of 48.
Quickfire knocks from Hardik Pandya, KL Rahul accelerated the chase and India chased down the total with 6 balls to spare, as veteran all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja smashed the winning boundary.