🏏ICC Champions Trophy 2025: India vs New Zealand, Final:9th March🏏 - Page 88

This is just the second instance of both teams registering a 50-plus opening stand in an ICC ODI knockout game (World Cup or the Champions Trophy). The first came exactly 29 years ago - March 9, 1996 - in the World Cup semifinal between India and Pakistan in Bengaluru.

This is also the second such instance in the ICC Champions Trophy history; the first featuring New Zealand and Sri Lanka at the Wanderers, Johannesburg in 2009.

7.6 Smith to Rohit Sharma, FOUR runs

Slapped over point, NZ's pacers getting carted. This was wide, not too short but that didn't matter. Rohit stood in the crease and belted it after the ball came in line with him

Nathan Smith to Rohit, FOUR, this is too easy. Poor delivery from Smith and Rohit was not going to miss out. Short and wide outside off, Rohit does not bother to keep the cut down - goes up and over the point region.

END OF OVER 8 14 runs

IND: 59/0CRR: 7.37 • RRR: 4.59
Need 193 from 42 overs

RG Sharma47 (35)

Shubman Gill7 (13)

NG Smith2-0-22-0

KA Jamieson4-0-19-0

end of over 8

14 runs

IND: 59/0CRR: 7.37 • RRR: 4.59 • Need 193 runs from 42 overs

Rohit Sharma47 (35b 5x4 3x6)

Shubman Gill7 (13b)

Nathan Smith2-0-22-0

Kyle Jamieson4-0-19-0

Gill paka raha hai yaar

Mitchell Santner, Left arm orthodox, comes into the attack

Rohit has gotten India off to a flier and this is the best he has batted in this tournament. Looks switched on and has picked the deliveries to attack. But now the real test starts. Here comes Santner..

Manoj Tare : "Vintage Rohit!"

Rohit has gotten India off to a flier and this is the best he has batted in this tournament. Looks switched on and has picked the deliveries to attack. But now the real test starts. Here comes Santner..

Rohit has gotten India off to a flier and this is the best he has batted in this tournament. Looks switched on and has picked the deliveries to attack. But now the real test starts. Here comes Santner..

This is just the second instance of both teams registering a 50-plus opening stand in an ICC ODI knockout game (World Cup or the Champions Trophy). The first came exactly 29 years ago - March 9, 1996 - in the World Cup semifinal between India and Pakistan in Bengaluru.

This is just the second instance of both teams registering a 50-plus opening stand in an ICC ODI knockout game (World Cup or the Champions Trophy). The first came exactly 29 years ago - March 9, 1996 - in the World Cup semifinal between India and Pakistan in Bengaluru.

This is also the second such instance in the ICC Champions Trophy history; the first featuring New Zealand and Sri Lanka at the Wanderers, Johannesburg in 2009.

END OF OVER 9 1 run

IND: 60/0CRR: 6.66 • RRR: 4.68
Need 192 from 41 overs

RG Sharma47 (37)

Shubman Gill8 (17)

MJ Santner1-0-1-0

NG Smith2-0-22-0