The first innings of the Champions Trophy match between India and New Zealand saw Shreyas Iyer playing a composed knock of 79 runs off 98 balls, anchoring India’s innings in their Group A match. Despite Iyer's gritty efforts, India could only muster 249/9, with Mark Henry leading the way for New Zealand with a brilliant 5/42. Iyer and Axar Patel (42 off 61 balls) built a crucial 98-run partnership for the fourth wicket, but both fell before they could convert their starts into bigger scores.
Hardik Pandya (45 off 45 balls) provided late fireworks, helping India to a sub-par total. The early collapse, with Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill, and Virat Kohli falling cheaply, had left India struggling at 30/3. Henry’s brilliance, combined with some sharp fielding, kept India in check. Despite their efforts, the top-order collapse hurt India’s chances of posting a challenging total.
NZ skipper Mitchell Santner won the toss and decided to bowl first against India in Dubai. Both captains after the toss: Rohit Sharma: Was anyway looking to bat first, wanted to see what we could do upfront and then challenge our bowlers since we chased on both games. Approach will be very similar to the previous games, just trying to do the same things. One change for us - Harshit has been rested, Varun is playing for us. It is all about bowling in partnerships, in both games we have combined to pick 19 wickets. Our spinners have restricted them well and then the seamers have got the wickets. Mitchell Santner: We'll have a bowl first, looks like a good wicket. Want to put some pressure early and hopefully it skids on well later. We still want to win, we know we are going to be in Lahore later but first task is to do a job here, and challenge ourselves in different conditions. Daryl Mitchell comes in, Conway misses this one.
India and New Zealand have played brilliant cricket so far in the competition, and their spinners can take great credit for that. Given that Dubai wickets have assisted spinners significantly in the tournament so far, fans can expect a nail-biting finish between the two teams today.
Global broadcast guide for India vs New Zealand Champions Trophy match in Dubai
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Country |
Online Streaming |
TV Broadcast |
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India |
JioHotstar |
JioStar (Star & Network 18) |
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Pakistan |
Myco, Tamasha app |
PTV, Ten Sports |
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UAE & MENA |
STARZPLAY |
CricLife Max, CricLife Max2 |
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United Kingdom |
Sky Go, NOW, Sky Sports app |
Sky Sports Cricket, Main Event, Action |
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United States & Canada |
Willow by Cricbuzz app |
Willow TV |
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Caribbean |
ESPN Play Caribbean app |
ESPN Caribbean |
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Australia |
Prime Video (with Hindi commentary option) |
Prime Video |
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New Zealand |
NOW, Sky Go apps |
Sky Sport NZ |
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South Africa & sub-Saharan Africa |
SuperSport app |
SuperSport |
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Bangladesh |
Toffee app |
Nagorik TV, T Sports |
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Afghanistan |
No official streaming option |
ATN |
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Sri Lanka |
Sirasa |
Maharaja TV, TV1 on Linear |
All details regarding the India vs New Zealand match in the ICC Champions Trophy 2025
When will the match between India and New Zealand take place in the ICC Champions Trophy 2025?
The match between India and New Zealand in the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 will take place on Sunday, March 2.
What is the venue for the India vs New Zealand match in the ICC Champions Trophy 2025?
The match between India and New Zealand in the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 will be held at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium in Dubai on March 2.
What time will the toss take place for the India vs New Zealand match in the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 on March 2?
The toss for the match between India and New Zealand in the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 will take place at 2 pm IST.
When will the match between India and New Zealand in the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 begin on March 2?
The match between India and New Zealand in the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 will start at 2:30 pm IST.
Where to watch the live telecast of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 match between India and New Zealand in India?
Star Sports Network in India will telecast the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 match between India and New Zealand.
Where to watch the live streaming of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 match between India and New Zealand in India?
JioHotstar in India will stream the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 match between India and New Zealand on their app and website.