The Champions Trophy final will be played on March 9 at the Dubai International Stadium. The Indian triumph ensures that the grand finale will now be held in Dubai instead of Lahore, the original host
SA vs NZ semifinal HIGHLIGHTS: David Miller completedhis century on the last ball but it went in vain as NZ won the semis by 50 runs on the night.
JioHotstar in India will stream the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 match between South Africa and New Zealand on their app and website.
Australia's chase of 356/5 against England remains the highest successful run chase at this venue to date.
For New Zealand, it is a good sight to see their top-order performing day in and day out against the best bowling attacks in the marquee tournament.
The young opener has been phenomenal for the Kiwis in ICC tournaments over the years, scoring 3 hundred in his ODI World Cup debut in 2023 and now completing his 2nd ton in another big ICC event.
South Africa captain Temba Bavuma acknowledged that his team would have preferred to bat first but remained confident in their ability to execute their plans.
The two teams have met twice in the prestigious Champions Trophy, with each side having claimed one victory.
The pitch at Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore is typically favored by batsmen, suggesting that a high-scoring match may be on the horizon. The team that wins the toss might choose to bat first.
The SA vs NZ live toss will take place at 2 PM IST during ICC Champions Trophy 2025 second semifinal on March 5 (Wednesday)
New Zealand pacer Matt Henry said India's familiarity with the conditions here helped them pick a suitable bowling unit as their spin quartet, particularly Varun Chakravarthy, kept his side under constant pressure during the Champions Trophy match here. India, who are playing all their matches in Dubai, fielded Chakravarthy, Kuldeep Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja and Axar Patel against the Kiwis here on Sunday during their 44-run victory in the final Group A match. "I think, obviously, the way to have four frontline spinners was a really effective way to play. I think having that luxury of knowing (conditions)they played to the conditions beautifully. That was probably the challenge for us," Henry said in the post-match press conference. "We knew that they were going to play the four spinners. They bowled beautifully. They read the situation and the conditions well. Yeah, unfortunately, we couldn't get across the line." Chakravarthy was the most impressive among the four spinners, taking a
India vs New Zealand HIGHLIGHTS: India will now face Australia in semifinal 1 on Tuesday
India will face Australia in the semifinal 1 on March 4. New Zealand will face South Africa in the semifinal 2 on March 5.
Check Champions Trophy 2025 2nd semi-final teams, date, time and live streaming and telecast details here.
JioHotstar will livestream the match between India and New Zealand from Dubai in India
This is the first time that a bowler has taken a fifer against India in the marquee tournament as well, which makes it a big feat to achieve for the bowler.
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has arranged this uncertainty due to the hybrid structure of the tournament.
As India and New Zealand lock horns in last league match ahead of semifinal, which starts on March 4, check IND vs NZ Playing 11 prediction here
Spinners are expected to lead the charge once again in Dubai in the match between India and New Zealand.
India and New Zealand have both qualified for the semifinals of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025