IND vs NZ Live Cricket Score, Champions Trophy 2025: Shreyas Iyer Falls Short of 100, Hardik and KL Rahul Lead Recovery After IND Lose 5 Wickets

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India vs New Zealand Live, Champions Trophy 2025: Axar Patel fell short of a fifty after being dismissed for a well-made 42. He might not have got a milestone but Axar continues to impress as a batter, giving India more depth in their batting. Shreyas Iyer and KL Rahul once again have to do the rebuilding job on a sluggish Dubai wicket. Matt Henry, Kyle Jamieson and Rachin Ravindra have picked up the wickets.

India vs New Zealand, Group A, 12 Match | India Inning Summary

New Zealand won the toss and elected to field

Shubman was dismissed by Matt Henry as India lost their first wicket

Kyle Jamieson got rid of Rohit Sharma soon after Gill’s dismissal

Big Wicket! This was more of Phillip’s wicket than that of Matt Henry’s. Phillips flew to his right and plucked it out of thin air, and Kohli could only watch. New Zealand are all over India at the moment.

Shreyas Iyer and Axar Patel have somewhat rebuilt the innings with a steady fifty-run stand.

Axar Patel falls against the run of play for a well-made 42.

India are facing New Zealand in their last group-stage match, giving the men in blue a chance to sharpen their skills before the all-important knockout stage. A win in their last league match will help India top the Group A. However, that position is of little value because they are set to face either Australia or, most likely, South Africa in the last four, and both of them have handy spin units at their disposal.

New Zealand has also qualified for the semifinals, and on the sluggish surfaces in Dubai, they could offer a tough challenge to India. The Kiwis are likely to use the same playing XI. Rachin Ravindra, who scored a century against Bangladesh after replacing Daryl Mitchell, is expected to keep his place.

India vs New Zealand Toss: New Zealand won the toss and elected to field first.

Pitch Report: The pitch in Dubai has been good for batting and spin bowling. India has won both matches while chasing, suggesting that the pitch gets easier for batting as the game goes on. The team winning the toss would want to bowl first and try to chase down the target.

IND vs NZ Playing XI:

India (Playing XI): Rohit Sharma(c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Axar Patel, KL Rahul(w), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Shami, Kuldeep Yadav, Varun Chakravarthy

New Zealand (Playing XI): Will Young, Rachin Ravindra, Kane Williamson, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Latham(w), Glenn Phillips, Michael Bracewell, Mitchell Santner(c), Matt Henry, Kyle Jamieson, William ORourke

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