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India vs New Zealand Highlights, Champions Trophy: India Set Up Semifinal Clash vs Australia With 44-Run Win
India vs New Zealand Highlights, ICC Champions Trophy 2025: Varun Chakravarthy registered a five-wicket haul (5 for 42) as India beat New Zealand by 44 runs.
India vs New Zealand Highlights, ICC Champions Trophy 2025© AFP
India vs New Zealand Highlights, ICC Champions Trophy 2025: Varun Chakravarthy registered a five-wicket haul (5 for 42) as India beat New Zealand by 44 runs in their last Group A game in Dubai. With the win, India ended at the top spot in the group, setting up a semi-final clash with Australia, who finished at the second position in Group B. Chasing 250-run target, the Blackcaps were bundled out for 205. Kuldeep Yadav accounted for two wickets while Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel and Ravindra Jadeja scalped one each. Earlier, Shreyas Iyer scored a crucial 79 along with Hardik Pandya's 45 and Axar Patel's 42 to help India post 249 for 9 after getting an invitation to bat. India lost quick wickets with Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill and Virat Kohli going back with only 30 runs on the board. However, Shreyas Iyer's 98-run partnership with Axar Patel helped them bounce back. For the Blackcaps, Matt Henry was the star bowler as he claimed a five-wicket haul (5 for 42). (Scorecard)
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- 21:54 (IST)IND vs NZ Live: Chakaravarthy named Player of the Match"First of all I did feel nervous in the initial stages. I have not played many matches for India in the ODI format but as the game went on I felt better. Virat, Rohit, Hardik and Pandya were talking to me and that helped. (on when he knew he was playing this game) I found out last night. I was definitely expecting to play for the country but on the other side I was nervous. It was not a rank turner, but if you bowled in the right places it was giving help. The way Kuldeep, Jaddu and Axar bowled, even the pace bowlers, it was a total team effort," said Varun Chakaravarthy.
- 21:42 (IST)IND vs NZ Live: India win!!!Kuldeep Yadav gets the wicket of William O'Rourke and India have beaten New Zealand by 44 runs in their final Group A game. The win means that they finish at the top spot in the group, and will be taking on Australia in the semi-final match of the tournament at the same venue.IND 249/9 (50)NZ 205 (45.3)
- 21:37 (IST)IND vs NZ Live: Fifer for Chakravarthy!!!Varun Chakravarthy has dismissed Matt Henry and with it, he completes his five-wicket haul. That is the spinner's first fifer in ODI cricket. New Zealand need 54 runs in 32 balls to win, while India need only one wicket.NZ 196/9 (44.4)
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- 21:06 (IST)IND vs NZ Live: OUT!Another New Zealand batter bites the dust and India are in a dominating position now. New Zealand are six down. Varun Chakravarthy dismissed Michael Bracewell as LBW. New Zealand need 91 runs in 77 balls. Okay, the ball tracking reveals that it would have missed the off-stump. That is a massive blunder from New Zealand!NZ 159/6 (37.1)
- 20:55 (IST)India vs New Zealand Live: NZ need 106 in 90!Kane Williamson is doing a brilliant job here for New Zealand. He is taking this game deep with his gritty knock. Run scoring is not easy on this track but Williamson has still managed to keep the Blackcaps going. New Zealand need 106 runs in 90 balls.NZ 144/4 (35)
- 20:35 (IST)India vs New Zealand Live: NZ need 125 in 120!30 overs done, 20 remaining. New Zealand need 125 runs off the 120 balls to win the game. The equation might look easy considering they have seven wickets in hand, but India are truly in the game as the pitch is not that easy to bat on.NZ 125/3 (30)
- 20:31 (IST)IND vs NZ Live: FOUR!That is a beautiful inside out shot from Kane Williamson for a four. He created room for himself by going on the leg side, Ravindra Jadeja followed him with a fuller delivery. Williamson brought out a classical lofted drive over extra cover for a four.NZ 120/3 (28.4)
- 20:27 (IST)India vs New Zealand Live: Fifty for Williamson!Kane Williamson scored his fifty in 77 balls. He got there with a four towards the fine leg. The right-handed batter has kept New Zealand going in this game despite the Indian spinners choking the chasing team for runs. New Zealand 110/3 in 27 overs vs India.
- 20:17 (IST)IND vs NZ Live: OUT!Breakthrough for India!!! Kuldeep Yadav has broken the 44-run partnership for the third wicket by dismissing Daryl Mitchell. India are now truly having an edge in this game. Mitchell missed the ball completely as it hit his front foot. Umpire raised his finger but the batter still decided to go upstairs only to find out that he was out. Mitchell fell for 17 off 35 balls.NZ 93/3 (25.1)
- 20:12 (IST)IND vs NZ Live Score: Asking rate over 6!New Zealand's scoring rate is poor and that sees the asking rate going over 6. India are just a wicket away from having an edge in this game. The New Zealand batters are trying to accelerate but the bowling has been really good from India. All their spinners have bowled on the line of stumps with some really tight lengths.NZ 92/2 (24)
- 20:04 (IST)India vs New Zealand Live: Rohit argues with umpire21.1 - Kuldeep Yadav has got a warning from umpire Michael Gough for putting his leg on the restricted area/danger zone of the pitch after completing his delivery. India captain Rohit Sharma intervenes and has a discussion with the umpire. The play resumes after a lengthy discussion.
- 19:56 (IST)IND vs NZ Live Score: What an atttempt!19.3 - There was a really really tough chance for Varun Chakravarthy at square leg. Kane Williamson played the Kuldeep Yadav delivery down the leg side but failed to keep it down. Chakravarthy put a full-fledged dive there but failed to take the catch. Seeing the attempt, wicketkeeper KL Rahul was left in shock, while Kuldeep also put his hands over his head.
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- 19:36 (IST)India vs New Zealand Live: The spin effect!Spinners have been bowling from both the ends after the 8th over. Six overs have been bowled so far post that change and New Zealand have scored only 18 runs in that phase. The Indian spinners have surely slowed the game down. India will be truly back in the game if they could get another breakthrough.NZ 53/2 (14)
- 19:20 (IST)India vs New Zealand Live: Was there a chance?9.5 - Kane Williamson danced down the track but missed the Varun Chakravarthy delivery. Rohit Sharma collected the ball at slip and threw it at stumps but KL Rahul's foot came in the way of the throw. Had it not come in between the throw and stumps, it could have been a tight situation. Virat Kohli was seen saying something to Rahul right after the incident.NZ 44/1 (10)
- 19:16 (IST)India vs New Zealand Live: FOUR!Sweet piece of timing that from Kane Williamson and he will get a four for it. It was a fuller ball from Varun Chakravarthy to start with. Williamson drove it down the ground. Shryeas Iyer ran and fielded the ball on the boundary line, but his leg touched the rope with the ball still touching him.NZ 40/1 (9.1)
- 19:06 (IST)IND vs NZ Live: Good start for Axar!Spin was introduced with Mohammed Shami being taken off the attack. Axar Patel bowled the first over of spin and conceded only two singles in it. It is a good start for the player, who is having a really good game. He scored a crucial 42 with the bat before taking a stunning catch to dismiss Rachin Ravindra.NZ 30/1 (7)
- 18:55 (IST)India vs New Zealand Live: OUT!That is a terrific catch from Axar Patel at third man to provide India an early breakthrough. It was a bouncer bowled outside off stump by Hardik Pandya and Ravindra tried to hit it over the infield but failed to do so. The ball was dying as Axar ran forward and put a brilliant dive to take the catch. Hardik gave a priceless reaction as he clapped in ecstasy to applaud the effort of Axar.NZ 17/1 (4)
- 18:51 (IST)IND vs NZ Live: Poor fielding3.2 - Oh, no! That is a poor piece of fielding from Varun Chakravarthy. It was a free-hit as Will Young mistimed the Hardik Pandya delivery. Varun ran from mid-on but failed to take the catch. What was even more embarrassing was that the ball hit Varun's foot and ran away to the fence for a four.
- 18:43 (IST)India vs New Zealand Live: Injury concern for India?Five runs came off Hardik Pandya's first over. A matter of concern for India was that Mohammed Shami is still not looking completely fit. During the over, he was seen getting some massage while fielding on the boundary line. However, Shami will continue bowling.NZ 9/0 (2)
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- 18:30 (IST)IND vs NZ Live: Can India give a fight?A target of 250 is not going to trouble New Zealand unless India produce a magical opening spell. This pitch has good support for spinners and India are playing with as many as four. Mohammed Shami and Hardik Pandya are the only pacers in the XI. Let's see how it goes.
- 18:19 (IST)IND vs NZ Live: "Very happy with the total," says NZ's Henry"I think the way we came out there and the surface helped and put India under pressure. Very happy with the total but still need to do a big job with the bat. We talked about getting wickets and the pressure was getting us wickets. There are some ebbs and flows on this wicket and if we can put the pressure back on, that should help us," said New Zealand pacer Matt Henry after his five-wicket haul.
- 18:04 (IST)Champions Trophy 2025 Live: India 249 all outMatt Henry took five wickets as India scored 249/9 against New Zealand in the Champions Trophy, Group A match on Sunday in Dubai. Asked to bat first, India lost quick wickets but Shreyas Iyer and Axar Patel brought them back. Iyer scored 79 while Axar scored 42. Apart from them, Hardik Pandya scored 45. During the last over, pacer Mohammed Shami had an injury scare as he was hit by the ball while taking a run. New Zealand now need 250 runs to win the match.
- 18:01 (IST)Champions Trophy 2025 Live: Fiery Hardik PandyaAll-rounder Hardik Pandya brought India out of the trouble with his powerful hitting. In 45 balls, Hardik scored as many runs. This includes four boundaries and two sixes. He departed after Matt Henry struck and scalped his fourth wicket.
Topics mentioned in this article
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New Zealand Cricket Team
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Virat Kohli
Hardik Pandya
Axar Patel
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