Champions Trophy 2025: If they beat Australia in the last four clash, India would face either New Zealand or South Africa in the title clash on March 9

Senior batter Tom Latham said New Zealand will take confidence from their recent win over South Africa in the tri-series when they face the same opponents in the semifinal of the Champions Trophy

Spin bowling all-rounder Axar Patel lavished praises on mystery spinner Varun Chakaravarthy for his maiden five-wicket haul in ODIs in India's 44-run over New Zealand

After suffering a 44-run defeat to India in the Champions Trophy, New Zealand seamer Matt Henry said the Rohit Sharma-led side played beautifully as per the conditions.

The best fielder medal went missing as India's fielding coach T Dilip was to declare Virat Kohli as the winner.

India broke a long-standing record held by the Pakistan team in the Champions Trophy as they took 9 of the 10 wickets against New Zealand through spinners.

Axar Patel is quickly positioning himself as an useful all-rounder in white ball formats, and for him "self-belief" is the key ingredient in that transformation.

India, who are playing all their matches in Dubai, fielded Chakravarthy, Kuldeep Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja and Axar Patel against the Kiwis on Sunday during their 44-run victory in the final Group A match.

Gautam Gambhir was criticised for taking 'KKR Quota' players to Champions Trophy. But, the India head coach seems to have had the last laugh.

Before India's tournament opener against Bangladesh, Rohit had said that Chakravarthy doesn't "bowl a lot of variations" in the nets. Rohit said that Chakravarthy "bowls only one kind of variety" to them.

Ravindra Jadeja got his only wicket in the 33rd over as he trapped Tom Latham in front of the wicket with a brilliant delivery.

India's head coach Gautam Gambhir had made it clear that KL Rahul is team's first-choice wicketkeeper before the Champions Trophy.

India booked their semifinal clash with rivals Australia on March 4 following a 44-run win over NZ in their ICC Champions Trophy match

A sweet video of Anushka Sharma meeting Rohit Sharma's newborn son Ahaan has melted the internet.

A funny video involving Virat Kohli and Axar Patel from India's Champions Trophy match vs New Zealand is going viral on social media.

India will play Australia in the first semifinal on Tuesday with New Zealand taking on South Africa the following day in Lahore.

The India vs New Zealand Champions Trophy 2025 saw Varun Chakravarthy in full flow

It's India vs Australia in the first Champions Trophy 2025 semi-final in Dubai on Tuesday while New Zealand will face South Africa in the second semi-final in Lahore on Wednesday