Star batter Virat Kohli took the field for his 300th one-day international as New Zealand won the toss and opted to bowl against India in the final Group A clash at the 2025 Champions Trophy. Rohit Sharma recovered from a hamstring issue to lead India once again.

Captain Rohit Sharma top-scored with 76 while Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul and Hardik Pandya chipped in with important contributions to give India their third Champions Trophy triumph with a four-wicket win over New Zealand in the final at the Dubai International Stadium on Sunday.

Rohit Sharma, who is certainly in the twilight of his career in ODIs, became the second-most successful Indian captain by clinching his second ICC title as India won the Champions Trophy final against New Zealand at Dubai International Stadium on Sunday.

President Droupadi Murmu, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah and others on Sunday hailed the victory of Team India in the final of the ICC Champions Trophy as the Men in Blue led by Rohit Sharma defeated New Zealand by 4 wickets in the finale at the

Eight months after pulling off a heist at the T20 World Cup in Bridgetown, India added a third Champions Trophy to their kitty, underlining their dominance of the tournament with another convincing victory on Sunday night.

New Zealand rode on fifties from Michael Bracewell and Daryl Mitchell to post 251/7 in 50 overs. Follow India vs New Zealand live blog for real time ICC Champions Trophy 2025 final updates. Get ball-by-ball commentary and scores.

After defeating New Zealand by four wickets here on Sunday and winning the ICC Champions Trophy for the third time, Indian captain Rohit Sharma said that it is a great feeling to have the result in your favor.

Stunned silence descended in the stadium after New Zealand picked up two wickets in four balls to dismiss Shubman Gill and Virat Kohli.

Rohit Sharma starred in India’s four-wicket victory over New Zealand in the final of the 2025 ICC Champions Trophy with a blazing 76 off 83 balls, forging a 105-run opening partnership with Shubman Gill and laying the foundation for the Men in Blue’s successful chase in Dubai.

In the middle of the 7th over, being bowled by Shami, Kohli spotted something and decided to speak to Rohit Sharma to change the proceedings.

Ravichandran Ashwin said India shouldn't win the toss, and Rohit Sharma should let New Zealand “choose what they want to do” in the Champions Trophy final.