Match Overview

• Tournament: ICC Champions Trophy 2025
• Fixture: India vs New Zealand
• Venue: Dubai International Stadium
• Date: March 2, 2025

India’s Probable XI :

No.	Player	Role
1	Shubman Gill (c)	Opener
2	KL Rahul	Opener, Wicketkeeper option
3	Virat Kohli	Middle-order batter
4	Shreyas Iyer	Middle-order batter
5	Rishabh Pant (wk)	Wicketkeeper-batsman
6	Hardik Pandya	All-rounder, finisher
7	Ravindra Jadeja	All-rounder, left-arm spinner
8	Axar Patel	All-rounder, left-arm spinner
9	Arshdeep Singh	Left-arm fast bowler
10	Harshit Rana	Right-arm fast bowler
11	Varun Chakravarthy	Mystery spinner

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New Zealand’s Probable XI :

No.	Player	Role
1	Will Young	Opener
2	Devon Conway	Left-handed opener
3	Kane Williamson	Middle-order batter (No. 3)
4	Rachin Ravindra	All-rounder
5	Tom Latham (wk)	Wicketkeeper-batsman
6	Glenn Phillips	Middle-order batter
7	Michael Bracewell	All-rounder
8	Mitchell Santner (c)	Captain, left-arm spinner
9	Matt Henry	Fast bowler
10	Kyle Jamieson	Fast bowler
11	William O’Rourke	Fast bowler

Head-to-Head in ICC Tournaments

• Champions Trophy 2000 Final: New Zealand defeated India to win their first ICC trophy.
• World Cup 2019 Semi-final: New Zealand knocked out India in a thrilling low-scoring game.
• World Test Championship 2021 Final: New Zealand defeated India to claim the inaugural WTC title.

India will be eager to avenge past ICC defeats, while New Zealand will look to continue their dominance in knockout matches.

Prediction and Key Battles to Watch

• Kohli vs Williamson – A battle between two of the best No. 3 batters.
• Arshdeep vs Conway – Can Arshdeep swing the new ball past Conway?
• Santner vs Pant – Left-arm spin vs left-handed power-hitting.

Both teams have the firepower to win, but India’s spin depth and batting strength might give them a slight edge in UAE conditions.