India has defeated New Zealand by 4 wickets in Champions Trophy final.
Kiwis have set a target of 252 for the Indian batters to chase in the ongoing Champions Trophy final taking place right now in Dubai.
Daryl Mitchell remained the top-scorer for New Zealand with 63 off 101 deliveries.
On the Indian side, Kuldeep Yadav took the most important wickets of Ravindra and Kane Williamson.
Earlier, New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat first against India in Champions Trophy.
Mitchell Santner said, “We will try and put some runs on the board. A few blue shirts out there. A great occasion and a great stadium. It is going to be a good final. Slightly different to what we had in Pakistan. “
“We saw India play very well and we will try and get some runs on the board and see how it goes. Different guys have stepped up at different times. It is going to be a good game.”
IND vs NZ: Which players are playing today?
As for changes in the playing XI for the IND vs NZ match, Matt Henry has been ruled out of the final due to a shoulder injury he picked up in the semi-final match against South Africa. He is the leading wicket-taker in the tournament.
Rohit Sharma, on the other hand, has named the same playing XI that took part in the semi-final match against Australia in the Champions Trophy.
“I don’t mind batting second. It is a good pitch, hasn’t change a lot. We have to bowl first and we just need to focus how to restrict them,” said Rohit Sharma.
“We have played good cricket. Another important game. We will see what needs to be done. NZ have been a great team. Another challenge, how well we can play.”
Playing XI for the IND vs NZ game
India: 1 Rohit Sharma (capt), 2 Shubman Gill, 3 Virat Kohli, 4 Shreyas Iyer, 5 Axar Patel, 6 KL Rahul (wk), 7 Hardik Pandya, 8 Ravindra Jadeja, 9 Kuldeep Yadav, 10 Mohammed Shami, 11 Varun Chakravarthy
New Zealand: 1 Will Young, 2 Rachin Ravindra, 3 Kane Williamson, 4 Daryl Mitchell, 5 Tom Latham (wk), 6 Glenn Phillips, 7 Michael Bracewell, 8 Mitchell Santner (capt), 9 Kyle Jamieson, 10 Nathan Smith, 11 Will O’Rourke
