ICC Men’s Champions Trophy Final

New Zealand 251-7 off 50ov, Ravindra 37 off 39, 4 fours, 1 six, Mitchell 63 off 101, 3 fours, Bracewell 53 off 40, 3 fours, 2 sixes, Yadav 2-40, Chakravarthy 2-45, Shami 1-74, Jadeja 1-30.

India 254-6 off 49 ov, Rohit Sharma 76 off 83, 7 fours, 3 sixes, Iyer 48 off 62, 2 fours, 2 sixes, Rahul 34 not out off 33, 1 four, 1 six, Bracewell 2-28, Santner 2-46, Jamieson 1-24, Ravindra 1-47.

India won by 4 wickets

 India, dominant throughout the tournament, made an aggressive start in pursuit of 252, but they lost three wickets for 17 runs, including captain Rohit Sharma for 76 and Virat Kohli for one. Shreyas Iyer  knocked out 38  and Axar Patel  29 to leave 49 runs to get from 51 balls. Hardik Pandya took India to the brink thanks to their spinners limiting New Zealand to 251-7. 

New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat first, put on an opening stand of 57, followed by Ravindra’s 37 and Kane Williamson for 11.  Mitchell 63 and Bracewell 53 gave New Zealand a respectable total. But New Zealand found it hard to get out of the spinners stranglehold.

India confirmed their place as the world’s premier white-ball side, have lost in the final of 2023 World Cup, they have won the T20 World Cup and the Champions Trophy – a record third time which they have won this event but first since 2013.

Indian captain and player of the match, Rohit Sharma who led from the front with an opening stand of 105 between him and Shubman Gill said “ We’ve played some really good cricket throughout the tournament. To come out here and win it is great.”