Ind vs nz champions trophy 2025 final: India is going to face New Zealand in the final of the ICC Champions Trophy at Dubai International Stadium, so everyone will be eyeing the middle -order batsman Shreyas Iyer, who has impressed with good mixture of caution and aggression in the 50 -over format. India will play from New Zealand in the final of the ICC Champions Trophy at Dubai International Stadium on 9 March. India is undefeated in the tournament so far and under the captaincy of Mitchell Santner, the Kiwi team is looking stronger with the bat and ball, in which the match is expected to be excellent as the final of the 2000 ICC Champions Trophy, when New Zealand won.
Men in Blue 2019 ICC Cricket World Cup semi -finals and 2021 ICC would like to avenge the defeat from Blackcaps in the World Test Championship final. Iyer has a great record against New Zealand in ODI cricket. In nine ODIs against Kiwi team, he has scored 563 runs in eight innings at an average of 70.37 and a strike rate of 100.71, including two centuries and four fifties. His best score is 105.
Iyer’s spectacular performance against New Zealand includes 105 runs in 70 balls during the ICC Cricket World Cup semi -finals at its home ground in Wankhede Stadium, including four fours and eight sixes. His 67 balls are the fastest century made by a batsman in the Cricket World Cup knockout phase matches. Iyer also has a Test century against New Zealand, which he made on his debut in November 2021. Iyer’s total figures against New Zealand are 990 runs in 23 innings at an average of 47.14, including three fours and six fifties. His best score is 105*.
He is currently the sixth highest run -scorer in the tournament and is the second highest run -scorer in India to score 195 runs in four matches at an average of 48.75, including a strike rate of 79.91 and two half -centuries. His best score is 79. This year, in seven ODIs, Iyer has scored 376 runs at an average of 53.71 and a strike rate of 96.16, including four half -centuries and the best score of 79.