India and New Zealand on crossroads in the Champions Trophy Final

The two teams had squared up in the group stage in Dubai, where the Rohit Sharma-led side got the better of the Black Caps. 

They meet again. India and New Zealand will vie for the ultimate glory at ICC Champions Trophy 2025, meeting in the summit clash on Sunday, 9 March in Dubai.

India have had a seamless run to the final - remaining unbeaten - and bested Australia in the semi-final to punch their ticket for the final.

Despite their loss against India in the group stage, New Zealand have also been impressive in all departments and arrive in the final on the back of a comprehensive win over South Africa in the final four.

Squads:
India: Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant, Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Harshit Rana, Mohd. Shami, Arshdeep Singh, Ravindra Jadeja, Varun Chakaravarthy.

New Zealand: Mitchell Santner (c), Michael Bracewell, Mark Chapman, Devon Conway, Lockie Ferguson, Matt Henry, Tom Latham, Daryl Mitchell, Will O’Rourke, Glenn Phillips, Rachin Ravindra, Nathan Smith, Kane Williamson, Will Young, Jacob Duffy.