India defeated New Zealand by four wickets during the 2025 Champions Trophy final which was played at Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Sunday March 9. Men in Blue scored their third win of a Champions Trophy in cricket history.
New Zealand chose to bat first then managed to score 251/7 runs during their fifty over innings. The batting lineup of Daryl Mitchell (63), Rachin Ravindra (37), Glenn Phillips (34) and Michael Bracewell (53*) showed minimal impact alongside the rest of the players. Both Varun Chakaravarthy and Kuldeep Yadav snared two New Zealand wickets for India as the team took down their opposition total to 251/7 in 50 overs. Mohammed Shami and Ravindra Jadeja secured the other two wickets for India.
“Wo India ka jhanda gaadne Pakistan chale kya? (Shall we go to Pakistan to hoist the India flag?)
Jay: Wo India ka jhanda gaadne Pakistan chale kya?
Rohit: Arey yaar aap bhi pic.twitter.com/OE0mCdZKbt
— Sagar (@sagarcasm) March 9, 2025Teams Pakistan supported in CT- 4
Matches won by Pakistan in CT- 0 pic.twitter.com/9Dt1PMQTmN
— Dinda Academy (@academy_dinda) March 9, 2025Thank you KL and Shreyas Iyer 🔥 pic.twitter.com/YCk0HNMuiW
— Pakchikpak Raja Babu (@HaramiParindey) March 9, 20253 types of people pic.twitter.com/LCWc3MEbu9
— Sagar (@sagarcasm) March 9, 2025Scenes at the end of the tournament meeting 😂 #INDvNZ #ChampionsTrophy pic.twitter.com/JOkKjMDIR1
— Wasim Jaffer (@WasimJaffer14) March 9, 2025Her: Say those magical words
Him: pic.twitter.com/55YBw2MGir
— Sagar (@sagarcasm) March 9, 2025Rohit Sharma Relieved and Happy After 2025 Champions Trophy Win
Rohit Sharma expressed his team’s triumph in the post-match interview by describing the achievement as completely rewarding. The Men in Blue succeeded in winning two straight ICC titles. During the previous year India achieved victory at the 2024 T20 World Cup in both the West Indies and the United States.
Rohit said:
“Firstly I want to appreciate everyone who came in and supported us. It’s not our home ground but they made it our home ground. To get that result in the end was very satisfying. Not just this game but right from the beginning, our spinners from the start stuck to their plans. We do understand their strengths and played that to our advantage. In terms of bowling we were very consistent.”
Rohit Sharma
He continued:
“Varun has got something different about him. When we are playing on a pitch like this, we want batters to force on him. He didn’t start off but when he played against New Zealand and got five wickets we wanted to maximize his talent. He has great quality and luckily for us it came good at different times. Absolutely very very grateful, we really appreciate the support and getting behind the team.”
Rohit Sharma
Rohit Sharma has won his second ICC title as captain in nine months.
Rohit Sharma then set the tone for the chase with a magnificent 76 (83) but was unable to lead his team to victory. New Zealand fought back in the middle overs with some tight spells from their spinners. Shreyas Iyer (48) and KL Rahul (34*) played well following Rohit’s exit and helped India win.
Fans celebrated the thrilling 2025 Champions Trophy final on Sunday by sharing memes on X (previously Twitter) and Instagram. One of the memes stated:
