Dubai: The Rohit Sharma-led Indian cricket team clinched their third Champions Trophy title after beating New Zealand in the thriller final clash by five wickets at the iconic Dubai International Cricket here on Sunday, March 9. India ended their 12-year wait to lift an ICC Champions trophy title after clinching the silverware in the 2013 edition for the last time. In a thrilling contest, it was a collective effort from the batting unit which helped the Men in Blue secure a triumph over the Blackcaps.
Earlier, India have won the 2002 Champions Trophy under the leadership of Sourav Ganguly. Also, they won the 2013 edition under the captaincy of MS Dhoni. With the triumph, he became the second Indian captain to win two ICC trophies after MS Dhoni in the form of the T20 World Cup 2024 and Champions Trophy 2025.
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Chasing the target of 252, India’s opening duo of Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill provided the team with a flying start. However, Gill (31) was dismissed by Mitchell Santner after the duo added 105 runs for the opening wicket. India were soon reduced to 122/3 after Rohit’s knock of 76 runs. The batters in the lower order then steered the chase, with KL Rahul and Hardik Pandya adding crucial runs in the end for the sixth wicket. Hardik lost his wicket, but Ravindra Jadeja finished the fixture along with KL Rahul. Mitchell Santner and Michael Bracewell picked two wickets each.
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— BCCI (@BCCI) March 9, 2025
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Earlier, New Zealand elected to bat while winning the toss. The opening duo of Rachin Ravindra and Will Young provided a partnership of 57 runs for the Blackcaps. However, New Zealand suffered a batting collapse after that as the Indian spinners restricted opposition batters from freeing their arms. Daryl Mitchell anchored the New Zealand innings with a knock of 63 runs. Michael Bracewell also smashed an aggressive half-century in the end to help the Blackcaps post a total of 251/7. He scored an unbeaten 53 runs from 40 deliveries to provide a solid finish.
Rachin Ravindra won the Man of the Tournament award, while Rohit was awarded the Man of the Match award. Rachin has been the highest run-getter for the team with 263 runs from four matches with an average of 65.75.
