Champions Trophy 2025 Live Score: India vs. New Zealand

New Zealand versus India ICC Champions Trophy 2025 live score: India's final Champions Trophy group match against New Zealand in Dubai saw them defend a target of 250 after an early lead from Hardik Pandya. However, New Zealand has the great Kane Williamson and the highly effective Will Young out there, so India has their job cut out for them.

Hardik Pandya's late surge and Shreyas Iyer's half-century put India down to 249/9 in 50 overs as New Zealand held them throughout their innings in the field and with the ball. Kyle Jamieson gave up just 31 runs in eight overs, while Matt Henry took five wickets and returned figures of 5/42. The spinners from New Zealand also made sure that India couldn't score runs in the middle overs too quickly.

Pandya averaged 45 runs per ball, while Iyer scored 79 in 98 balls. Iyer maintained his excellent form, scoring a magnificent half-century, but Rachin Ravindra ended the partnership and dismissed the Indian all-rounder just as his partnership with Axar Patel was approaching a century. After a protracted period of India's struggle for independence, borders started to appear after Axar and Shreyas took some time to settle in.