Champions Trophy 2025: India vs New Zealand – Match Preview

India will square off against New Zealand in the last group stage match of the Champions Trophy 2025 at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai on Sunday. Both of these two teams have already qualified for the semifinals and they would look to carry the winning impetus.

We look at the current form, head-to-head, players to look out for, and squads of both teams in our match preview.

Current form of India: W W W W W

India has won their last five games and they would look to carry the winning momentum. The Men in Blue would want to bring their A-game against the Kiwis, who have always punched above their weight in major ICC tournaments.

Current form of New Zealand: W W W W W

Like India, New Zealand have also ticked the right boxes in their last five matches. Michael Bracewell was brilliant for the Kiwis in the last game as he bagged four wickets and played a key role in restricting Bangladesh to 239.

Head to Head: Matches: 118, Won by India: 60, Won by New Zealand: 50, NR: 7, Tied: 1.

Players to watch out for: Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Shreyas Iyer, Kuldeep Yadav, Shubman Gill, Mohammed Shami, Arshdeep Singh, and Hardik Pandya will be the crucial players for India

Mitchell Santner, Kane Williamson, Devon Conway, Daryl Mitchell, Glenn Phillips, Rachin Ravindra, Tom Latham, Lockie Ferguson, and Will O’Rourke will be the crucial players for the Blackcaps.

India: Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant, Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Harshit Rana, Mohammed 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, Ben Sears, Nathan Smith, Kane Williamson, Will Young.