India and New Zealand will face off in the ICC Champions Trophy final on March 9, 2025. Here’s everything you need to know about the match timing, TV channels, and live-streaming options.
India's senior off-spinner R Ashwin has described the 0-3 whitewash in the Test series against New Zealand as "shattering" and took the blame for the unprecedented drubbing at home.
Rohit Sharma, Gautam Gambhir, and Ajit Agarkar were part of a long six-hour discussion on the way forward after New Zealand humiliation.
At stumps on day 2, New Zealand were 171 for 9 in their second innings, an overall lead of 143. Any chase in excess of 150 is likely to be extremely tricky on this surface.
Post-lunch on Day 2, India suffered another batting collapse. In between, there was a 96-run fifth wicket partnership at better than five an over between Shubman Gill and Rishabh Pant that, along with Washington Sundar's 38 not out off 36 balls.
With a place in next summer’s World Test Championship (WTC) final also at stake, India went into the third and final Test against New Zealand in Mumbai knowing that nothing less than victory would do.
Having spun the second Test and, perhaps, the series in New Zealand’s favour with his career-best 7/53, Mitchell Santner admitted it was ‘shocking’ to clean up Virat Kohli on a full toss here on Friday.
Tom Latham, New Zealand’s captain, didn’t get the century his batting probably deserved, but his second-innings 86 has taken his side to the threshold of a historic series victory, against an Indian side that haven’t lost a red-ball rubber at home since 2012-13.
ICC World Cup 2023: Shami’s figures are not only his best in ODIs but also India’s best in ODIs, moving ahead of Stuart Binny’s six wickets for four runs against Bangladesh in 2014.
IND vs NZ: Shubman Gill continued his fine form and showcased his array of shots, hitting the New Zealand bowlers to all parts of the Narendra Modi Stadium to score 126 not out off just 63 balls with the help of 12 fours and seven sixes.
India held its nerve with the balls running out, to level its three-match T20 series against New Zealand at 1-1, with a six-wicket victory on January 29.
Opting to bat, New Zealand lost wickets at regular intervals to end with 99 for eight.
Skipper Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill hit attacking centuries to help India sweep the one-day international series against New Zealand with a 90-run victory in the third match on January 24.
Shubman Gill became the youngest batsman to score an ODI double hundred on January 18 as India beat New Zealand by 12 runs in a thrilling first game of a three-match series.
The match was in the balance when Latham joined Williamson with New Zealand at 88-3 in the 20th over in reply to India’s seemingly formidable 306-7. They stayed together for the remainder of the match and steered the Kiwis to victory at 309-3 with 17 balls remaining.
There have been 25 ties in the history of T20 cricket internationals but most have been resolved by super overs. Only one, between Malta and Gibraltar last year, had resulted in a tie under the Duckworth Lewis system with the team batting second on par with its opponent.
Inderbir Singh Sodhi, popularly known as Ish Sodhi, the Indian-origin Kiwi player, who was born in Ludhiana, is one of the few players to get over 100 wickets in the T20 format and that too an economy rate of around 8 runs per over.
Suryakumar finished 111 not out as India made 191-6 batting first in damp conditions. He hit seven sixes and 11 fours in a brilliant display of improvisational and conventional ball-striking that underlined his ranking as the world’s best T20 batsman.
The rain did stop for a bit but barring a short period of dry spell, it continued to pour throughout at the Sky Stadium.
Some are wondering if the result of the match will be decided by toss