New Zealand National Cricket Team Vs India National Cricket Team Match Scorecard

Whenever we talk about cricket, we see these two teams as great rivals. When these two teams face off each other, it gives goosebumps, and every cricket fan wants that feeling. And these teams are like run machines, and the players of these teams have already broken many records, yet every time we see these two teams, we feel like, new record is in the making or breaking. And when we talk about the world of cricket, India has dominated many teams, but New Zealand has always done well, especially in world tournaments. New Zealand knocked out India in the 2019 ICC World Cup, and at that time, Indian fans were not happy at all, but in this match, India took revenge quickly. These two teams are strong, and they have proved that many times.

The competition between the two teams has never been just a series of matches; it has grown into an occasion of cricketing ability, national pride, and highly stressful circumstances. Each interaction is thrilling, whether it’s the combative demeanour of India or the well-known discipline of the New Zealanders. Both teams have established an intimate connection built on respect over time, but when they play, their intensity on the playing surface speaks for itself.

Total Head-to-Head Performance 

This is India vs New Zealand performance across all formats

FORMAT	MATCHES PLAYED	INDIA WINS	NEW ZEALAND WINS	DRAW	TIES
TEST	65	22	16	27	0
ODI	120	62	50	7	1
T20I	25	14	10	1	0

Between these two teams, India has won slightly more matches than New Zealand, as you can see in the table above, which shows records across all formats. And New Zealand has not done badly, as you can see, for this reason, we have seen many thrilling moments.

New Zealand Batting Performance

Since New Zealand had won the toss, they thought it better to bat, which is why India bowled first. When New Zealand batted, they tried their best to make a good score, and they made 251 runs which they lost 7 wickets, and they played the entire 50 overs, that too in the heat of Dubai.

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Batting Performances:

Batter	Out By	Runs	Balls	4s	6s	SR
Will Young	Lbw b Varun Chakravarthy	15	23	2	0	65.22
Rachin Ravindra	B Kuldeep Yadav	37	29	4	1	127.59
Williamson	C and b Shami	11	14	1	0	78.57
Daryl Mitchell	C Rohit b Shami	63	101	3	0	62.38
Latham (wk)	Lbw b Ravindra Jadeja	14	30	0	0	46.67
Glenn Phillip	B Vrun Chakravarthy	34	52	2	1	65.38
Michael Bracewell	Not out	53	40	3	2	132.50
Santner (c)	Run out (Kohli/Rohit)	8	10	0	0	80.00
Nathan Smith	Not out	0	1	0	0	00.00
Total		236

Extra Runs: 16 (b 0, lb 3, w 13, nb 0, p 0) 

Fall of Wickets: Team NZ

Wicket No.	Player	Runs	Overs
1	Will Young	7	7.5
2	Rachin Ravindra	37	10.1
3	Kane Williamson	19	12.2
4	Tom Latham	16	23.2
5	Glenn Phillips	21	37.5
6	Daryl Mitchell	63	45.4
7	Mitchell Santner	9	48.6

Total 7 wickets

India’s Bowling Performance:

In the middle overs, Indian bowlers were controlling the environment, and Team India’s bowlers were doing their best to stop Team New Zealand.

Bowler	Overs	Runs	Wickets
Kuldeep Yadav	10	40	2
Varun Chakravarthy	10	45	2
Ravindra Jadeja	10	30	1
Mohammed Shami	9	74	1
Axar Patel	8	29	0
Hardik Pandya	3	30	0

India Batting Performance:

Team India started its case, which was quite good, as the 76 runs made by Rohit Sharma were excellent. New Zealand bowlers attacked quite well, and they also took wickets, but could not completely dismiss the top order of India and Shreyas and Rahul finished the match.

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Player	Runs	Balls	Strike Rate	Out By
Shubman Gill	7	11	63.63	Caught by Phillips off Bracewell
Virat Kohli	19	24	79.16	Caught behind off Santner
Rohit Sharma	76	83	91.56	Caught off O’Rourke
Shreyas Iyer	48	62	77.42	Caught by Bracewell off Ravindra
Axar Patel	29	40	72.50	Caught by Latham off Bracewell
Hardik Pandya	13	15	86.66	Bowled by Santner
KL Rahul	34*	33	103.03	Not out
Total	254

Fall of Wickets:

Wicket No.	Player	Runs	Overs
1	Shubman Gill	7	18.4
2	Virat Kohli	19	19.1
3	Rohit Sharma	76	26.1
4	Shreyas Iyer	48	38.4
5	Axar Patel	29	41.3
6	Hardik Pandya	13	47.3

New Zealand’s Bowling Performance:

New Zealand did whatever they could to stay in the game, but they were struggling to stop India, yet they failed to accomplish their goal. Lukie and Jamieson try their best, but they can’t hold back Team India.  

Bowler	Overs	Runs	Wickets
Michael Bracewell	10	28	2
Mitchell Santner	10	46	2
Rachin Ravindra	10	47	1
Kyle Jamieson	5	24	1
Will O’Rourke	7	56	0
Nathan Smith	2	22	0

Fielding Moments and Turning Points 

One Handed Catch: Glenn Phillips’s one-handed catch was remarkable; cricket fans were shocked by this best moment in their life. And every single one of the crowd members was shocked at that time. This success increased enthusiasm among the NZ team, but the real turning point came when players like Rahul and Shubman lived up to their country’s expectations and took their team to a place where their victory was certain. The way both of them showed their abilities and the way they ran between the wickets and changed the strike, put pressure on the bowlers of the New Zealand team

India’s fielding was very good. Jadeja played a very important role, saving runs by showing his quick reflexes on the boundaries. And Rahul’s wicket keeping was also commendable, which helped in gaining control in the middle overs.

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Synopsis of the Match 

With 4 wickets remaining, India successfully won this match, which was the semifinal of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025. In this match, India defeated New Zealand, whose score was 251 runs. The secret behind this victory was Rohit’s 76 runs and the bowling of the Indian bowlers, and the hard work of all the teammates. If a team works hard and tries like this, then they can play well in all their matches. And as far as victory and defeat are concerned, that is never achieved even by those who lose despite working hard.

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Match Recap 

The match was amazing, New Zealand put in all their effort to put up a good score of 251 runs, that too at the loss of 7 wickets, and the Indian bowlers also bowled very well that they were able to restrict them to this score, when India started batting, New Zealand also bowled and fielded well in the middle overs, in which Glenn Phillips took a brilliant catch of Shubman Gill, he took this catch with one hand, but Rohit Sharma‘s batting brought water to New Zealand’s dreams, the wickets that fell in the middle overs were compensated, and New Zealand, Could not stop India from winning.

Detailed Match Summary Table

Detail	Information
Match	ICC Champions Trophy Final 2025
Date	March 9, 2025
Venue	Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
Teams	India vs New Zealand
Toss Winner/OPT	New Zealand/ Planned to bat
Match Result	India (254/6), left (wkt 4, bls 6)
India’s Score	254/6 in 49 overs
New Zealand’s Score	251/7 in 50 overs
Player of the Match	Rohit Sharma (India) – 76 runs
Player of the Series	Rachin Ravindra (New Zealand)
Umpires on Field	Richard Illingworth (England), Paul Reiffel (Australia)
TV Umpire	Adrian Holdstock (South Africa)
Match Referee	David Boon (Australia)

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