India vs New Zealand Champions Trophy 2025: Will Rohit Sharma and Mohammed Shami be in the playing XI?

2nd March 2025 at 10:59 AM

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India will look to finish the group stage unbeaten as they take on New Zealand in their final match of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 in Dubai. Both teams have already secured spots in the semifinals from Group B, along with Australia and South Africa from Group A.

Though the game holds no impact on the standings, it could influence the semifinal matchups. With nothing at stake, India may rest key players like captain Rohit Sharma and pacer Mohammed Shami, giving reserve squad members a chance to shine.

IND vs NZ Head-to-Head Record

In ODI history, India narrowly lead New Zealand with 60 wins to the Kiwis’ 50. Seven matches had no result, and one ended in a tie. In the Champions Trophy, the teams have met just once (2000), where New Zealand won by four wickets.

Predicted Lineups

India: Shubman Gill (captain), Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wicketkeeper), Rishabh Pant, Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav/Varun Chakravarthy, Arshdeep Singh.

New Zealand: Will Young, Devon Conway, Kane Williamson, Rachin Ravindra, Tom Latham (wicketkeeper), Glenn Phillips, Michael Bracewell, Mitchell Santner (captain), Matt Henry, William O’Rourke, Kyle Jamieson.