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

The battle of a cricket match between the India and New Zealand teams has always been an interesting match. Whenever there is a match between the two teams, it has been a different placement in the hearts of the fans, be it the World Cup or a Test Series, or a T20I match. India’s strong batting and New Zealand’s bowling have always won the hearts of fans and kept the match exciting. Whenever these two teams take over the field, fans get to see a very intense, close-fought match.

There is a lot of emotion, passion, and sportsmanship behind the match between these two teams. Their match is not limited to just the scorecard. Some tremendous players, namely, Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Kane Williamson, and Trent Boult from both teams, made this match very memorable. The excitement of fans always remains at a peak level when these two teams play. Here, lets know the details about India national cricket team vs new zealand national cricket team match scorecard.

India National Cricket Team vs New Zealand National Cricket Team – Overall Head-to-Head Record (as of 2025)

New Zealand Vs India –  9^th March 2025

The match was a very important one for India, and so was the moment, as a win for them would have added another title to their ICC trophy collection. The match was played by New Zealand against India on 9^th March 2025 in the form of a semi-final. India won the match by 3 runs and 4 wickets, which shows the dominance. With this victory, India had strongly established its name across the world. This victory showcases India’s strength and talent, and gave many players, Shubman Gill, Shreyas Iyer, and KL Rahul like players the opportunity to prove their skill sets in International cricket. And, this win became a historic moment in the history as they won their second consecutive ICC title.

India national cricket team vs new zealand national cricket team match scorecard 

The scorecard details are as follows:

Batting scorecard of India:

Fall of Wickets:

Batting scorecard of the New Zealand National Cricket Team:

Fall of Wickets:

New Zealand:

Indian team Bowling Scorecard:

New Zealand Bowling Scorecard:

Highlighted Partnerships of both teams:

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New Zealand:

Match Summary

The ICC Champions Trophy had one match played at the Dubai International Stadium on 9 March 2025 between India and New Zealand, which was very entertaining. In this match, India defeated New Zealand by four wickets and grabbed the trophy for their home.

The side from New Zealand won the toss, they batted first, and set a goal of 251 runs for the other team. At the same time, 63 and 53 runs were made by Mitchell and Michael Bracewell players.

The Indian team started very strongly, with Rohit Sharma leading the way by 69 runs, and Shubhman Gill scored 31 runs, together making 105 runs by showing their partnership stunt. In the match, there are several partnerships shown, which are discussed earlier in the tables, that helped the team to increase its level. In the end, a partnership of KL Rahul and Ravindra Jadeja made a total of 13 runs and won the match, that too when one over was left.

India’s Innings Flow

Here are the details of India’s innings flow: 

In the Initial Overs (1 to 10):

India started very solidly, the opening partnership was seen in the field was of Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill, who made 105 runs together, and Rohit Sharma became the Player of the Match. Rohit Sharma made a continuous motion of the game, and after 10 overs, India was on 65 runs, which was the perfect score for the chase.

In the Middle Overs (11 to 40):

Shubhman Gill was knocked out on 31 scores, but Rohit stayed in the game, and again made a partnership with Kohli, and then with Shreyas Iyer. Then he got out, and Shreyas Iyer, or Axar Patel, continued and controlled the match in the middle overs. After that, they made 61 runs together. Rahul got settled in the match, played at a slow and steady pace, but was safe at all.

In the Final Overs (41 to 49):

In the last phase of the match, Rahul and Jadeja showed the last partnership of that match, and ended the match after making 13 runs together. This 49^th match finished calmly, and India gained victory by 4 wickets.

New Zealand Innings Flow

Below is the detailed innings flow of New Zealand

In the Initial Overs (1 to 10):

The New Zealand team started their innings very carefully. In the initial phase, Ravindra and William Young’s partnership is seen; they made 57 runs together. Indian bowlers bowled very fast. Devon Conway and Finn Allen, players, adopted a defensive approach against the Indian bowlers, Siraj and Bumrah, who made approximately 40 runs in 10 overs.

In the Middle Overs (11 to 40):

Daryl Mitchell played the inning carefully and hit over half-century above. Kuldeep and Varun were bowling against Rachin Ravindra and Tom Latham, so that they could make it difficult for them to score runs.

In the Final Overs (41 to 50):

In the final overs of the match, the last partnership was between Michael Bracewell and Nathan Smith, they made 12 runs together. Bumrah and Siraj, Indian bowlers, controlled the run flow with their tight bowling, and in the end, New Zealand managed to score 251 runs against India.

Key Moments of the Match

The key moments of match that you must know as a cricket fan are: 

1. Siraj’s Breakthrough in the 10th over

Siraj, in the initial phase of the match, knocked out Finn Allen in just 24 runs, and with this, India dashed New Zealand’s dreams of victory. With this wicket, India’s psychological edge was on point, and New Zealand shifted from attack mode to defensive mode.

2. Double Strike

Rachin Ravindra and Tom Latham, both left-handers, were in form but got out by Kuldeep Yadav, who took the wicket during the middle overs. By confusing the batters and representing his bowling, Kuldeep helped them to gain momentum in the game.

3. Rohit Sharma’s hit above half-century

Rohit Sharma made 75 runs on his own- 1st partnership was with Shubhman Gill, and after him, the partnership was with Shreyas Iyer. By using his experience and calmness, he helped the team to win the match.

4. Shreyas Iyer and Axar Patel’s Partnership

When Virat Kohli went out without scoring any runs, the match could have slipped away from their hands. Shreyas Iyer and Axar Patel saved the team by joining hands. In this difficult phase, both of them showed mental strength, in which patience and clarity were very much needed.

5. Finishing by KL Rahul and Jadeja

In the final overs, mainly after the 40^th, the required run rate was increased, but in that situation, KL Rahul managed the match with sincerity, with Jadeja’s partnership. Rahul ensured that India resisted the pressure, and had some crucial boundaries, they finished the match in 49 overs.

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