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On Sunday, March 9, India and New Zealand will square off in the Champions Trophy 2025 final in Dubai. Both teams are evenly matched, just as they were over 25 years ago, in this rematch of the 2000 final, which took place when the competition was called as the ICC Knockouts. The encounter has all the makings of a classic, with an equal number of match winners and superstars.
India will be the clear favorite going into the competition, but by a narrow margin. The Indian squad has been outstanding while chasing at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium, where they have played all of their games. They have won three of their last four chasing games, with players like Shreyas Iyer and Virat Kohli contributing significantly to the wins. They only defended a score in their match against New Zealand on March 2, when they won thanks to a 5-wicket haul from Varun Chakravarthy.
As the Blackcaps advance to the final of yet another ICC event, the defeat to India was a little setback in an incredible tournament. After defeating hosts Pakistan handily in their opening game, New Zealand secured their spot in the semi-finals by defeating Bangladesh in a challenging run chase.
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With hundreds from Rachin Ravindra and Kane Williamson, as well as some helpful cameos from Glenn Phillips and Daryl Mitchell, New Zealand put on a batting clinic against South Africa in the final four stage. To complete the victory, a superb bowling display followed this. Both teams will try to give it their all in Dubai since an ICC crown is at stake. However, will the weather allow for a good game of cricket?
Dubai weather forecast for March 9
The first is that Sunday is not predicted to see any rain. At 1 pm local time, when the temperature is 34 degrees Celsius, the match is anticipated to begin. As the day wears on, the temperature is predicted to decrease. However, overcast weather is predicted to begin in Dubai around 3 pm and last the rest of the day.
Squad
India: Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wk), Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Ravindra Jadeja, Harshit Rana, Mohammed Shami, Kuldeep Yadav, Varun Chakravarthy, Arshdeep Singh, Rishabh Pant, Washington Sundar.
New Zealand: Will Young, Devon Conway, Kane Williamson, Rachin Ravindra, Tom Latham(w), Glenn Phillips, Michael Bracewell, Mitchell Santner(c), Matt Henry, Kyle Jamieson, William ORourke, Daryl Mitchell, Nathan Smith, Mark Chapman, Jacob Duffy-+
