New Zealand vs India, Final at Dubai, Champions Trophy, Mar 09 2025 – Live Cricket Score , Mitchell Santner: We will try and put some runs on the board. A few blue shirts out there. A great occasion and a great stadium. It is going to be a good final. Slightly different to what we had in Pakistan. We saw India play very well and we will try and get some runs on the board and see how it goes. Different guys have stepped up at different times. It is going to be a good game. Matt Henry has been ruled out and Nathan Smith comes in
Pitch report: It is the same pitch as the one on which the India-Pakistan game was played. Aakash Chopra says that the pitch is very dry, but rock hard. These patches won’t break. Not a lot of turn and as the day goes on, the pitch will continue to wear. Batting first will be key. The teams will look to score 270 and above.
Mustafa Moudi: “Hello Ashish. Just wanted to Remind you that in the 16th over of Australia innings of the Semi-Final 1, you had predicted India would be happy Chasing anything below 260. And it somewhat turned out to be true. So asking the same question again, If NZ Bats First, what should be safe total for them tonight ??” I am sticking to 250-260 again. Chasing hasn’t been as easy in the second half.
