Player of the tournament: Rachin Ravindra, Player of the match : Rohit Sharma
India on Sunday ended a 12-year wait to clinch a record-extending third Champions Trophy title, beating New Zealand by 4 wickets in the CT 2025 final at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium.
Chasing a tricky 252-run target after being forced to field first by Mitchell Santner, India got off to a flying start on the back of captain Rohit Sharma’s turbo-charged half-century. The skipper smashed his fifty of the tournament in 41 balls, waltzing his way to the mark with three sixes and a string of fours after India got to their fastest team fifty in only 7.1 overs. After the dismissals of Shubman Gill and Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma’s departure on 76 helped New Zealand claw back into the game before crucial stands from Shreyas Iyer-Axar Patel and KL Rahul-Hardik Pandya put India back ahead.
India eventually sealed the nervy chase with Ravindra Jadeja hitting the winning runs in the penultimate over-off pacer Will O’Rourke.
