India vs New Zealand Champions Trophy Final, Pitch Report And Weather Forecast: Will Rain Play Spoilsport In Dubai?

India will take on New Zealand will lock horns in the final of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 in Dubai on Sunday. Both teams have secured a place in the final and the winner of this match will be crowned as the new champions in 2025.

India are playing all their matches in Dubai as both PCB and BCCI agreed for a hybrid model. So far the Men In Blue have dominated their both matches in Dubai. But they will have a tough task to cut out as the Kiwis have looked pretty strong in the tournament so far and have lost only one match in the entire tournament.

India vs New Zealand Pitch Report

Dubai hasn't been a traditional run scoring surface and batters will have assistance at the start of the innings. But as the matches go on, spinners will be able to get turn on this pitch. In the past few matches, the tracks have been hard to determine, and spin bowlers would definitely get the edge. Dew has no role in the play, given the weather. Expect it to be a bit on the slower end.

As per reports, the pitch used at the India vs Pakistan clash might be used for the Champions Trophy final. Batting first and piling on a healthy total on the board could definitely help in such conditions.

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India vs New Zealand Weather Report

The Dubai International Cricket Stadium in the UAE would have clear skies and little to no chance of precipitation. The temperature is expected to be around 23 to 31°C with a humidity level of 55%. Wind would also be there and it would blow around 15km/he to 30km/hr.

India vs New Zealand Predicted XIs

India Predicted XI

Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Axar Patel, KL Rahul (wk), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Shami, Kuldeep Yadav, Varun Chakaravarthy

New Zealand Playing XI

Will Young, Rachin Ravindra, Kane Williamson, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Latham (wk), Glenn Phillips, Michael Bracewell, Mitchell Santner (c), Matt Henry, Kyle Jamieson, William O’Rourke.

The match will start at 2:30 AM IST and will have a live telecast on Star Sports Network. The live streaming will be available on JioHotstar app and website.

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