Champions Trophy: New Zealand choose to field first against India

New Zealand have won the toss and elected to field first against India in the last group-stage match of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025.

Both the sides have already qualified for the semis, but the today’s game is likely to be a thriller. The match will decide the Group A topper.

India and New Zealand have played in 118 ODI matches, with former securing 60 victories while latter winning 50. Seven matches had no result, while one ended in a tie.

The two sides have faced each other just once in the ICC Champions Trophy history, with New Zealand emerging victorious.

Squads

New Zealand: Mitchell Santner (c), Michael Bracewell, Mark Chapman, Devon Conway, Lockie Ferguson, Daryl Mitchell, Will O’Rourke, Glenn Phillips, Matt Henry, Tom Latham, Rachin Ravindra, Nathan Smith, Kane Williamson, Will Young, Jacob Duffy.

India: Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant, Kuldeep Yadav, Harshit Rana, Mohd. Shami, Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Arshdeep Singh, Ravindra Jadeja, Varun Chakaravarthy.