Team India has won the Champions Trophy by defeating New Zealand by 4 wickets in the final. In the match played at Dubai International Stadium, India chased the target of 252 in 49 overs. This is Rohit Sharma’s second ICC title as captain in 9 months. He also won the T20 World Cup on 29 June last year.Rohit Sharma played a captaincy innings and scored 76 runs. Shreyas (48 runs), KL Rahul (34 not out), Axar Patel (29 runs) played an important role in the run chase. Kuldeep Yadav played the biggest role in bowling, who brought the game in India’s favor by taking 2 wickets in two consecutive overs. He sent Rachin Ravindra and Kane Williamson to the pavilion. Daryl Mitchell (63 runs) scored the highest from New Zealand.After this match, the faces of the players of the New Zealand team once again fell. Many photos of New Zealand players are going viral on social media. The Indian cricket team won the final match of the Champions Trophy against New Zealand by 4 wickets. With this victory, the Indian cricket team won the ICC Champions Trophy title for the third time. On the other hand, the New Zealand team had to face defeat in another ICC tournament. After this match, the New Zealand players looked very disappointed.India won the Champions Trophy title for the third time on Sunday. With the brilliant innings of 76 runs by captain Rohit Sharma, along with the important contributions of Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul and Hardik Pandya, India defeated New Zealand by 4 wickets and captured the Champions Trophy for the third time.The New Zealand team is constantly getting heartbroken in big matches. New Zealand had to face defeat in the semi-finals of the World Cup 2011, the final of the 2015 World Cup, the final of 2019 and the T20 World Cup of 2021. Apart from this, the Kiwi team lost the semi-finals of the 2023 World Cup and now this team has to face defeat in the final of the Champions Trophy as well.However, Rohit played a quick innings of 76 runs in 83 balls, followed by the excellent batting of Shreyas Iyer (48) and KL Rahul (34 not out) to give India victory with one over to spare. With this title win, India won the Champions Trophy for the third time after 2002 and 2013.Talking on this topic, Om Asati, a former Ranji player said “Earlier, half-centuries from all-rounder Daryl Mitchell (63 off 101 balls) and Michael Bracewell (53 not out off 40 balls) in New Zealand’s innings took the team to a respectable score. India’s spinners performed brilliantly, Kuldeep Yadav and Varun Chakravarthy took two wickets each while Ravindra Jadeja took one wicket.”.Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated Team India on Christmas, writing, “An extraordinary game and an extraordinary result! Proud of our cricket team for bringing home the ICC Champions Trophy. They performed brilliantly throughout the tournament. Congratulations to our team for a stellar performance.”Union Home Minister Amit Shah wrote on Christmas, “A victory that created history. Congratulations to Team India on achieving a glorious victory in the ICC Champions Trophy 2025. Your fiery energy and unstoppable dominance on the field made the country proud and set a new standard for cricketing excellence. May you always perform brilliantly.”
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