India vs New Zealand Champions Trophy Live Updates: India won by 44 runs

Indian team has bowled out New Zealand on the score of 205 runs. The Men in Blue have won this match by 44 runs, coming to the semifinals as the table-topper from their Group.

After what seemed to be an intense run chase from New Zealand side, Varun Chakravarthy came in yet again and completed his fifer as he dismissed Mitchell Santner and Matt henry. New Zealand 198/9 after 45 overs, need 52 to win.

The match seems to be slipping out from New Zealand’s hands as final 36 balls, i.e. final 6 overs remain from their innings. New Zealand at 193/7, still need 57 runs to win.

New Zealand’s settled batter Kane Williamson has finally become a prey to Indian spinners. He got dismissed, stumped out by Axar Patel. New Zealand 169/7 after 41 overs, need 81 to win.

Varun Chakravarthy has come in and given another hit to New Zealand, dismissed Michael Bracewell LBW. New Zealand 161/6 after 38 overs, need 89 to win.

With a beautiful delivery that drifted from the outside off, Glenn Phillips got dismissed LBW by Varun Chakravarthy. New Zealand 152/5 after 36 overs, need 98 to win.

Final 15 overs remain of New Zealand’s innings. The team is going fine, with Kane Williamson on his way to a ton. New Zealand 144/4 after 35 overs, need 106 to win.

New Zealand has lost their fourth wicket, as Tom Latham has been dismissed, LBW by Ravindra Jadeja. New Zealand 137/4 after 33 overs, need 113 to win.

New Zealand team has completed half of their target with 20 overs remaining. New Zealand 125/3 after 30 overs, need 125 to win.

With fine stroke play and hitting calculated shots, Kane Williamson has completed his half-century. New Zealand 110/3 after 27 overs, need 140.

DRS took a long time to put forth a decision, but it eventually declared Daryl Mitchell as out, LBW by Kuldeep Yadav. New Zealand 104/3 after 36 overs, need 146 to win.

New Zealand going well and fine as half the match has passed. New Zealand 93/2 after 25 overs.

20 overs have passed, meaning almost half the match has ended. New Zealand team going well at 80/2 after 20 overs.

New Zealand is going at a decent pace after 15 overs, the team is at 55/2.

Varun Chakravarthy being selected in the XI seems to be the right decision as now the star spinner has taken the wicket of Will Young, bowled him out. New Zealand 49/2 after 12 overs.

The first 10 overs of New Zealand innings have come to an end. This marks the end of powerplay for the team. New Zealand 44/1 after 10 overs.

New Zealand has faced first hit to their lineup as Rachin Ravindra has been dismissed, caught out by Axar Patel. New Zealand 17/1 after 4 overs, need 233 to win.

Welcome back folks. After a short innings break, New Zealand openers Will Young and Rachin Ravindra are on the field to begin their chase of 250 runs. Mohammed Shami to begin the proceedings.

After India’s innings, it is now time for an innings break, be back in 30 minutes as New Zealand batters will begin their chase.

The Indian innings have come to an end as the team completed their quota of 50 overs. They managed to post a total of 249 runs on board. New Zealand has a target f 250 runs to chase.

Another over has come in for the Indian team, which has been accompanied by a wicket. This time, Ravindra Jadeja, who got caught out by Kane Williamson. India 223/7 after 46 overs.

Final 5 overs remain for the Indian team, as they are yet t post a significant total. India 216/6 after 45 overs.

After a collapse in the batting during the early overs, and then a slow-paced innings, Indian team has finally managed to cross 200 runs. India 202/6 after 43 overs.

Indian team has been falling prey to New Zealand bowling lineup. The team is slowly losing wickets one by one. India 185/6 after 40 overs.

After a stunning inning, Shreyas Iyer has now been dismissed, caught out by Will Young. Shreyas falls prey to a short ball, which he sends high in the air. Young comes in and safely secured the ball. India 173/5 after 37 overs.

Final 15 overs remain for the team to score out a challenging total. India 164/4 after 35 overs.

After the Indian team saw a beautiful half-century by Shreyas Iyer, Axar Patel has now been dismissed, caught out by Kane Williamson.

After steadying India’s innings with Axar Patel, Shreyas Iyer has completed his half-century. India 118/3 after 28 overs.

After an early batting collapse, Axar Patel and Shreyas Iyer have played well, pushing India’s total to over 100. India 104/3 after 25 overs.

Since the initial 3 wickets, Indian team has been playing slowly and scoring runs at slow pace. India 88/3 after 22 overs.

After the early batting collapse, Indian team has been taking it slow. 41 runs for loss of 3 wickets after 12 overs.

Indian team has seen a massive shock as 3 of the Indian batting stars have been dismissed. Virat Kohli got caught out by Glenn Phillips. India 30/3 after 7 overs.

India’s opening pair has been dismissed. First Shubman Gill got dismissed LBW, now Rohit Sharma has been caught out by Will Young. India 24/2 after 6 overs.

Indian team has faced an early shock, as Shubman Gill has been dismissed LBW. India 15/1 after 3 overs.

Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill have stepped on the field top open the innings for India, with Rohit on strike. Matt Henry to begin the proceedings.

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

Will Young, Rachin Ravindra, Kane Williamson, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Latham(w), Glenn Phillips, Michael Bracewell, Mitchell Santner(c), Matt Henry, Kyle Jamieson, William ORourke

New Zealand won the toss, Opt to bowl first.

As the toss is right around the corner, there has been visuals that veteran pacer Mohammed Shami is on the ground, and is marking his run-up.

Ten minutes to toss, Mohammed Shami has marked his run-up and Rohit Sharma just made his way to the dressing room. pic.twitter.com/0xWVkByAp0

— Sahil Malhotra (@Sahil_Malhotra1) March 2, 2025

Shortly after the New Zealand team was seen at the venue, the Indian team can now also be seen on the venue.

The New Zealand team has arrived at the venue, and there are some activity from the team. However, there are no signs of Indian team as of now.

With this clash against New Zealand, Virat Kohli will become the 7th ever Indian player who has played 300 ODI matches for his team.

Captain Rohit Sharma faced a hamstring injury in the match against Pakistan, barely managing to walk off the field at one point. Even though assistant coach Ryan Doeschate has stated that he is fit, there are going to be concerns regarding his hamstring.

This match is important for both the teams, as the outcome of this clash is going to decide who will come out as table toppers from Group A, and which team will face which team for the semifinals.

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