Earlier, New Zealand won the toss and elected to bowl first against India. The Indian opening batters faced a hiccup as Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill, and Virat Kohli were dismissed by New Zealand. Later, Shreyas Iyer and Axar Patel attempted to rebound the India’s innings.

Iyer made 79 runs off 98 ball. Patel scored 42 on 61deliveries. Hardik Pandya smashed run-a-ball 45, scoring four boundaries and two sixes.

For New Zealand, Matt Henry claimed five wickets. Kyle Jamieson, Will O’Rourke, Mitchell Santner, and Rachin Ravindra  took one wicket each. 

Though the match at Dubai International Cricket Stadium is a dead-rubber, as both teams have already qualified for the semifinals, it remains significant as it will determine the Group A topper.

India and New Zealand have faced each other in 118 ODI matches, with India winning 60 and New Zealand 50. Seven matches ended without a result, and one was a tie. In ICC Champions Trophy history, the two teams have met once, with New Zealand emerging victorious.

Indian Squad

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

New Zealand Squad

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