IND vs NZ: Opportunity to settle 25-year-old accounts with NZ!
Team india, captained by Rohit Sharma, is just one step away from the title. The final match of the Champions Trophy 2025 will be played between india and new zealand in dubai on Sunday. Team india has reached the final of an ICC tournament for the 14th time. Earlier, it had won the t20 world cup 2024 title. This time india will have a chance to settle 25-year-old accounts with New Zealand.
Team india played the final match of an ICC tournament for the first time in 1983. It defeated west indies by 43 runs in the final of the ODI World Cup. india captured the title with this win. Team india then played the final match of the Champions Trophy in 2000. This match was played between india and New Zealand. new zealand defeated india by 4 wickets. Now after about 25 years, Team india has a chance to take revenge from New Zealand.
Team india has won the Champions Trophy title twice -
The indian team reached the final of the ICC tournament for the third time in 2002. The final match of the Champions Trophy was to be played between india and Sri Lanka. But due to rain, both the teams were declared joint winners. Team india then reached the final of the 2003 ODI World Cup. Here it was defeated by australia by 125 runs. india also played the final match of the Champions Trophy 2013. india won the title by defeating England in the final. This was its second Champions Trophy title.
Team india won the t20 and ODI world cup under Dhoni's captaincy -
India played the final of the t20 world cup in 2007 against Pakistan. It won the title by defeating pakistan by 5 runs. After this, india played the final of the ODI world cup in 2011. Team india won the title by defeating sri lanka by 6 wickets in the final. india was captained by mahendra singh dhoni in both these tournaments.
Team India's comeback after continuous defeats -
India played the final of the 2014 t20 world cup against Sri Lanka. In this, india had to face defeat by 6 wickets. After this, pakistan defeated india in the 2017 Champions Trophy. Team india was defeated by new zealand in the final of the World Test championship 2019-21. After this, australia defeated them in the final of 2021-23. Team india was also defeated by australia in the final of the ODI world cup 2023. But then India made a comeback and won the title of t20 world cup 2024.
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