India vs New Zealand: Toss coming up from Dubai!
When they play new zealand in the Champions Trophy final in dubai, india will aim to advance their winning 2023 ODI world cup campaign and end the tournament undefeated. India's journey is very similar to the 2023 world cup, where they advanced to the championship game but were defeated by australia in Ahmedabad. But this time, india easily defeated the Australians in the semifinals and now faces new zealand, who defeated South Africa in the other semifinal after setting a record for the best team total in Champions Trophy history. The fact that india will play a team they have already defeated in the group stage is another resemblance between their 2023 and current runs.
What will happen on the field?
Compared to Pakistani wickets, the dubai wicket has been a low-scoring surface. When opposed to the new ball in the powerplay, batting has become much more difficult as the ball gets older and softer in the final overs. The surface has been favorable to the spinners. Teams would therefore want to profit in the first 10 overs when the ball is new and hard, regardless of whether it is the first or second innings.
Keeping an eye on the coin while pursuing the reward
Since their loss to new zealand in the 2023 world cup semi-final, india has not won the toss in ODIs. That is a losing run of 14 games. In spite of this, india has won nine games, lost four, and drawn one with Sri Lanka.
How much of an impact will it have today?
"At this time of year, I personally believed that there would be a little bit more dew at this location. Thank goodness, there hasn't been. As a result, I think it's fantastic that the toss isn't a major impact," stated former new zealand coach Mike Hesson. "Heading into a Champions Trophy final you're not worried about who wins the toss and certainly if you're an indian fan and the fact Rohit Sharma's lost 14 in a row, it's not something you're going to lose a whole heap of sleep over."
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