Dubai: Rohit-Sharma led India is set to take on Mitchell Santner's New Zealand in what experts call a mouth-watering ICC Champions Trophy final on Sunday at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium.
India will try to reclaim the Champions Trophy after 12 years. Notably, India has remained unbeaten in the tournament.
Head-to-head in ICC Tournaments
So far, India and New Zealand have faced each other for 16 times in ICC tournaments across all formats. Of these, Kiwis have won 10 matches while India emerged victorious 6 times.
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Spin Attack
India has a formidable spin attack which has bamboozled the opponents batters in each match. India likely to play with four spinners and two pacers.
On the other hand, Kiwis will also be quietly confident that their own spinners such as Santner, Michael Bracewell, Rachin Ravindra and Glenn Phillips can post a threat to in-from Indian batters.
Kohli-Sharma
Senior Indian batters Virat Kohli and skipper Rohit Sharma will be eager to help India win the prestigious tournament as it could be their last ICC Champions Trophy match.
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It is important from India's perspective that vice-captain Shubman Gill, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul and Hardik Pandya shine with the bat.
Pitch
According to reports, the pitch for summit clash has been selected. Notably, it's the same wicket that was used for the India versus Pakistan match in the group stage of the tournament.
2000 ICC Champions Trophy Final
India-New Zealand will be playing in the champion's trophy final after 25 years. India lost to Kiwis in the final held at Narobi in Kenya. India fans must be looking to take revenge of that defeat.
