India vs New Zealand Match Playing 11, Full Squad, Players L

IND vs NZ Predicted Playing 11 Today Match, Champions Trophy Final 2025: India will look to keep their undefeated streak going as they take on a buoyant New Zealand in the final of the Champions Trophy in Dubai on Sunday. The Kiwis, who had their own unbeaten juggernaut stopped the Men in Blue will look to exact a bit of revenge.
India overcame one of their toughest obstacles in ICC events knockouts when they handily defeated Australia in the semifinal with Virat Kohli scoring a century. New Zealand, meanwhile, scored the highest team total in Champions Trophy hory in the second semifinal as they put down a game South Africa
Kuldeep Yadav set to retain place
With Kuldeep Yadav not having the best Champions Trophy, especially in the last two matches, India might have opted for another pacer in Harshit Rana or Arshdeep Singh in his place. But with familiarity with the conditions and Yadav being a proven match-winner, the Rohit Sharma-led team will likely not tamper with a winning XI.
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Matt Henry might still make it
New Zealand might still get the services of pacer Matt Henry who is nursing a shoulder niggle but skipper Mitchell Santner hasn’t completely ruled him out. With reports of the bowler recovering well, NZ might opt to go with Henry. If he still can’t make it, New Zealand have Nathan Smith or Jacob Duffy waiting in the wings.
Predicted XI
India: Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wk), Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami and Varun Chakaravarthy

New Zealand: Will Young, Rachin Ravindra, Kane Williamson, Tom Latham(wk), Daryl Mitchell, Glenn Phillips, Michael Bracewell, Mitchell Santner(c), Kyle Jamieson, William ORourke, Matt Henry/Nathan Smith