India vs New Zealand, Champions Trophy 2025 Highlights: Varun Chakravarthy fifer powers IND's 44-run win

India vs New Zealand Live Score, Champions Trophy 2025: India's spinners have been able to fluster every NZ batter they came across today, save for this guy. And hardly any of them would be surprised by that. Kane Williamson just doing his thing here. Jadeja strays on to his pads last ball of the 27th over, Williamson tickles it fine for a four. He moves to 51 off 77 balls.

India vs New Zealand Live Score, Champions Trophy 2025: Daryl Mitchell had been going nowhere really and now, he has to go back to the pavilion. Fullish delivery over the wicket, Mitchell tries to play it straight down the ground but it spins into him and raps the pads. India appeal, umpire raises his finger and Mitchell reviews after a brief chat with Williamson. No bat on it and three reds on ball-tracking. That partnership ends on 44 off a whopping 82 deliveries.

Mitchell lbw b Kuldeep Yadav 17 (35)

India vs New Zealand Live Score, Champions Trophy 2025: Kane Williamson has reached 40 in 57 balls, Daryl Mitchell on 15 off 29. Kuldeep Yadav seemed to have got a warning for meandering on to the danger area after the first ball of that over. However, it later turned out that the umpire just gave an informal caution about it and not a formal tick off.

Now Ravindra Jadeja to replace Axar Patel in the 23rd over

India vs New Zealand Live Score, Champions Trophy 2025: They have got a couple of boundaries in each of the last two overs, with Mitchell getting one off Axar in the 19th over and Williamson getting one off Kuldeep in the 20th over, but New Zealand are in a real fix here and Rohit doesn't want to take the foot off the pedal any time soon. India aren't defending much and they can use early pressure in any manner.

Kane Williamson on 37 off 49, Mitchell on 13 off 25.

India vs New Zealand Live Score, Champions Trophy 2025: There may be a long time to go in this match and Kane Williamson may still be out there but a run rate of 3.56 is considered pretty low even in most Test innings. The two batters, Mitchell in particular, finding fielders too regularly for their liking. He skews the fifth ball over cover point and manages to run two in that 16th over by Chakravarthy. Williamson on 24 off 34 balls, Mitchell on three off 16.

India vs New Zealand Live Score, Champions Trophy 2025: Now India turning the screws on New Zealand. Getting those dot balls to pile up. Williamson pushed the second ball of that over from Axar to long off and took a single after which Mitchell is completely pinned at the striker's end. At the end of that over, Mitchell yet to get off the mark after facing seven balls, Williamson on 20 off 25 balls.

India vs New Zealand Live Score, Champions Trophy 2025: Third ball of the 12th from Varun is a googly outside off that spins into Young. The batter comes forward to drive without accounting for the turn, inside edge and the stumps.

Young b Chakravarthy 22 (35)

India vs New Zealand Live Score, Champions Trophy 2025: Not the easiest of catches for KL Rahul but this is Kane Williamson. Last ball of the 11th by Axar, pitched outside off and darted into Williamson, the batter cuts, it takes a big deflection and hits the outer part of Rahul's gloves.

Williamson on 18 off 21, Young on 22 off 34.

India vs New Zealand Live Score, Champions Trophy 2025: Will Young and Kane Williamson are currently going at 4.11 and their required rate is 5.19 but New Zealand won't care about that one bit. They would know that if India are denied wickets in the next 10-15 overs, this match is pretty much won. Just two runs off the ninth over, Axar's second.

Young on 19 off 29, Williamson on 11 off 14.

Varun Chakravarthy into the attack for the first time, to bowl the 10th.

India vs New Zealand Live Score, Champions Trophy 2025: Well Pandya had overstepped second ball of that over in which he got Ravindra. To make matters worse, Ravindra got four off the free hit ball after Varun Chakravarthy literally kicked the ball to the boundary while trying to take a catch instead of letting the ball bounce. He had even pulled out of his delivery stride right at the load-up time before that wicket-taking delivery. Then he asks for ground staff to come out with a measuring tape and some paint to make some new marks on his run-up. And then he pulled out of the delivery stride last ball of the sixth as well. Interesting things happening here.

Anyhow, Rohit takes off Shami after that and brings in Axar to bowl the first over of spin.

India vs New Zealand Live Score, Champions Trophy 2025: Axar with a brilliant catch diving forward and Hardik Pandya gets the breakthrough for India. Last ball of the fourth over is banged in short by Pandya, Ravindra cramped for foom as he looks to ramp it fine. Doesn't get his timing right and the ball flies up in the air, Axar runs in from deep third, dives forward and takes a really sharp catch.

Rachin Ravindra c Axa b Pandya 6 (12)

India vs New Zealand Live Score, Champions Trophy 2025: He was clutching his shoulder while fielding in the second over, the part where he was hit when batting. But then he is bang on the money throughout this second over. Ravindra slices the fifth ball in the air through deep third and that gives him a chance to take a single.

India vs New Zealand Live Score, Champions Trophy 2025: And all four came from the second ball. It was a wayward length ball on leg, Young just helps it along its way past the wicketkeeper for four. Shami was on the money for the rest of the over though, not the 11-ball nightmare tha t he had against Pakistan.

Hardik Pandya to bowl the second.

India vs New Zealand Live Score, Champions Trophy 2025: Mohammed Shami gets the proceedings underway. The seamer bowls a perfect good of length delivery! Good tight start by the experienced Indian pacer.

India vs New Zealand Live Score, Champions Trophy 2025: Out come the New Zealand openers Will Young and Rachin Ravindra.

The Indian team is in a huddle and maybe chatting about how to go about the proceedings. Let the action begin!

India vs New Zealand Live Score, Champions Trophy 2025: India will square off against Australia in the semi-final on Tuesday if they win against New Zealand.

However, if Rohit's side ends up on the wrong side of the result, India will have to face South Africa in Dubai on Tuesday.

India vs New Zealand Live Score, Champions Trophy 2025: India pacer Mohammed Shami holds the key as Rohit Sharma and co look to defend 249.

If India win, the side will top Group A.

India vs New Zealand Live Score, Champions Trophy 2025: Matt Henry was the star of the show as he picked up five wickets. This is the second-best bowling figures by a Kiwi bowler in the Champions Trophy.

India vs New Zealand Live Score, Champions Trophy 2025: It was a rare bad day for the Indian batters against pace as they lost seven wickets to the seamers. While only two wickets were lost to spin.

India vs New Zealand Live Score, Champions Trophy 2025: Unsurprisingly, New Zealand are the best catching side in the latest Champions Trophy edition.

They have an efficiency rate of 96 per cent. The Kiwis have dropped just one catch in this edition of the eight-team tournament so far.

India are at the fourth spot with 77.7 per cent. Rohit Sharma and co have dropped four catches so far.

India vs New Zealand Live Score, Champions Trophy 2025: Matt Henry, who took a five-wicket haul, says the pitch offered assistance to the Kiwi attack and it made the job slightly easier.

Speaking to the host broadcaster, Henry said, “I think the way we came out there and the surface helped and put India under pressure. Very happy with the total but still need to do a big job with the bat. We talked about getting wickets and the pressure was getting us wickets. There are some ebbs and flows on this wicket and if we can put the pressure back on, that should help us.”

India vs New Zealand Live Score, Champions Trophy 2025: Shami was in some trouble after running a tight two off the second last ball, with the throw hitting him flush on his right shoulder he gets some treatment from the physio and then swings hard at the last ball. Phillips takes the catch at midwicket and Matt Henry thus completes a five-wicket haul.

New Zealand need to chase a target of 250 to win and finish top of the group.

India vs New Zealand Live Score, Champions Trophy 2025: Pandya pulls the third ball of the 50th as Henry continues to dig it in. Top edge and the ball flies high into the sky. Ravindra keeps calm and takes the catch safely in the deep. Wicket No.4 for Matt Henry.

India vs New Zealand Live Score, Champions Trophy 2025: Kyle Jamieson had conceded just 17 runs in the seven overs he bowled before this one. Now, Pandya has smashed 14 runs off just three balls! He slices the first ball of the 49th to backward point, then he gets an outside edge on the second and the ball runs fine behind the wicketkeeper for a four. Then he lofts the third ball over extra cover for another four. Jamieson digs the fourth ball in, not much room for Pandya to work with but he flat bats it over long on for a gigantic six. Takes a single next ball and Shami gets one away as well but finds the fielder in the deep, Pandya refuses the single, he will face Henry in the last over.

Pandya has moved to 45 off 42, what a hand this has been from him.

India vs New Zealand Live Score, Champions Trophy 2025: Shami pushes the first ball of the 48th by Henry to long on for a single, brings Pandya on strike. Pandya pulls the second straight to deep midwicket, then he pulls the third to square leg. He refuses the single both times. Then he hits the fourth to deep cover and takes the single. Shami flicks the fifth to square leg and takes a single and then Pandya pulls the last ball to deep midwicket to retain strike. Just four runs off the 48th over, New Zealand have recovered so well here.

Kohli fell thanks to a stunner by Phillips at backward point, now Jadeja falls to a stunner from Williamson at the same position. What in the world did New Zealand have today for breakfast? Bouncer outside off by Henry fifth ball of the 46th, Jadeja plays a delayed slap off side. Williamson flies to his left and takes it with an outstretched left hand.

Jadeja c Williamson b Henry 16 (20)

India vs New Zealand Live Score, Champions Trophy 2025: Well the second of those was straight into him but to be fair, it was hit with some venom and crashed into his hands at such force that he deserves some credit, just because of the pain that must have reverberated through his limbs when that ball hit. Pandya pulls O'Rourke third ball of the 45th over through backward square leg for four. He then cuts the next ball hard but Williamson sticks out his hand at backward point to make sure no runs come off it at all. The next ball is another cut from Pandya, this time straight into Williamson.

India vs New Zealand Live Score, Champions Trophy 2025: They are not swinging at everything at the moment. This is India's last batting pair and so they know that the team is best served in them staying alive as close to the end as possible. Almost no boundaries at all in the first four overs of the last 10. Pandya on 14 off 21, Jadeja on 14 off 17.

India 208/6 in 44 overs

India vs New Zealand Live Score, Champions Trophy 2025: Well he had been somewhat bogged down, just four runs in 15 balls. The fifth ball of the 41st by Bracewell is tossed up outside off, inviting Pandya to take a big hit and well, he does that and then some. Slog sweep that sends the ball soaring over deep midwicket and into the stands. An almighty wallop. Pandya on 10 off 16, Jadeja on seven off four.

India vs New Zealand Live Score, Champions Trophy 2025: Special delivery and a very good catch there from Latham. Rahul can't do much today with the bat. Quick length ball for the first delivery of the 40th, it skids through and Rahul plays it off the back foot. edge and Latham has his gloves perfectly in position right behind to take the catch.

Rahul c Latham b Santner 23 (29)

India vs New Zealand Live Score, Champions Trophy 2025: O'Rourke sticks to the hard length despite Iyer collecting runs off it today and gets the reward. The solution for Iyer to his short-ball issue was to just go after them, he does the same here but this time, he is early on the shot. Top edge and Young runs back from short midwicket to take the catch.

Shreyas Iyer c Young b O'Rourke 79 (98)

India vs New Zealand Live Score, Champions Trophy 2025: New Zealand seem to have a problem in their hands now. O'Rourke returns and brings back pace in the 35th over. His last ball is a slow half-volley on off, Iyer is in such good tough that he just lofts it over mid-off for a six. He now moves to 74 off 93 balls, KL Rahul at the other end on 14 off 18.

India 164/4 in 35 overs

India vs New Zealand Live Score, Champions Trophy 2025: Shreyas Iyer has moved to 56 in 83 balls and is looking rather unbeatable at the moment. Rahul breaks the shackles by sending the fourth ball over mid-on for a four. Two singles after that, Rahul on six off 10, Iyer on 56 off 83.

India vs New Zealand Live Score, Champions Trophy 2025: No fifty today for Axar and that is the end of the ominous-looking stand. Rachin Ravindra picks a wicket. This is such a strength for New Zealand, their part-timers are picking wickets in the middle overs. This has come thanks to a very good catch by Kane Williamson, though. Second ball of the 30th, Ravindra's second, it is short and spinning on middle and leg. Axar tries to hit it down along the ground but the ball takes the upper edge and loops up behind him. Williamson runs back from short fine leg and takes it with his right hand.

Axar Patel c Williamson b Ravindra 42 (61)

India vs New Zealand Live Score, Champions Trophy 2025: Fifth ball of the 29th by Bracewell, Axar makes room early and smashes this tossed up ball outside off over midwicket for a six. He has now moved to 42 off 60, Iyer at the other end on 51 off 76.

India vs New Zealand Live Score, Champions Trophy 2025: A single off the third ball and that is 50 off 75 balls for Shreyas Iyer. It is He takes a single off the third ball and gets to his 22nd ODI half-century and this is his slowest yet. India won't mind that one bit though, this is exactly what they needed. Second consecutive ODI fifty for Iyer. No runs after that in that over, Axar on 34 off 55.

India 118/3 in 28 overs

India vs New Zealand Live Score, Champions Trophy 2025: Quite typical ODI middle-over action at the moment. It has to be noted that Santner has looked quite difficult to score off and so India would be happy even if they manage to get to a score of 280. Remember, they gave Varun Chakravarthy as well today.

India vs New Zealand Live Score, Champions Trophy 2025: Santner continues for his fifth over in the 22nd over, he has brought in Michael Bracewell at the other end who has also bowled 2 overs now. Axar met Bracewell's last ball of the 21st over with a cut shot that sent the ball between backward point and short third man to the boundary for a four.

Axar on 21 off 40, Iyer on 32 off 48.

India vs New Zealand Live Score, Champions Trophy 2025: From no fours for nine overs to three in one. Shreyas Iyer finally gets a move. Will O'Rourke bowls the 17th, the first ball is short and Iyer pulls it over midwicket for a four. He goes full and wide outside off for the third ball, Iyer goes inside out over extra cover for a four. Then he pulls the fourth ball over midwicket for another four. He takes a single off the fifth ball. Shreyas on 27 off 35, Axar on 12 off 29.

India 70/3 in 17 overs

India vs New Zealand Live Score, Champions Trophy 2025: Axar breaks the shackles for India. Santner started off with a maiden in the 14th over, the first maiden any team has bowled to India in this tournament. He tosses up the first ball of the 16th over after sending it wide and Axar steps out. He seems to slip as he does so but still manages to beat square leg for four. Six more runs in that over and Axar is on 12 off 28, Iyer on 14 off 30.