India vs New Zealand, Champions Trophy Final: Rohit plays captain's knock to take IND to title victory; Action in images

India vs New Zealand, Champions Trophy Final: It was an all-round show for Rohit Sharma's men as India lifted the title, defeating New Zealand by four wickets

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Team India players celebrate after winning the Champions Trophy title, defeating New Zealand by 4 wickets in the final on Sunday. (AP)

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Rachin Ravindra gave New Zealand a quickfire start after captain Mitchell Santner opted to bat in Dubai. The Kiwis raced to 51/0 in seven overs, with Ravindra scoring 29 of those in just 21 balls. (PTI)

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Varun Chakaravarthy gave India the opening breakthrough after a solid start for New Zealand, dismissing Will Young for 15 off 23 deliveries. (Surjeet Yadav)

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Kuldeep Yadav, then, sprung into action as he removed the dangerous Ravindra for 37 off 29 balls to pull India back in the innings. (PTI)

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Kuldeep Yadav struck again after a few overs, dismissing another in-form batter Kane Williamson (11) to put the Kiwis firmly on the backfoot. (HT_PRINT)

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Daryl Mitchell played a gritty knock following the flurry of wickets for the Kiwis, as he notched a half-century in 91 balls. However, he was denied a late flourish, as Mitchell was dismissed for 63. (Surjeet Yadav)

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Michael Bracewell took charge immediately after Mitchell's dismissal, scoring an aggressive half-century (53 off 40 balls), laced with three fours and two sixes as New Zealand finished with 251/7 in 50 overs. (PTI)

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Shubman Gill and Rohit Sharma made a solid start to the Indian run-chase, with Rohit expectedly being an aggressor in the side's first 100+ run partnership for the first wicket in this tournament. (PTI)

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Rohit Sharma brought up his half-century in just 41 deliveries; it was his first fifty of the tournament, as the Indian captain displayed a wide array of strokeplay in an entertaining knock. (PTI)

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Mitchell Santner gave New Zealand the opening breakthrough, ending a 105-run partnership by dismissing Shubman Gill. However, it was Glenn Phillips, who took an incredible one-handed diving catch, stealing the spotlight. (PTI)

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India faced another major blow in the very next over, with Virat Kohli departing for just 1 off 2 balls. Michael Bracewell picked the wicket, putting the Men in Blue under pressure after an electrifying start. (AFP)

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Rohit Sharma, however, was caught up under scoreboard pressure as he was dismissed by Rachin Ravindra soon. He scored 76 off 83 deliveries. (PTI)

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Shreyas Iyer (48) played an important hand as he rebuilt the Indian innings alongside Axar Patel (29) after quick succession of wickets. (Surjeet Yadav)

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KL Rahul (34*) remained unfazed with the fall of wickets, keeping India in the hunt and eventually remaining unbeaten, while Hardik Pandya (18) played a bright cameo to bring the equation comfortably down for India. (AFP)

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Ravindra Jadeja (R) hit the winning runs, smashing a four against William O'Rourke in the last ball of the 49th over to seal the victory and the title for India.  (AFP)