Champions Trophy 2025: IND vs NZ: Pitch Report, Dubai Weather Forecast
📅 Updated: March 2, 2025: The 12th match of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 will witness a high-stakes battle between India and New Zealand at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Sunday, March 2. With both teams having already secured a semi-final spot, this match will determine the top spot in Group A.
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While India and New Zealand remain unbeaten, the game could be a tight contest as both sides boast strong batting depth and potent bowling attacks. However, New Zealand’s pace attack could provide a sterner test for India’s batters compared to the spin-heavy bowling options led by Ravindra Jadeja and Axar Patel.
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✅ New Zealand: Daryl Mitchell has been declared fit for the match.
✅ India: Minor concerns over Rohit Sharma’s fitness, but KL Rahul assured it is not a major issue.
✅ Possible Rest for Key Players: Reports suggest Rohit Sharma and Mohammed Shami could be rested.
📍 Venue: Dubai International Cricket Stadium
☀️ Conditions: Clear skies, plenty of sunshine
🌡️ Temperature: Expected to stay in the 20s°C, providing ideal playing conditions
💨 Wind Speed: Light breeze, not expected to impact gameplay
🌧️ Rain Probability: 0% – No chance of interruptions due to rain
👉 Verdict: Perfect cricketing conditions, with no weather disruptions expected.
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📌 The Dubai pitch has been slightly slow, favoring spinners over pacers.
📌 Expect variable bounce, making stroke play challenging in the middle overs.
📌 Teams chasing have had a slight advantage, but a good total (260+ runs) could be competitive.
👉 Verdict: Expect a balanced track, with spinners dominating the middle overs and batters needing to settle in before accelerating.
1️⃣ Rohit Sharma (c) / Possible Rest
2️⃣ Shubman Gill
3️⃣ Virat Kohli
4️⃣ Shreyas Iyer
5️⃣ KL Rahul (wk)
6️⃣ Hardik Pandya
7️⃣ Axar Patel
8️⃣ Ravindra Jadeja
9️⃣ Harshit Rana
🔟 Arshdeep Singh
1️⃣1️⃣ Varun Chakaravarthy
🚨 Key Updates: If Rohit Sharma and Mohammed Shami are rested, Ishan Kishan or Washington Sundar could be drafted in.
1️⃣ Will Young
2️⃣ Devon Conway
3️⃣ Kane Williamson
4️⃣ Rachin Ravindra
5️⃣ Tom Latham (wk)
6️⃣ Glenn Phillips
7️⃣ Michael Bracewell
8️⃣ Mitchell Santner (c)
9️⃣ Matt Henry
🔟 Kyle Jamieson
1️⃣1️⃣ William O’Rourke
🔹 Winner tops Group A and faces Australia in the semi-final.
🔹 Loser will take on South Africa in the knockouts.
🔹 Virat Kohli’s 300th ODI milestone.
🔹 First-ever IND vs NZ ODI at Dubai International Stadium.
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