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India vs New Zealand Live: The spin effect!

Spinners have been bowling from both the ends after the 8th over. Six overs have been bowled so far post that change and New Zealand have scored only 18 runs in that phase. The Indian spinners have surely slowed the game down. India will be truly back in the game if they could get another breakthrough.

NZ 53/2 (14)

IND vs NZ Live: OUT!

Wicket for Varun Chakravarthy! He has dismissed Will Young. It was a googly from Varun that took the inside edge of Young’s bat and then hits either the backfoot or ground before crashing onto the stumps.

NZ 49/2 (11.3)

India vs New Zealand Live: Was there a chance?

9.5 – Kane Williamson danced down the track but missed the Varun Chakravarthy delivery. Rohit Sharma collected the ball at slip and threw it at stumps but KL Rahul’s foot came in the way of the throw. Had it not come in between the throw and stumps, it could have been a tight situation. Virat Kohli was seen saying something to Rahul right after the incident. 

NZ 44/1 (10)

India vs New Zealand Live: FOUR!

Sweet piece of timing that from Kane Williamson and he will get a four for it. It was a fuller ball from Varun Chakravarthy to start with. Williamson drove it down the ground. Shryeas Iyer ran and fielded the ball on the boundary line, but his leg touched the rope with the ball still touching him.

NZ 40/1 (9.1)

IND vs NZ Live: Good start for Axar!

Spin was introduced with Mohammed Shami being taken off the attack. Axar Patel bowled the first over of spin and conceded only two singles in it. It is a good start for the player, who is having a really good game. He scored a crucial 42 with the bat before taking a stunning catch to dismiss Rachin Ravindra.

NZ 30/1 (7)

India vs New Zealand Live: OUT!

That is a terrific catch from Axar Patel at third man to provide India an early breakthrough. It was a bouncer bowled outside off stump by Hardik Pandya and Ravindra tried to hit it over the infield but failed to do so. The ball was dying as Axar ran forward and put a brilliant dive to take the catch. Hardik gave a priceless reaction as he clapped in ecstasy to applaud the effort of Axar. 

NZ 17/1 (4)

IND vs NZ Live: Poor fielding

3.2 – Oh, no! That is a poor piece of fielding from Varun Chakravarthy. It was a free-hit as Will Young mistimed the Hardik Pandya delivery. Varun ran from mid-on but failed to take the catch. What was even more embarrassing was that the ball hit Varun’s foot and ran away to the fence for a four.

India vs New Zealand Live: Injury concern for India?

Five runs came off Hardik Pandya’s first over. A matter of concern for India was that Mohammed Shami is still not looking completely fit. During the over, he was seen getting some massage while fielding on the boundary line. However, Shami will continue bowling.

NZ 9/0 (2)

India vs New Zealand Live: Good comeback from Shami!

Mohammed Shami looked disciplined after leaking a four on the second ball of the over. Rest of the four balls were dots. Hardik Pandya will share the new ball with Shami. He will bowl from the other end.

NZ 4/0 (1)

India vs New Zealand Live: FOUR!

A dot ball from Mohammed Shami before he sprayed it on the legs of Will Young. The batter flicked it away for a four through fine leg. Both Young and New Zealand are off the mark.

NZ 4/0 (0.2)

IND vs NZ Live: Can India give a fight?

A target of 250 is not going to trouble New Zealand unless India produce a magical opening spell. This pitch has good support for spinners and India are playing with as many as four. Mohammed Shami and Hardik Pandya are the only pacers in the XI. Let’s see how it goes.

IND vs NZ Live: “Very happy with the total,” says NZ’s Henry

“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,” said New Zealand pacer Matt Henry after his five-wicket haul.

Champions Trophy 2025 Live: India 249 all out

Matt Henry took five wickets as India scored 249/9 against New Zealand in the Champions Trophy, Group A match on Sunday in Dubai. Asked to bat first, India lost quick wickets but Shreyas Iyer and Axar Patel brought them back. Iyer scored 79 while Axar scored 42. Apart from them, Hardik Pandya scored 45. During the last over, pacer Mohammed Shami had an injury scare as he was hit by the ball while taking a run. New Zealand now need 250 runs to win the match.

Champions Trophy 2025 Live: Fiery Hardik Pandya

All-rounder Hardik Pandya brought India out of the trouble with his powerful hitting. In 45 balls, Hardik scored as many runs. This includes four boundaries and two sixes. He departed after Matt Henry struck and scalped his fourth wicket. 

India vs New Zealand Live: Shreyas Iyer’s brilliant knock

After India lost three quick wickets, Shreyas Iyer and Axar Patel’s strong partnership brought them back into the game. Iyer scored 79 off 98 balls while Axar scored 42 off 61 balls. The duo stitched a brilliant partnership of 98 runs. 

India vs New Zealand Live: India lost quick wickets

India were off to a horrible start in the last group stage match of Champions Trophy 2025 in Dubai. They first lost the wicket of Shubman Gill for 2, followed by Rohit Sharma for 14, and then batter Virat kohli, who was playing his 300th ODI match, for 11.