NZ vs IND Match Prediction : Who will win the today's 12th ODI match of Champions trophy between India vs New Zealand?

The final group stage match of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 will be played between New Zealand (NZ) and India (IND) at Dubai International Cricket Stadium on March 2. Both the teams have made it into the semi-final with two consecutive wins respectively and the team winning the next game will finish at the top of the points table in group A. However, one team will suffer their first defeat of the tournament ahead of the semi-final.

India don’t have impressive records against New Zealand in ICC events but they were able to overcome the Kiwi challenge in the home ODI World Cup in 2023 where they defeated the Black Caps in group stage followed by the semi–final. Now, the Men in Blue will be looking to defeat New Zealand again in another ICC 50-over tournament. On the other hand, New Zealand will be looking to register their third win of the tournament and end up at the top of the points table. Let’s have a look at today’s cricket match prediction, pitch report, head-to-head and key players ahead of the 12th match of the Champions Trophy 2025 between New Zealand and India.

NZ vs IND Match Details:

Match	New Zealand vs India, Match 12
Venue	Dubai International Cricket Stadium
Date & Time	Sundai. March 2, 2:30 pm (IST)
Live Broadcast & Streaming Details	JioHotstar (app and website) and Star Sports Network

NZ vs IND Pitch Report

The surface of the new pitch looked suitable for the fast bowlers in the last two matches played at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium. At the start of the game, the pace bowlers get much support from the pitch. However, as the game progresses further, the batters start getting support due to perfect pace and bounce and can score runs freely. The team winning the toss will prefer to chase the target on this ground. Out of the 60 matches played at this ground, the team batting won 22 times while the chasing team came out victorious on 36 occasions.

NZ vs IND Weather Report

nz vs ind weather report

NZ vs IND Head-to-Head Records in ODI

New Zealand and India have faced each other 118 times in the ODI format so far. Out of these 118 matches, India have won 60 times while New Zealand come out victorious on 50 occasions. One match also ended in a tie while seven matches ended in a draw between New Zealand and India in the ODI format.

Total Matches played	118
New Zealand Won	50
India Won	60
No Result/Tied	8

NZ vs IND Probable Playing XI

New Zealand:

Will Young, Devon Conway, Kane Williamson, Rachin Ravindra, Tom Latham (wk), Glenn Phillips, Michael Bracewell, Mitchell Santner (c), Matt Henry, Kyle Jamieson, William ORourke

India:

Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Axar Patel, KL Rahul (wk), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Harshit Rana, Mohammed Shami, Kuldeep Yadav,

NZ vs IND Full Squads:

New Zealand

Will Young, Devon Conway, Kane Williamson, Rachin Ravindra, Tom Latham (wk), Glenn Phillips, Michael Bracewell, Mitchell Santner (c), Matt Henry, Kyle Jamieson, William ORourke, Daryl Mitchell, Nathan Smith, Mark Chapman, Jacob Duffy

India

Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Axar Patel, KL Rahul (wk), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Harshit Rana, Mohammed Shami, Kuldeep Yadav, Rishabh Pant, Washington Sundar, Varun Chakravarthy, Arshdeep Singh

Key Players:

Virat Kohli: It is going to be a big moment for star Indian batter Virat Kohli as he will be playing his 300th ODI match as Men in Blue take on New Zealand. The 36-year-old will be looking to get a big knock on this special occasion. Notably, he also scored his record 50th ODI ton against New Zealand in the 2023 World Cup semi-final.

Mohammed Shami: Fast bowler Mohammed Shami has a great record in the ODI format against New Zealand and has taken seven-wicket haul and five-wicket haul in his last two ODI innings against New Zealand respectively. Now, Shami will look to give another match-winning performance against New Zealand in the Champions Trophy 2025.

Rachin Ravindra: Rachin Ravindra has been in great form and smashed a hundred in his maiden game in the Champions Trophy against Bangladesh. He has also smashed one fifty vs India in ODIs and will look to play another big knock as New Zealand face Men in Blue again in the Champions Trophy 2025.

Mitchell Santner: New Zealand skipper Mitchell Santner can turn out to be crucial player for New Zealand in the upcoming match against India. Santner will be looking to trap the top Indian batter with his spin bowling and put New Zealand on the front foot.