Rachin ravindra
The final match of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 between India and New Zealand is being played at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium. In this match, New Zealand team captain Mitchell Santner did not delay at all in the decision to bat first with winning the toss. The Kiwi team has made a change in its playing 11 for the title match, which has included Nathan Smith in place of Matt Henry. Batting first after winning the toss, the New Zealand team saw an aggressive start in which he also broke a record of the 14 -year -old Bangladesh team which was against India.
New Zealand scored 69 runs in powerplay
In the final match of the Champions Trophy against India, the Kiwi team batted first and took their score to 69 runs in the initial powerplay to 69 runs. With this, the New Zealand team has worked to overtake the Bangladesh team’s record in 2011. In fact, the Bangladesh team scored 68 runs at the loss of one wicket in the powerplay, batting in the match against India in the 2011 ODI World Cup. At the same time, the team of New Zealand has now made their place at number four directly with entry in this special list. The Australian team holds the record for the highest runs in the powerplay at the ICC ODI event against the Indian team, which they set in the 2003 ODI World Cup match. The Kangaroo team scored a total of 80 runs in that match.
ICC ODI event match against India
Australia – 80 runs (2003, Johannesburg)
England – 77 runs for one wicket (2011, Bengaluru)
South Africa – 77 runs for 2 wickets (2013, Cardiff)
New Zealand – 69 runs for one wicket (2025, Dubai)
Bangladesh – 68 runs for one wicket (2011, Mirpur)
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