Virat Kohli
Team India will face New Zealand team in the final match of ICC Champions Trophy 2025. The title match will be played between the two teams at Dubai International Cricket Stadium on 9 March. The Indian team defeated the New Zealand team by 44 runs in the group stage. Despite this, Team India will not try to take New Zealand lightly in the final match at all. Once again, everyone’s eyes are going to be on the performance of Virat Kohli, which is in great form in the Champions Trophy, once again in this match. Kohli may not be able to play a big innings against New Zealand in a group stage match, but despite this, his record against Kiwi team in ODIs is much better. At the same time, Virat Kohli will also have a chance to break a big record of Sachin Tendulkar in the final match.
Virat Kohli will score history as soon as 95 runs
The Indian team has a record of scoring the most runs in ODIs against New Zealand so far in the name of Sachin Tendulkar, who has scored a total of 1750 runs at an average of 46.05 while batting in 41 innings of 42 ODIs against the Kiwi team, including 5 centuries and 8 half -centurial innings. At the same time, Virat Kohli has played 32 matches in ODIs against New Zealand so far and he has scored 1656 runs at an average of 57.10 while batting in 32 innings. In such a situation, if Kohli manages to score 95 runs in the final match, then he will become the highest run -scorer in ODIs against New Zealand for India. Kohli has so far played 6 centuries and 9 half -century innings against New Zealand.
Indian players scoring the most runs in ODIs against New Zealand
- Sachin Tendulkar – 1750 runs
- Virat Kohli – 1656 runs
- Virender Sehwag – 1157 runs
- Mohammad Azharuddin – 1118 runs
- Sourav Ganguly – 1079 runs
Champions Trophy has been scored at an average of 72 so far in 2025
Virat Kohli has so far scored 217 runs in the ICC Champions Trophy at an average of 72.33, playing in 4 matches, in which there is a tremendous battle between him and Rachin Ravindra in terms of scoring the most runs in this tournament. Rachin has managed to score a total of 226 runs on the basis of 2 centuries. In such a situation, everyone is going to be eyeing the performance of both in the final match. At present, England’s Ben Docket is at number one in this list who has scored 227 runs.
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