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Team Indian Champions Trophy Final: The Champions Trophy is being played between India and New Zealand in 2025. In this match, New Zealand captain Mitchell Santner has decided to bat first after winning the toss. Captain Rohit Sharma has not made any changes in the playing XI for this match. The same players have been included, played against Australia in the semi -finals. Team India is still invincible in the current tournament and has not lost a single match. Now the Indian team has set a special record as soon as the final against New Zealand was tossed.
India’s third consecutive Champions Trophy final
The Indian team is playing its third consecutive final match in the history of the Champions Trophy. Earlier, India also played the final match of Champions Trophy 2013 and 2017. Prior to Team India, no team was able to play three consecutive finals in the Champions Trophy. Now India has created history. India played the Champions Trophy 2013 final under the captaincy of Mahendra Singh Dhoni, the final of the Champions Trophy 2017 under the captaincy of Virat Kohli. Now the Champions Trophy 2025 is taking place under the captaincy of Rohit Sharma.
Teams playing the highest consecutive final in Champions Trophy:
- India- Three Finals (2013, 2017, 2025)
- West Indies- Two Finals (2004, 2006)
- Australia- Two Finals (2006, 2009)
- India- Two Finals (2000, 2002)
Sourav Ganguly’s century was useless
The final match was also held between India and New Zealand in the Champions Trophy 2025. Sourav Ganguly then scored 117 runs for India and the Indian team scored 264 runs. In such a situation, Team India’s victory seemed confirmed, but then Chris Kans became the biggest hero for New Zealand and he gave the team victory by playing an innings of 102 runs. It was because of him that the Kiwi team won the Match by 4 wickets and won the Champions Trophy 2000 title.
India won the Champions Trophy title twice
Team India has won the Champions Trophy title twice so far. Once in the year 2002 under the captaincy of Sourav Ganguly. Then the final match could not be held due to rain. For this reason, India and Sri Lanka were declared joint winners. After this, India won the Champions Trophy 2013 title under Mahendra Singh Dhoni captaincy. Team India then defeated England by five runs.
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