IND vs NZ: Shreyas Iyer's fifty helps Team India reach the score of 249 runs

In the Champions Trophy 2025 match against New Zealand, Team India posted a total of 249 runs. Here is all you need to know (Pic: X/File Pic)

Updated On: 2025-03-02 06:04 PM IST

Compiled by : Sujay Shivalkar

Shreyas Iyer (Pic: X/@BCCI)
Shreyas Iyer (Pic: X/@BCCI)
Having lost the toss, Team India was put to bat in the Champions Trophy 2025 match against New Zealand at the Dubai International Stadium

Having lost the toss, Team India was put to bat in the Champions Trophy 2025 match against New Zealand at the Dubai International Stadium

Opening the innings, not so young opener Shubman Gill departed early in the match. Having played seven ball, Gill was able to score just two runs

Skipper Rohit Sharma departed after scoring 15 runs in 177 balls. His knock included 1 four and 1 six

Team India stalwart Virat Kohli, who achieved the milestone of completing 300 ODI matches, didn't experience a fruitful outing. When he was looking in good touch, Glenn Phillips took a stunner to dismiss him. Kohli's 11-run knock ended in 14 balls including 2 fours

Despite losing wickets on regular intervals, Shreyas Iyer played a crucial knock of 79 runs off 98 deliveries. The star batsman's knock was laced with 4 fours and 2 sixes

Shouldering Iyer was Axar Patel. Facing 61 balls, the left-hander fell short of just eight runs of completing his half-century. During his innings, he smashed 3 fours and 1 six

Later, KL Rahul garnered 23 runs in 29 balls. He smashed 1 four before being dismissed. Riding on Hardik Pandya's 45-run knock, India managed to post a target of 250 runs. Pandya's knock came in 45 deliveries, which saw him hit 4 fours and 2 sixes

Matt Henry starred for New Zealand in the Champions Trophy 2025 match against India. Completing his eight-over spell, the pacer claimed five wickets for 42 runs. Kyle Jamieson, Will O'Rourke, Mitchell Santner and Rachin Ravindra snapped one wicket, each to their names. Michael Bracewell went wicketless in the match against the "Men in Blue." In total, the "White Ferns" managed to scalp nine wickets of Team India

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