CT 2025: India - New Zealand Final

By: Amit kumaR Agarwal


Kuldeep Yadav bowls out the very dangerous Rachin Ravindra on his very first ball in the match!

This all important match, as it is the final - earlier saw Varun Chakaravarthy take out Will Young; the spinners it seems are crafting their web almost perfectly.

Mohammed Shami had a chance to put an end to Rachin Ravindra's innings, though, just like the semi-final, where he dropped Travis Head and Steve Smith he dropped Rahin - this time though Shami called for physio, blood was seen dropping out of Shami's finger.

Earlier in the game, after New Zealand won the toss, Mitchel Santner took the call to bat first. After being watchful in the first three overs, Rachin showed first signs of aggression when he pulled Hardik Pandya for a full-blooded six over cow corner, and followed it with a couple of more boundaries to make it a 16-run over. Runs didn't stop there, as Rachin accelerated, hammering four boundaries in a span of six deliveries to make Rohit Sharma put his thinking cap on, calling on Kuldeep Yadav, who delivered on his very first ball in the match.