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India is about to face New Zealand within the ultimate of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 on the Dubai Worldwide Stadium on Sunday.
The 2 have squared off solely twice within the Champions Trophy, with the newest encounter coming within the group stage final week.
The opposite time these two sides met was within the ultimate of the ICC Knockout in 2000, on the Gymkhana Membership Floor in Nairobi, Kenya.
New Zealand received the toss and inserted India. Openers Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly acquired India off to a flying begin, scoring 37 runs within the first 4 overs. Each blended warning with aggression and struck a 100-run partnership. The stand was damaged within the twenty seventh over at 141, when Tendulkar was run out by Nathan Astle.
FILE PHOTO: Sourav Ganguly performs a lofted shot towards New Zealand within the ultimate of the 2000 Knockout Trophy.
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FILE PHOTO: Sourav Ganguly performs a lofted shot towards New Zealand within the ultimate of the 2000 Knockout Trophy.
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Ganguly continued unperturbed and introduced up his second century of the match. However simply when India was trying to put a formidable complete on the board, New Zealand pegged India again with essential breakthroughs. India misplaced 5 wickets for 54 runs and ended up scoring solely 264 regardless of the stable basis.
Chasing 265, New Zealand would have hoped for a greater begin than the 37 for 2 it discovered itself with. Astle and Roger Twose fought however couldn’t stop the Kiwis from slipping additional to 132 for 5.
However Chris Cairns and Chris Harris stitched a match-winning 122-run partnership.
FILE PHOTO: Chris Cairns and Chris Harris throughout their 122-run partnership towards India within the 2000 Knockout Trophy Closing.
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FILE PHOTO: Chris Cairns and Chris Harris throughout their 122-run partnership towards India within the 2000 Knockout Trophy Closing.
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Cairns scored a scintillating century, taking New Zealand house within the ultimate over of the match and securing the aspect’s first ICC title.
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