NZ vs IND Today Match Prediction – Who Will Win? | Match 12, ICC Champions Trophy 2025 Preview & Analysis

India and New Zealand are both coming in with some good ODI form behind them. The upcoming result will decide who faces who in the Semi-Finals and who stays back in Dubai.`There is a chance of some big names resting while Virat Kohli looks set to play his 300th ODI.

NZ vs IND Match Details

Date: March 2nd, 2025

Time:  2:30 PM IST

Venue: Dubai International Stadium

NZ vs IND Weather Report

Clear weather and a nice evening is expected for the game.

New Zealand vs India Pitch Report

Average Score Batting First in the last five games: 269

Average Score Batting Second in the last five games: 270

Wins Batting First in the last five games: 0

Wins Batting Second in the last five games: 4

Batting second has a huge advantage at Dubai with teams averaging higher in the second innings.

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New Zealand vs India Head to Head

NZ vs IND Predicted Playing XI

NZ Playing XI

Devon Conway, Will Young, Kane Williamson, Tom Latham, Daryl Mitchell, Glenn Phillips, Mitchell Santner, Michael Bracewell, Matt Henry, Kyle Jamieson, Will O Rourke,

IND Playing XI

Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Axar Patel, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammad Shami, Harshit Rana

New Zealand vs India Key Players

Shreyas Iyer

Shreyas Iyer has tweaked his technique a touch and is looking a lot  better against short balls. He was really good against spin too moving really well and could be handy in the middle overs.

Kyle Jamieson

Kyle Jamieson loves playing against India. His encounters with them have always gone well and he will be looking to keep his form as he improves his fitness. 

NZ vs IND Match Tips

New Zealand tend to do better against India in ICC Events and could be favorites to start.

Match Prediction: New Zealand Will Win the Match