ICC Champions Trophy Final 2025: New Zealand have a ‘open mind’ against India | Current news
Captain Blackcaps Mitchell Santner is ready to adapt to the finals in Dubai against the favorites of Champions Trophy India.
The New Zealand captain Mitchell Santner says that communications and adaptability in the middle of the match regarding the field in Sunday’s finals of the champion trophy against India could be key to success.
AND Final in Dubai They will decide the winner of the eight nation tournament played in Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates.
India played suggestions that she would have an advantage that she won all four of her matches in Dubai, where they were based after refusing to visit Pakistan for political tensions.
“We have to somehow come in with an open mind about how to melt and then adapt to it accordingly,” Santner told reporters on Saturday.
“Return these communication to the groups, what do you think is a good result. It could be 300 WICKET, we don’t know yet, but that could also be 250 types of winning results.
“So, I think there will be periods throughout this game on both sides where you are under pressure for a while. But if you can endure and go through, it could be easier,” he added.
The largest total number in Dubai in this tournament of 50 years was Australian 264 in the semifinals and India removed Rating with 11 Balls for reservation.
New Zealand Went down to India for 44 driving At the last meeting of the group at the place where black caps limited the opposition to 249 before they were discarded at 205.
“We’ll learn from that,” Santner said. “We know that India is likely to come in with the same team. So, I think we have to be ready and be adaptable to what is coming. “
Will Spin win day for India or New Zealand?
India has played four Spinners in the last two matches on slow grounds that have helped slow bowlers.
Indian Varun Chakravarthy returned Figures 5-42 with his mysterious spins in the last match with Kiwis and remains a powerful threat in the finals.
“Obviously, the world class bowler we saw here and obviously in IPL and that little mystery,” said Spinner’s left hand Santner.
“It was the first time some guys faced him. He’ll learn from the second day. If Tona plays in a similar way, it will be a challenge along with all three of their second Spinners.”
The tangled schedule of the tournament, with teams flying from UAE and Pakistan, while India remained, was extremely controversial.
New Zealand Beat South Africa in the semifinals in Lahore and flew back to Dubai.
“It was a little shock,” Santner said about the temperature in two cities.
“He jumped to 10 degrees in the last four days for us. But I think, obviously, leaving the semi -final victory, the guys are in a pretty good mood.”
Fast bowlers Matt Henry runs against time to recover for the finals after he clumsily landed to his right shoulder while tending to the semifinals.
“Matt will just have a bowl to see how it is,” Santner said. “Yes, and then I suppose we will call after that.”
New Zealand will receive the tournament for the second time after they did so in 2000, when they beat India in the finals.
New Zealand also defeated India in the inaugural finals of the 2021 World Cup.
“I hope we are lucky for the third time,” Santner said.
“But we know India will be a challenge tomorrow.”
