IND vs NZ ICC Champions Trophy 2025: Rohit Sharma Goes Berserk In Final; Breaks MS Dhoni's Record With Brilliant Half-Century

IND vs NZ ICC Champions Trophy 2025 Final: Indian skipper Rohit Sharma had a dream outing with the bat during the summit clash, as he smashed a brilliant half-century against New Zealand. While opening the innings, he smashed a brilliant century and set the foundation for the chase.

New Zealand won the toss and chose to bat first and posted a respectable target of 251 runs. Although Daryl Mitchell scored a valiant knock of 63 runs, all-rounder Michael Bracewell smashed a quickfire knock of 53 runs off just 40 balls.

While chasing, the Rohit Sharma-led side had a flying start as Rohit Sharma and Shbman Gill took the New Zealand bowlers to the cleaners. Rohit, especially went all guns-blazing against fast bowlers.

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He then scored a brilliant half-century and surpassed MS Dhoni's tally of 50-plus scores against the Black Caps in this format.

Rampant India gets a dream start in 2nd half

On the back of Rohit's aggressive and Shubman Gill's cautious batting, the Men in Blue had a flying start to their chase. Speaking of the game, India were 76/0, as Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill were out there in the middle.