New Zealand vs India, 12th Match, Group A - Live Cricket Score

Rohit Sharma: 

Important to finish on a high. NZ are a good team who are playing some good cricket. Very important to get a good result, we played a perfect game. It was important at that stage (after being 30/3) to build a partnership, and I thought we got to a good total. We have the quality in our bowling to defend that total. (On Chakravarthy) He has something different about him, so wanted to try and see what he can offer. We haven't thought much about the next game, but good headache to have. Critical to possibly win every game and doing everything right in a short tournament. Important to correct mistakes quickly, and that's where we know if your team is going up or going down. It will be a good game, Australia has a rich history of playing ICC tournaments well, but is is about us and what we want to do well on that particular day. It will be a great contest, looking forward to that.

Mitch Santner statement: 

It was a slower wicket than what we have come against. We knew that going in. India controlled the middle phase better. Shreyas played a great knock that was finished off well by Hardik. It spun a bit more than we thought, and they squeezed us well with four quality spinners. The key for us was getting wickets in the powerplay, and that was good to see. Our next game is in Lahore where Henry will be massive. On those wickets with some pace and bounce, we might have to play four pacers. We have to wait and see if it is a used surface.

Best figures on Champions Trophy debut

6/52 Josh Hazlewood vs NZ Edgbaston 2017

5/42 Varun Chakaravarthy vs NZ Dubai 2025

5/53 Mohd Shami vs Ban Dubai 2025

Best figures for India in Champions Trophy

5/36 Ravindra Jadeja vs WI The Oval 2013

5/42 Varun Chakravarthy vs NZ Dubai 2025

5/53 Mohd Shami vs Ban Dubai 2025

4/38 Sachin Tendulkar vs Aus Dhaka 1998

4/45 Zaheer Khan vs Zim Colombo RPS 2002

Varun on winning POTM Award:

First of all I did feel nervous in the initial stages. I have not played many matches for India in the ODI format but as the game went on I felt better. Virat, Rohit, Hardik and Pandya were talking to me and that helped. (on when he knew he was playing this game) I found out last night. I was definitely expecting to play for the country but on the other side I was nervous. It was not a rank turner, but if you bowled in the right places it was giving help. The way Kuldeep, Jaddu and Axar bowled, even the pace bowlers, it was a total team effort.

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