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India vs New Zealand, Final - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

Series: ICC Champions Trophy, 2025 Venue: Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai Date & Time: Mar 09, 01:00 PM LOCAL

William ORourke 0-56(7 ov)

48.6
4
William ORourke to Jadeja, FOUR, INDIA are the CHAMPIONS. Jadeja has his arms aloft and blows a kiss to someone. Rahul too has his arms high soaking up the moment. The fireworks goes off at the ground. Some of the Indian players run onto the ground to lift Jadeja and Rahul. Jadeja points to the name on the back. Some of the ghosts of that 2023 World Cup loss might be buried with this victory. Rohit and the rest of the players make their way out to the middle. Coming to the ball: Short of length delivery angled in, Jadeja gets into a good position and nails the pull behind square leg
48.4
William ORourke to Jadeja, 1 run, very full delivery around off, Jadeja jams it to mid-off and races across to the other end
48.3
William ORourke to Jadeja, no run, angled down leg, Jadeja misses the glance and the ball brushes the pad on the way to Latham
48.2
William ORourke to Rahul, 1 run, slanting in from good length, Rahul is rooted to the crease and squirts an inside edge to square leg
48.1
William ORourke to Rahul, 2 runs, very full delivery on off, Rahul opens the bat face and squeezes it past a diving backward point, another brace
46.6
William ORourke to Rahul, 1 run, short and banged into the wicket, Rahul gets on top of the bounce and pulls to deep square leg
46.5
William ORourke to Rahul, 2 runs, is that a run-out chance missed? Confusion between the pair but they get away with it. Hardik suggests he didn't hear the call. Slanted down leg, Rahul helps it along the way and he always was going back for the second. But Hardik stuttered and was late to go, Ravindra's throw comes to Latham and he takes the bails off but Rahul was in, he then has a shy at the bowler's end and misses. Direct-hit and Hardik was gone
46.4
William ORourke to Hardik Pandya, 1 run, fullish delivery outside off, Hardik drives square of the wicket and settles with a single
46.2
William ORourke to Hardik Pandya, no run, back of a length angling in, Hardik swings across the line and misses
44.6
William ORourke to Hardik Pandya, 1 run, full and angled into the pads, Hardik whips it on the bounce to deep square leg
44.5
William ORourke to Hardik Pandya, no run, bouncer around off, Hardik is happy to watch it sail past him. That was well-directed from O'Rourke
44.4
William ORourke to Hardik Pandya, no run, short of length delivery, Hardik hops and tucks it with soft hands to mid-wicket
44.3
William ORourke to Rahul, 1 run, back of a length delivery, Rahul opens the bat face and punches it square of the wicket
44.2
William ORourke to Rahul, 2 runs, good length ball outside off, Rahul guides it past a diving backward point and scampers back for the second
44.1
4
William ORourke to Rahul, FOUR, pace on and India have a boundary. O'Rourke misses the yorker and it is a half volley, but still had to be put away, Rahul leans into the drive and creams it in front of square. No chance for the sweeper
37.6
William ORourke to Axar, no run, a run-out chance? Not sure where Shreyas Iyer was running, was driven straight to the fielder at mid-off and there was no run at all, Shreyas Iyer looked interested and he then had to scamper back
37.5
4
William ORourke to Axar, FOUR, crunched, a fine blow from Axar and the crowd find their voices once again - fraction short from O'Rourke, Axar picked the length early, played the short-arm jab and the timing is so good that the fielder at mid-on has no chance
37.4
William ORourke to Axar, no run, length delivery angling into the pads, tucked straight to the fielder at mid-wicket
37.3
William ORourke to Shreyas Iyer, 1 run, banged in short by O'Rourke, Shreyas Iyer waits on it, gets on top of the ball and laps it to long leg
37.2
William ORourke to Axar, 1 run, short of a good length and angling into the pads, clipped down to long leg for a single
35.6
William ORourke to Shreyas Iyer, 2 runs, banged in short by O'Rourke, this was always coming and Shreyas Iyer had set himself on the pull, controls it nicely and places it past square leg, back for the second run
35.5
William ORourke to Axar, 1 run, banged in short and Axar climbs onto the pull, hit high on the bat and doesn't get the placement needed, drops down in front of deep mid-wicket
35.4
William ORourke to Axar, no run, length ball angling into the left-hander, Axar picks out mid-wicket with the on-drive
35.3
William ORourke to Shreyas Iyer, 1 run, short of a good length and well wide of off, steered behind square on the off-side for a single
35.2
William ORourke to Axar, 1 run, O 'Rourke shortens the length on off, punched off the back-foot to mid-on and he's off for a quick single
35.1
William ORourke to Axar, no run, on a good length and angling into the left-hander, Axar looks to drive and inside-halves it to mid-on
3.6
William ORourke to Shubman Gill, no run, half an appeal for LBW. Umpire Paul Reiffel shakes his head. Angling in and Gill falls over as he misses the flick, the ball was heading down leg. That is an area where Gill has struggled - incoming ball at the stumps
3.5
William ORourke to Shubman Gill, no run, short of length around off, Gill stands tall and punches it to cover
3.4
William ORourke to Shubman Gill, 2 runs, charges down and is met by a I0$ short of length delivery, pulls it behind square and it needed a diving stop from Ravindra to save the boundary, he keeps it to a brace
3.3
William ORourke to Shubman Gill, no run, attacks the stumps with a good length ball, Gill hangs back and turns it to short mid-wicket
3.3
William ORourke to Shubman Gill, wide, ORourke still not getting his line right. That's the third time he's slided down leg in this short spell. Gill misses the glance and Latham dives across to glove the ball
3.2
William ORourke to Shubman Gill, 2 runs, late call for the second but they make it in. Gill defends with an angled bat and guides it wide of backward point, Phillps with the chase and he can't prevent the second
3.1
William ORourke to Shubman Gill, no run, good length ball on off, Gill gets behind the line and defends to mid-on
1.6
4
William ORourke to Rohit, FOUR, lovely shot! This is not an easy shot on this surface. Rohit struck this on the rise. Good length ball outside off, Rohit meets the drive on top of the bounce and creams it into the ground, the ball bounces over the extra cover region and races away
1.5
William ORourke to Rohit, no run, I0$ fullish delivery on off, Rohit gently turns it to short mid-wicket
1.4
William ORourke to Rohit, 2 runs, too straight from ORourke - on middle and leg, Rohit presses forward and clips it through mid-wicket, not as well timed as the previous shot and the pair settle with a brace
1.3
4
William ORourke to Rohit, FOUR, in the air but well wide of mid-wicket. Rohit with a slight shuffle and that allows him to flick this ball from the off-stump line, not in complete control but he placed it perfectly
1.2
William ORourke to Rohit, no run, I0$ fuller than good length and outside off, Rohit blocks off the front foot
1.2
William ORourke to Shubman Gill, 2 wides, I0$ loses his radar and once again sprays it down leg, no chance for Gill this time and Latham parries it away diving to his left. Couple more extras for India
1.2
William ORourke to Shubman Gill, wide, I0$ strays down leg, Gill misses the glance and the ball flies through to Latham
1.1
William ORourke to Shubman Gill, no run, good length ball around off, Gill prods forward and defends it to cover
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