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Saturday, March 14, 2026
TopicIndia vs New Zealand

Topic: India vs New Zealand

India ‘repeat & defeat history’ with third T20 World Cup win. Only team to defend crown

Sanju Samson becomes Player of the Tournament and Jasprit Bumrah is Player of the Match.

Kiwis have dominated India in every encounter in T20 World Cup history. What could change in 2026

The two sides have faced each other in 2007, 2016 and 2021 seasons, with New Zealand winning every time. But there is hope.

The beauty of Glenn Phillips. Champions Trophy 2025 will be remembered for Kiwi cricketer’s stunning catches

Catches of Virat Kohli, Shubman Gill & Mohammad Rizwan have been a delight. Kiwi skipper Mitchell Santner had said that his team expected such performance from Phillips.

IND vs NZ final: Spin wizardry by Kul-Chakra in 1st Innings, but India’s fielding not very medal like

New Zealand got off to a flying start & despite a dismal middle overs stage, showed resolve to stay in the game with batting efforts coming from Daryl Mitchell, Michael Bracewell.

IND vs NZ final: Odds of India losing toss were 1 in 32,768. What the pitch report shows for the team

This marks Rohit Sharma’s 12th consecutive coin toss loss, a run that dates back to 19 November, 2023, when India fell to Australia in the World Cup final.

Twists, heroic performances, thrilling chase: Revisiting the last time India & NZ clashed in a CT final

The two sides are set to lock horns once again in another high-stakes final Sunday at the Dubai International Stadium.

India chase the white jacket—a unique Champions Trophy tradition

Team India was previously dressed in white blazers in 2013 after defeating England to lift the trophy—a memory it intends to replicate Sunday as it takes on New Zealand in CT final.

When nerves kick in, memes take over. Indians brace for ICC Champions Trophy final vs NZ

Indian cricket fans are not taking the Black Caps for granted. They haven’t forgotten the 2021 ICC World Test Championship final, when New Zealand defeated India by 8 wickets.

The 2 World Cup encounters that haunt India & NZ as they square off for Champions Trophy match

Both teams have already secured their semi-final spots, having triumphed over Pakistan and Bangladesh, respectively.

New Zealand’s victory knocks Pakistan & Bangladesh out of Champions Trophy

Earlier, India defeated Bangladesh by 6 wickets, while Pakistan suffered a 60-run loss to New Zealand before falling to India once again.

On Camera

What India can learn from the US-Israel war on Iran

Without any air force or navy worth the name, both Iran and Ukraine have held two superpowers at bay.

US strike on Iran’s key oil export island Kharg raises fears of wider supply disruption

President Trump said the US had bombed military targets on Kharg Island in the Persian Gulf, but spared oil infrastructure.

Supreme Leader Mojtaba, the man Iran must keep alive & the secret force ‘tasked with it’—all about NOPO

The Nirouyeh Vijeh Pasdaran Velayat, or NOPO, was the only force Ali Khamenei trusted.It was founded in 1991 and is more feared than the Revolutionary Guards.

Peaceful power transfers followed uprisings in India’s neighbourhood. It’s a sign of mature democracies

Rating democracies is a tricky business. I am only using the simple metric of who in the Indian subcontinent has had the most peaceful, stable, normal political transitions and continuity.