India beat New Zealand by 44 runs, to face Australia in semifinal

Kuldeep Yadav gets the wicket of William O'Rourke and India have beaten New Zealand by 44 runs in their final Group A game. The win means that they finish at the top spot in the group, and will be taking on Australia in the semi-final match of the tournament at the same venue.

India beat New Zealand by 44 runs to set up rerun of the Cricket World Cup final against Australia in last four.

India have twice claimed victory in the Champions Trophy, in 2002 and 2013, but lost the final to Pakistan in the last edition. New Zealand, who entered the tournament ranked fourth in ODI cricket, lifted the trophy in 2000.

Follow live coverage of New Zealand vs India from the ICC Champions Trophy today. The ICC Test Championship sees nine teams compete across a two-year cycle of matches before a two-team final decides the winner.

After their convincing win over Pakistan to secure their semi-final spot in the ongoing ICC Champions Trophy, the Indian side were sweating it out during the training session at the International Cricket Council (ICC) Academy ground ahead of their final Group A match against New Zealand.

India will aim to go into knockouts unbeaten when they face New Zealand in the final group encounter at the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 in Dubai today.