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Champions Trophy 2025: If any team in the Champions Trophy wants to play the semi-finals without getting entangled in any equation, then it will have to win all its three group matches.
8 teams are participating in the ICC Champions Trophy.
New Delhi. Indian fans are eagerly waiting for the India-Pakistan and India-Bangladesh matches in the ICC Champions Trophy. Many cricket lovers consider the match between India and Pakistan no less than the final of the tournament. But perhaps they are forgetting that there is a team in India’s group which has a very good record in ICC tournaments. This time too, India will have to be cautious of New Zealand because this team has broken the dreams of Indian fans many times. In the year 2000, when India reached the final of the Champions Trophy for the first time, it was New Zealand that defeated it.
8 teams are participating in the ICC Champions Trophy 2025, which are divided into groups of 4-4. Apart from Pakistan and Bangladesh, New Zealand is also in India’s group. India will start its campaign with a match against Bangladesh on 20 February. After this, the much awaited match between India and Pakistan will take place on 23rd February. India’s third group match will be against New Zealand on March 2. New Zealand is not counted among the great teams of the world. Its name comes only after India-Pakistan, Australia or England. But when it comes to India’s opponent in ICC tournaments, New Zealand becomes very dangerous. His record against India has been very excellent.
A total of 15 matches are to be played in the Champions Trophy. Each team will play 3-3 matches at the group level. After this there will be semi-final and final matches. If any team wants to play the semi-finals without getting entangled in any equation, then it will have to win all its three group matches. However, teams will have a chance to play the semi-finals even after winning two matches, but for this it is possible that they will have to get entangled in the run rate equation.
Talking about the prospects of the Indian team, it would not want to lose the match to Pakistan or Bangladesh. If India loses even one of its first two matches, then it will be a do-or-die fight with New Zealand. Cricket lovers must not have forgotten how New Zealand defeated India in the 2019 ODI World Cup semi-finals. India also had to face defeat from New Zealand in the final of the World Test Championship played in the year 2023.
Rohit Sharma was leading the Indian team in the WTC final in the year 2023. This time too Rohit is the captain of India. They know how New Zealand enters ICC events with double the strength. This time, New Zealand will come against India with increased courage anyway. He recently came to India and won the Test series 3-0 and this confidence can be seen in the Champions Trophy as well. Obviously India will have to be cautious of New Zealand.
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