In an exciting clash at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium Rohit Sharma-led India National Cricket Team faces Mitchell Santer-led New Zealand National Cricket Team in their final Group A match of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025.it must be noted that Both teams have already secured their spots in the semi-finals.

why-is-devon-conway-not-playing-for-nz-against-indNew Zealand skipper Mitchell Santner won the toss and chose to bowl first citing the conditions at Dubai as favorable for their bowling attack. "We’ll have a bowl first; it looks like a good wicket. We want to put pressure on early and hope it skids on nicely later," Santner explained after the toss. Although New Zealand’s place in the Lahore semi-final is confirmed, Santner made it clear that they’re fully focused on the job at hand. "We still want to win. We know we’re going to Lahore later, but our job is to do well here first.".

The New Zealand camp also made a significant change to their playing XI. Daryl Mitchell comes in for Devon Conway who has been struggling with his form recently. Conway despite his usual reliability has had a tough time in this tournament failing to find his rhythm with the bat. This decision reflects New Zealand's need to have their in-form players ready for the knockout stages.

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New Zealand vs India Group A Playing XI

New Zealand: Will Young, Rachin Ravindra, Kane Williamson, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Latham (wk), Glenn Phillips, Michael Bracewell, Mitchell Santner (c), Matt Henry, Kyle Jamieson, William O'Rourke

India: Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Axar Patel, KL Rahul (wk), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Shami, Kuldeep Yadav, Varun Chakravarthy