India chased down New Zealand's down target of 252 with an over to spare.
Opting to bat first, the Kiwis posted 251/7 in their allotted 50 overs, courtesy of half-centuries from Michael Bracewell (53* off 40) and Daryl Mitchell (63 off 101).
Indian spinners once again did a fabulous job as the trio of Kuldeep Yadav (2-40 in 10 overs), Varun Chakaravarthy (2-45 in 10 overs) and Ravindra Jadeja (1-30 in 10 overs) shared five scalps among them.
In reply, the Men in Blue got off to a fiery start as the duo of Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill put on 105 runs for the opening wicket.
Mitchell Santner drew the first blood for New Zealand, dismissing Gill for 31 in the 19th over. Bracewell got rid of Virat Kohli for just 1 in the next over as India found themselves in a spot of bother at 106/2. As the Kiwi spinners tightened the screws in the middle overs, Rohit attempted a big shot against Rachin Ravindra only to get stumped for 76 (83 balls).
Subsequently, Shreyas Iyer and Axar Patel stitched a 61-run partnership to bail India out of trouble. However, Santner and Bracewell once again brought New Zealand back in the game by removing Shreyas and Axar for 48 and 29, respectively.
With 49 needed off 51 balls, Hardik Pandya joined KL Rahul in the middle and the pair added 38 runs to put India on the verge of victory. While Pandya fell in the 48th over for run-a-ball 18, Rahul (34*) stayed till the end and completed the formalities alongside Ravindra Jadeja (9*) to take India over the line with an over to spare.
Indian cricket fraternity was thrilled with the national team’s Champions Trophy triumph and congratulated Rohit Sharma’s men on social media platform X,
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