India made it back-to-back global cricket tournaments with a four-wicket victory over New Zealand in the ICC Champions Trophy final in Dubai. Rohit Sharma led the chase with 76 off 83 balls, and KL Rahul’s unbeaten 34 helped India cross the finish line on 254-6 in 49 overs to win the Champions Trophy on Sunday for the third time.

Defeating New Zealand by a close margin, India won the tournament after twelve years. This white-ball series, the first time since 2017 saw a 53% rise in prize pool.

India and New Zealand will face off in the final match of Champions Trophy 2025. India won all its matches while New Zealand won 3 of its 4 matches.