IND Vs NZ Highlights, ICC Champions Trophy: Varun Chakravarthy's Fifer Helps India Beat New Zealand By 44 Runs

India Squad: Rohit Sharma(c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Axar Patel, KL Rahul(w), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Harshit Rana, Mohammed Shami, Kuldeep Yadav, Rishabh Pant, Washington Sundar, Varun Chakravarthy, Arshdeep Singh

New Zealand Squad: Will Young, Devon Conway, Kane Williamson, Rachin Ravindra, Tom Latham(w), Glenn Phillips, Michael Bracewell, Mitchell Santner(c), Matt Henry, Kyle Jamieson, William ORourke, Daryl Mitchell, Nathan Smith, Mark Chapman, Jacob Duffy

The India versus New Zealand fixture will start with the tossscheduled at 2pm IST at the Dubai International Stadium followed by the first ball at 2:30pm. The match will be telecast on the Star Sports Network and streamed on JioHotstar app and website.

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

India Probable Playing XI: Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wk), Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Ravindra Jadeja, Harshit Rana, Arshdeep Singh, Varun Chakaravarthy

Played: 118

India: 60

New Zealand: 50

Tied: 1

No result: 7

The two teams have met just once in Champions Trophy with New Zealand beating India in Nairobi back in 2000.

Google gives India a 66% chance of winning the match making Men In Blue the favourites to top Group A.

New Zealand's Mitchell Santner called it right at the toss and has inserted India to bat first in Dubai.

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

New Zealand (Playing XI): Will Young, Rachin Ravindra, Kane Williamson, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Latham(w), Glenn Phillips, Michael Bracewell, Mitchell Santner(c), Matt Henry, Kyle Jamieson, William ORourke

"Was anyway looking to bat first, wanted to see what we could do upfront and then challenge our bowlers since we chased on both games. Approach will be very similar to the previous games, just trying to do the same things. One change for us - Harshit has been rested, Varun is playing for us."

"It is all about bowling in partnerships, in both games we have combined to pick 19 wickets. Our spinners have restricted them well and then the seamers have got the wickets."

The national anthems are done. India bat. Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill open, while Matt Henry has the new ball for New Zealand. Almost time for action.

India are off to a good start with Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill watchful, yet showcasing some aggressive intent. Matt Henry and Kyle Jamieson have been a little wayward with their lengths with the new ball.

Matt Henry pins Shubman Gill and India lose their first wicket. Gill reviews it but has to make the walk back with the DRS showing three reds. Mitchell Santner is pumped and so is Henry. Top start for New Zealand.

India lose another as Kyle Jamieson has his first for the afternoon. It was short and presented an opportunity to pull but Rohit Sharma has hit it straight to Young. Jamieson is pumped. More trouble for India.

Is it a bird, is it a plane, it is Glenn Phillips. What a take! Absolutely mind-boggling stuff. India lose Virat Kohli and are in a lot of trouble. Matt Henry has his second. And yes, it is always Henry against India. The crowd is silenced.

Axar Patel came before KL Rahul to bat at number five for India. After Virat Kohli's dismissal, Patel joined Shreyas Iyer at the crease and the duo is set to take India to a respectable total from here. Ravindra Jadeja and Hardik Pandya will come after Rahul.

IND - 37/3 (10)

Axar Patel and Shreyas Iyer have taken their time to settle after three early wickets inside the first powerplay. The right and left combination have helped India in taking the game deep. Just 10 runs came in the last five overs. New Zealand are eyeing another breakthrough in Dubai.

IND - 46/3 (15)

Axar Patel opened his arms against the Kiwi captain Mitchell Santner to hit his first boundary of the match. Then, Shreyas Iyer targeted William O'Rourke and hit him three fours to release some pressure. Then the duo kept taking three to four runs per over and kept New Zealand way from taking any further wicket.

IND - 78/3 (20)

The partnership between Axar Patel and Shreyas Iyer have become big. The duo has added almost 80 runs for the fourth wicket and have taken the Kiwis out of wicket for the last 18 overs. New Zealand are looking for another breakthrough in the match.

IND - 104/3 (25)

Shreyas Iyer completed his half-century in 75 balls. This is his slowest half-century in the ODI cricket. Axar Patel had also started shifting gears. He charged against Michael Bracewell and hit a big six before Rachi Ravindra got him in the next over. He made a crucial 42 off just 61 balls. KL Rahul is the newest batter at the crease.

IND - 130/4 (30)

Shreyas Iyer and KL Rahul have started to shift gears with only 15 overs left in the game. Iyer hit Rachin Ravindra for a six then Santner brought back William O'Rourke and he also created a half-chance but that was not enough as Glenn Phillips tried his best but could not reach there on time. Then he hit another six on the final delivery of the over.

IND - 164/4 (35)

Shreyas Iyer was trying to accelerate the innings after completing his half-century. He was caught inside the 30-yard circle after William O'Rourke bowled a bouncer delivery. He played yet another half-century knock against the Kiwis. Hardik Pandya is the new batter at the crease.

IND - 177/5 (38)

KL Rahul lost his wicket to New Zealand captain Mitchell Santner in the 40th over. Ravindra Jadeja replaced him at the crease. Hardik Pandya targeted Michael Bracewell in the next over and hit him a four and six in the over.

IND - 199/6 (42)

Ravindra Jadeja tried to go for a big shot and lost his wicket to Matt Henry in the 46th over. Mohammed Shami is the new batter at the crease. Now, the onus is on Hardik Pandya to take India's score past 250 runs in this match.

IND - 225/7 (47)

Hardik Pandya targeted Kyle Jamieson in the 49th over and hit two fours and a six to collect 15 runs from the over. Matt Henry came to bowl the final over and bowled two wide deliveries. He conceded just five runs and took two wickets to complete his five-wicket haul. Now, India need to defend 249 runs to win this match.

IND - 249/9 (50)

Brief Score: IND - 249/9 (50)

Shreyas Iyer - 79 (98), Hardik Pandya - 45 (45) | Matt Henry: (8-0-42-5)

Mohammed Shami came to open the bowling for India with Will Young and Rachin Ravindra opening the batting for New Zealand. Young took the strike and hit a boundary in the first over.

NZ - 4/0 (1)

Hardik Pandya came to bowl his second over and Will Young hit him a boundary. He tried a bouncer to Rachin Ravindra and Axar Patel took a brilliant catch at third man to provide India their first wicket in the match.

NZ - 23/1 (5)

Varun Chakaravarthy was introduced into the attack in the 10th over and there was an appeal for LBW twice in the over but he got no success. He came to bowl again in the 12th over and dismissed the set opener batter Will Young. Daryl Mitchell joined Kane Williamson at the crease.

NZ - 49/2 (12)

Daryl Mitchell and Kane Williamson have added 15 runs for the third wicket and the duo is playing very slowly. They want to take their time and then accelerate the inning. Indian bowlers are trying their best to take another wicket. The spin attack is on.

NZ - 64/2 (17)

Indian bowlers are in search of another breakthrough after Kane Williamson and Daryl Mitchell set their eyes on the crease and are accelerating the run-rate. India are going spin-heavy in this match but the situation is suitable for seam bowling. The Kiwi batters have not faced any problem whatsoever with the spin.

NZ - 87/2 (23)

Kuldeep Yadav dismissed the set batter Daryl Mitchell to get the third wicket of New Zealand. Kane Williamson took his time to complete the half-century. Tom Latham and Williamson are taking the Blackcaps towards the target but the Indian bowlers are still in search of another breakthrough.

NZ - 122/3 (29)

Ravindra Jadeja got rid of the set batter Tom Latham in the 32nd over. Glenn Phillips replaced him at the crease. Kane Williamson and Phillips have a big target in front of them and with Michael Bracewell and Mitchell Santner to come after them, they have a deep batting lineup as well. India still have to defend more than 110 runs.

NZ - 140/4 (34)

Varun Chakaravarthy first dismissed Glenn Phillips in the 36th over then got rid of Michael Bracewell in his next over to take his third wicket in the match. Now, captain Mitchell Santner is batting with the set batter Kane Williamson and taking their towards the target. New Zealand still need 85 runs to win in the last 10 overs.

NZ - 165/6 (40)

Axar Patel got Kane Williamson stumped out in the 41st over. Then Varun Chakaravarthy dismissed Mitchell Santner and Matt Henry in the 45th over to complete his five-wicket haul. India need one more wicket to win this match.

NZ - 198/9 (45)

Kyle Jamieson started the 46th over with a bang! But Kuldeep Yadav got William O'Rourke's wicket on the third delivery of the over to help his team win the match by 44 runs in Dubai. India will face Australia in the semi-final.

NZ - 205/10 (45.3)

First of all I did feel nervous in the initial stages. I have not played many matches for India in the ODI format but as the game went on I felt better. Virat, Rohit, Shreyas and Hardik were talking to me and that helped. (on when he knew he was playing this game) I found out last night. I was definitely expecting to play for the country but on the other side I was nervous. It was not a rank turner, but if you bowled in the right places it was giving help. The way Kuldeep, Jaddu and Axar bowled, even the pace bowlers, it was a total team effort.

It was a slower wicket than what we have come against. We knew that going in. India controlled the middle phase better. Shreyas played a great knock that was finished off well by Hardik. It spun a bit more than we thought, and they squeezed us well with four quality spinners. The key for us was getting wickets in the powerplay, and that was good to see. Our next game is in Lahore where Henry will be massive. (On facing South Africa) On those wickets with some pace and bounce, they have four good pacers so we will have to see how we play them. We have to wait and see if it is a used surface or a fresh one.

Important to finish on a high. NZ are a good team who are playing some good cricket. Very important to get a good result, we played a perfect game. It was important at that stage (after being 30/3) to build a partnership, and I thought we got to a good total. We have the quality in our bowling to defend that total. (On Chakaravarthy) He has something different about him, so wanted to try and see what he can offer. We haven't thought much about the next game, but good headache to have. Critical to possibly win every game and doing everything right in a short tournament. Important to correct mistakes quickly, and that's where we know if your team is going up or going down. It will be a good game, Australia has a rich history of playing ICC tournaments well, but is is about us and what we want to do well on that particular day. It will be a great contest, looking forward to that. Hopefully we can stitch one towards us.

Varun Chakravarthy was named Player of the Match for his five-wicket haul. Now, India will clash with Australia in the first semi-final on Tuesday, whereas New Zealand will clash with South Africa in the second semi-final on Wednesday in Lahore. That's all from our side. Goodnight and take care!