At the toss, captain Mitchell Santner said the team decided to bat first because winning matches is necessary to win a World Cup. He mentioned that they had already played on this pitch recently and understood how it behaves. 

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Captain Shai Hope scored a century in game two but he lamented the inability of their top order to build big scores across the series.

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Cricket, Sports: New Zealand all-rounder Nathan Smith replaced injured seamer Matt Henry in the playing XI for the Champions Trophy 2025 final against India in Dubai.

IND vs NZ: Matt Henry in tears after missing Champions Trophy final – Watch

Champions Trophy: The incident happened in 29th over the chase when Henry hurt is right shoulder while trying to catch a fly-ball off Heinrich Klaasen. Cricket Sports

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Batting first, India were restricted to 249/9 in 50 overs with Henry picking up 5/42. New Zealand, however, could not chase the target and were dismissed for 205. Cricket Sports

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Cricket, Sports: The seasoned right-arm quick continued his dominance in the powerplay, where he has now taken 10 wickets against India at an average of 20.20 and economy of 4.20

Champions Trophy 2025: Matt Henry breaks legendary Richard Hadlee's ODI record for New Zealand

Sports, cricket: Matt Henry continued a fine series, claiming 4-55 to lift him to 150 ODI wickets, becoming the second-quickest New Zealander to this milestone after Boult.

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Sports, cricket: Sri Lanka never recovered after slumping to 23-4 inside 10 overs, dismissed in the 44th over for 178 after being asked to bat in cold, windy Wellington.

Matt Henry and Will Young help New Zealand beat Sri Lanka in 1st ODI

New Zealand's controlled strokeplay in the final session was in contrast to chaotic English batting between lunch and tea where they lost their last eight wickets for 66 runs.



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New Zealand pile up 340-run lead after best day of cricket against England in 3rd Test

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