Highlights from the India-New Zealand match

ICC Champions Trophy 2025: Team India beats New Zealand by 44 runs As part of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025, Team India won the match against New Zealand by a huge margin of 44 runs . This victory led to Team India topping Group-A and reaching the semi-finals.Team India will face Australia in the first semi-final on Tuesday.However, some interesting incidents that took place in this match entertained the fans. Highlights from the India-New Zealand match Glenn Phillips' super catch In this match, the New Zealand bowlers gave Team India a shock right from the start. Shubman Gill and Rohit Sharma were dismissed consecutively, and the New Zealand team looked in a good direction. Later, Virat Kohli, who came in one down, was seen in good touch with two fours. However, at point, Glenn Phillips took a brilliant catch and sent Kohli to the pavilion. Kohli was also shocked by that catch. At this time, Phillips' talent became a great example. Shreyas Iyer's innings Despite losing three wickets for 30 runs at the start of the match, Shreyas Iyer took the team to the fighting target with his courage and energy. He played a key role in creating the target of 249 runs. Iyer, who has been showing excellent performance in the last few matches, has once again become the caretaker for India. His 50-run journey has given Team India confidence. Amazing performance by Indian spinners In this match, Team India included only one specialist fast bowler, Hardik Pandya, in the playing eleven. The other four bowlers are spinners. Kuldeep and Varun Chakravarthy are quality spinners, while Axar Patel and Ravindra Jadeja are spin all-rounders. The spinners bowled 37.3 overs and bowled 125 dot balls, putting a lot of pressure on the Kiwis. These dot balls increased New Zealand's required run rate significantly, which made it very difficult for them to win. Kane Williamson wicket Despite New Zealand losing wickets in quick succession, Kane Williamson remained steadfast at one end and fought back. He played very slowly, even though he was a solitary bowler. However, Axar Patel managed to stump Williamson at 81 with a brilliant delivery. Kane's loss was a big setback for New Zealand. Axar Patel clapped his hands as Kohli took this wicket, which indicated a remarkable result for his player. Varun Chakravarthy's comeback In this match, captain Rohit Sharma dropped Harshit Rana and brought Varun Chakravarthy into the playing XI. His brilliant performance gave the Indian team a boost. Varun Chakravarthy showed his mettle by taking 5 wickets.Varun, who first entered the ring as a mystery spinner in the 2021 T20 World Cup, will now showcase his talents once again in this ICC tournament.His brilliant performance ensured victory for the Indian team . Team India's goal in the semi-finals With this victory, Team India has reached the semi-finals. Team India will compete against Australia in the first semi-final on Tuesday. This victory, which is happening before the semi-final, has given more confidence to the Indian team. The top 5 incidents in the match highlighted Team India's performance, which could become crucial in the upcoming competitions as well.