The finalists of the Champions Trophy 2025 have been decided. The final match IND VS NZ will be played between India and New Zealand on March 9 at the Dubai International. India has entered the final by defeating Australia, while New Zealand has defeated South Africa.
To find out the chances of winning the title match, we analyzed the trends of the last 8 Champions Trophy finals across 5 parameters. In which…
- Toss
- Batting first vs bowling first
- Average score of the first innings
- Winning Total
- Venue
IND VS NZ
1 Toss – IND VS NZ
Trends of the last 8 Champions Trophy finals in 5 factors
The team that lost the last 4 final toss won.
The toss has always been of great importance in the final match IND VS NZ. In the 8 matches played so far, the team that won the toss has won 3 matches, while the 4 teams that lost the toss have become champions. One match was indecisive, in 2002, Sri Lanka and India were joint winners.
- The team that lost the toss in 2006 has consistently been the champion. The final matches of 1998, 2000 and 2004 were won by the team that won the toss.
- 43% of finals went to the team that won the toss, while 57% of title matches went to the team that lost the toss.
2 Batting first vs. bowling first
The team that lost the last 4 final toss won.
The outcome of the final match also largely depends on the decision of the toss. So far, only 2 out of 8 finals have been won by the team batting first, while 5 matches have been won by the team batting second innings. One match has been indecisive.
- In 5 out of the first 6 editions of the tournament (1998, 2000, 2004, 2006, 2009), all final scores were chased, while in the 2013 and 2017 title IND VS NZ , the team batting first managed to defend the score.
- In the 7 finals of the Champions Trophy, 71% of the target was chased, while 29% of the score was defended. The lowest defended score in the tournament is 129 runs, which India made against England in 2013. However, due to rain, this match was played as 20-20 overs. The highest chase in the final is 264 runs, which New Zealand made in 49.4 overs against India in 2002.
3 Average score of the first innings
Average first innings score 219 runs
The average first innings score in a Champions Trophy final is 219 runs. The lowest first innings score in a final is 138, scored by West Indies against Australia in 2006. While the highest score was scored by Pakistan against India in 2017, 338 runs. To find the average first innings score, the first innings scores of all the finals are added together and divided by 8.
4 Winning Total
Total winning score in the final 300+
In the history of the tournament, only once has a score of 300+ been scored in the final match. Which Pakistan scored against India in the 2017 final. The IND VS NZ won by 180 runs. In 2013 too, India won by batting first.
5 Venue
The home team became champions once, played in 3 finals.
So far, 7 countries have hosted the Champions Trophy IND VS NZ. These include Bangladesh, Kenya, Sri Lanka, England, India, South Africa and England. This time it is being hosted by Pakistan. Sri Lanka won the title on its home ground. This team was the joint winner with India in 2002.
- Hosts England have reached the final twice (2004, 2013) but have not won the title. England were beaten at home by the West Indies and India.
- 5 teams won the titles at neutral venues. Of these, South Africa won the title in Bangladesh, New Zealand in Kenya and Pakistan in England. While Australia has won the titles in South Africa and India.