Mitchell santner: The New Zealand team and the Indian team are set to play the match in the final of the Champions Trophy. But even before the title match, the captain of the opposing team Mitchell Santner has openly warned the Indian team. The Kiwi captain spoke on the match in Dubai and also described the rhythm of the New Zealand team from Team India. Before entering the final, how did the captain of the opposing team attempts to pressurize the players of Team India with their statements? Know in this post ...

What did Santner say about Dubai pitch

New Zealand captain Mitchell Santner has said many big things about the pitch and match before the final match of Team India. He described the Dubai pitch as slow and said that India has played all the matches on the same pitch. Captain Mitchell Santner said that,

'India has played all their matches in Dubai and they know that surface.

Of course, the pitch will decide to some extent how we want to play. This may be slightly slower than the pitch found in Lahore, but we are ready for conflict.

What did the captain say about defeat to India

Even after the defeat in the last league match with Team India in the Champions Trophy, the Kiwi team is coming to play the match in full preparation. Captain Mitchell Santner said that he may have lost to Team India, but he would perform better than Team India in the final. Captain Mitchell Santner said that the New Zealand group may console his experience of playing in Dubai against India during the stage.

In the Group A match, India defeated New Zealand by 44 runs, which was just a formality.

We are playing against a good team. I think we will perform better against them than in the previous match. We are in a little rhythm, hopefully it will continue. At the same time, the controversy over the travel of the team was also questioned, on which Mitchell Santner said that

The team has kept pace with a busy program in the last few days. This is the general experience of this tournament.

Had to travel a lot. All this is part of the challenge. I think we have traveled here everywhere. Of course in Pakistan and Dubai, I think players understand that it is part of the game these days. As long as you are ready for the match, everything is fine.

Team India defeated in league match

Team India and New Zealand team have come face to face in the Champions Trophy 2025. The Indian team then defeated Kiwi team by a huge margin of 44 runs. In that match, Team India scored 249 runs while batting first. In response, the New Zealand team was all out for 205 runs.

For New Zealand, Kane Williamson scored the highest innings of 81 runs and Matt Henry took the most 5 wickets. At the same time, Shreyas Iyer scored 79 runs from the Indian team and Varun Chakraborty took the maximum 5 wickets.