Fans on Twitter reacted after India won the final of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025. The Rohit Sharma-led beat New Zealand by four wickets at the Dubai International Stadium in Dubai on Sunday (9th March).
Opting to bat, New Zealand had a powerful start to their innings with Rachin Ravindra (37) coming out all guns blazing. He, along with Will Young (15), added 57 runs for the opening partnership to put India under pressure. But the introduction of spin changed the entire course of the game as the Black Caps was reduced to 75 for three.
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Michael Bracewell, Daryl Mitchell slam fifties, Glenn Phillips plays a vital hand as New Zealand posts a total of 252 runs
Daryl Mitchell (63) held the one end and struggled his way to the slowest half-century for the team. Glenn Phillips (34), along with Mitchell, stitched 57 runs that brought their team back into the game.
However, the star of the innings was Michael Bracewell (53*) as he slammed a brilliant half-century and took New Zealand to a total of 251 for seven. For India, Kuldeep Yadav and Varun Chakravarthy picked two wickets each.
Rohit Sharma leads from the front in the chase, Shreyas Iyer, Axar Patel and KL Rahul play brilliant innings as India win ICC Champions Trophy 2025
In the chase, India had a dream start with skipper Rohit Sharma (76) leading from the front. The opening batter batted with his aggressive mindset and, along with Shubman Gill (31), added 105 runs for the opening partnership. But after that, New Zealand made a strong comeback and picked three quick wickets to leave India at 122 for three.
With pressure very high, Shreyas Iyer (48) yet again came up with the vital hand. Axar Patel (29) supported him well as the duo added 61 runs for the fourth wicket. There was a twist in the tale again with New Zealand pulling back things.
But KL Rahul (33*) and Hardik Pandya (18) brought India back in the game. Rahul remained unbeaten as Men in Blue chased the target with four wickets. They won the ICC Champions Trophy 2025, having won all the games in the tournament.
Fans on Twitter reacted as India won the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 by beating New Zealand in the final
As India won the final of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025, fans on Twitter reacted to it. They lauded the Rohit Sharma-led side for their brilliant performance with the bat and ball, giving some joyful reactions. Here are some of them:
WE WON , INDIA WON , ALL INDIANS WON
WE DID IT Congratulations Team India 😭🇮🇳pic.twitter.com/Pk52solEoo
— Pikachu (@11eleven_4us) March 9, 2025
India winning 2 ICC Trophies in a short time while the rest sit on their haunches and complain! #INDvNZ #ChampionsTrophyFinal pic.twitter.com/5QVDjXwjbN
— Wasim Jaffer (@WasimJaffer14) March 9, 2025
INDIA WON THE CHAMPIONS TROPHY 2025 🇮🇳
Finishing King @imjadeja 👑
#INDvsNZ pic.twitter.com/r3t2o9oHAg— Bhargav Reddy (@ysj_bhargav) March 9, 2025
AND WE WON 😍
WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS
INDIA,,, INDIA 🇮🇳❤️ #INDvsNZ pic.twitter.com/BrqPjEiVNc— Mukul Sharma (@stufflistings) March 9, 2025
India won the Champions Trophy
– India vs Rest of the world
– We finally did it 🙌
Thanks to Afghanistan fans as well ❤️#INDvsNZ #ChampionsTrophy2025
pic.twitter.com/ydVvoSVe4S
— Ash (@Ashsay_) March 9, 2025
Let’s be honest India are the best team in the world in white ball cricket by a decent margin .. Throughly deserved to Win .. T20 holders/Champions trophy holders .. Now down to rest to try and catch up .. #India
— Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan) March 9, 2025
India winning back to back ICC trophies pic.twitter.com/AdXmyjH7nj
— Sagar (@sagarcasm) March 9, 2025
#RohitSharma𓃵 masterclass ❤️#ChampionsTrophy2025#INDvsNZ pic.twitter.com/b0vD40a5r4
— Raja Babu (@GaurangBhardwa1) March 9, 2025
FOREVER YOUNG 🥺🥰#RohitSharma𓃵 #ViratKohli𓃵 pic.twitter.com/ZUl6uig5rB
— Utsav 💙 (@utsav__45) March 9, 2025
“The best revenge is massive success.”#RohitSharma𓃵 pic.twitter.com/Sz4W9U4MMk
— Awanish Sharan 🇮🇳 (@AwanishSharan) March 9, 2025
You didn’t see lot of emotions from Rohit Sharma today?
Because he’s making it habit now… pic.twitter.com/0ezQQ6WodT
— ANSHUMAN🚩 (@AvengerReturns) March 9, 2025
For me, this tournament will be remembered for the way, Indian spin quartet of Jadeja, Kuldeep, Varun & Axar bowled and dominated batters. Each had a role to play and delivered at different times. When you felt that Kuldeep wasn’t at his best, today he came good and delivered 2…
— Gurkirat Singh Gill (@gurkiratsgill) March 9, 2025
Bring on the white jackets 😍🤍
— Saurabh Malhotra (@MalhotraSaurabh) March 9, 2025