ICC Champions Trophy Final Betting Preview (2025)

The final of the 2025 ICC Champions Trophy takes place on Sunday. India and New Zealand match up following a pair of impressive semi-final victories. With India making it to the final game of the tournament, the match will be held in Dubai.

Farcical tournament scheduling has played in India’s favour throughout. Unnecessary travel for South Africa might have made life easier for New Zealand in their semi-final on Wednesday. With this competition massively skewed in India’s favour, the cricket betting markets make Rohit Sharma’s team 2/5 favourites to win Sunday’s final.

Accustomed to the conditions in Dubai and having been able to play and train in the same location throughout the Champions Trophy, India have a major advantage coming into this match. They also recorded a 44-run victory over New Zealand in the final group stage match.

New Zealand have played their four matches in different venues, going from Karachi to Rawalpindi, to Dubai to face India, and to Lahore for the semi-final.

They, of course, are returning to the big-turning surface in Dubai for the final, which is a far cry from the deck they scored 362 on in the semi-final. Even with most of their batters finding form during this tournament, it’s no surprise to see the betting markets make the Kiwis heavy underdogs for this contest.

Rachin Ravindra to be New Zealand’s Top Scorer – 3/1

Rachin Ravindra scored a superb 108 on Wednesday, taking him to two centuries from three Champions Trophy matches. He’s built on his good form against Sri Lanka earlier this year and now averages over 51 with the bat in ODIs in Asia.

He has five centuries and two fifties in 14 innings at major ICC events, taking him to an average north of 65. Adept against spin, the conditions in Dubai shouldn’t pose too much of a problem for the 25-year-old, who is destined to succeed Kane Williamson as New Zealand’s best all-format batter.

Varun Chakravarthy to be India’s Top Bowler – 23/10

Facing New Zealand a few days ago, Varun Chakravarthy took five wickets for 42, including the dismissals of Will Young, Glenn Phillips, and Mitchell Santner.

His wicket-to-wicket bowling is a challenge on the slow, turning Dubai pitch. England were baffled by Varun in their white-ball series with India before this tournament, and the leg spinner continues to bemuse batters, taking seven wickets in his two Champions Trophy matches.

Five Australian wickets fell to spin in the ICC Champions Trophy semi-final on Tuesday. New Zealand were all at sea against the turning ball when they last faced India, so this feels like a good bet on one of international cricket’s newest stars.

Kane Williamson to score a fifty – 13/8

Kane Williamson has scored 50 or more in four of his last seven ODIs. After a slow start to this tournament, he top scored with 81 against India in the final match of the group stage and notched a 15th ODI hundred in the semi-final.

Adept in all conditions, Williamson averages 47.71 in one-day matches in Asia. He was the standout Kiwi performer a few days ago, and the only New Zealander to make a meaningful score.

India to win, India highest score at first wicket, and India most sixes – 5/4

India have only had one proper failure from their opening partnership so far. Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill are the best opening pair in the tournament, and the duo are capable of putting on 100 in no time at all.

New Zealand’s openers are yet to have a half-century stand. India’s opening bowlers have done a good job at getting early wickets, with their opponents averaging 16.5 runs from the first wicket.

It would be a huge shock if New Zealand won, despite their good form. These conditions are designed for India.

While the teams have hit 19 sixes apiece thus far, India will be more comfortable clearing the fence against New Zealand’s spinners than vice-versa.

*Odds correct at the time of writing – subject to change*