The New Zealand captain looks ahead to his team's Champions Trophy final against India in Dubai

New Zealand captain Mitchell Santner could not confirm that pace spearhead Matt Henry will be available for Sunday's Champions Trophy final but was confident they can tame India's mystery spinner Varun Chakravarthy.

New Zealand captain Mitchell Santner could not confirm that pace spearhead Matt Henry will be available for Sunday's Champions Trophy final but was confident they can tame India's mystery spinner Varun Chakravarthy.

Varun Chakravarthy is the first spinner to dismiss Travis Head in the first ten overs of an ODI innings. Head scored 135 runs off 115 balls against spin in the first ten overs in ODIs without being dismissed before falling to Varun.

Travis Head's innings is brought to an end on 39 as he skies a catch to Shubnam Gill off the bowling of Varun Chakravarthy in the ICC Champions Trophy semi-final in Dubai.

The NZ fast bowler also was effusive in praise of the way Varun Chakravarthy bowled

Spinner Varun Chakravarthy emerged from the dugout to produce a match-winning display against New Zealand in his Champions Trophy debut on Sunday while also leaving India with a "happy headache" ahead of the tournament's knockout stage.

Varun Chakravarthy led India’s charge with a superb 5-42, the best figures by a bowler in the ongoing tournament, as India beat New Zealand by 44 runs in the final Group A match at the Dubai International Stadium on Sunday.

Varun Chakravarthy has been India's star performer in the 2025 Champions Trophy. The mystery spinner scalped 9 wickets in 5 matches to play a key role in India's success. But he wasn't named in the provisional Champions Trophy team.

Former spinner Ravichandran Ashwin clarified his statement about bringing mystery spinner Varun Chakravarthy early in the attack against New Zealand in the Champions Trophy final and slammed the trolls for misinterpreting his remark.

India vs New Zealand Champions Trophy 2025 1st Innings Highlights: Shepherded by a brilliant Kuldeep Yadav (2/40), Indian spinners aced the conditions but well-timed fifties by Daryl Mitchell and Mich