New Zealand faced a disappointing defeat by 4 wickets in Champions Trophy final against India. The BlackCaps gave a tough competition to the Men in Blue but still couldn’t reach the finish line. Matt Henry couldn’t play the final match due to injury and was left in distraught.
Mitchell Santner On Matt Henry Getting Injured
“Yeah, I guess he was leading the wickets and I could go into this game and he’s an outstanding bowler as we’ve seen he seems to be able to nip it on wickets that don’t look like they should nip so I guess we missed that today and I feel for Matty – he’s a massive team man and like you said, he looked pretty distraught. You know, we just kind of said, like, let’s do it for him.
“I guess to come this far and then be injured for the main event was obviously pretty tough for him and I guess for us, but yeah, he tried everything he could to be ready for this game and unfortunately for us he wasn’t quite there,” said Santner.
India Stuns New Zealand With A Dashing Win
For India, Rohit Sharma (76) and Shreyas Iyer (48) stood out and showcased their exceptional batting skills, while in bowling both Kuldeep Yadav and Varun Chakaravarthy stepped up bagging 2 wickets each.
New Zealand also gave up a tough fight, with Daryl Mitchell scoring 63 runs followed by Michael Bracewell’s fighting 53-runs knock. For the Kiwis, Michael Bracewell and skipper Mitchell Santner picked 2 wickets each. Despite all-round efforts by New Zealand, Team India dominated the game and won the Champions Trophy title after 12 years.
