Dubai Cricket Stadium is ready for the India vs New Zealand Champions Trophy final. Both the teams are going to clash here on March 9 for the title. India has entered the final remaining undefeated while the New Zealand team has lost to India in the league stage. Team India has won 4 consecutive matches. New Zealand defeated South Africa in the semi-finals while India made it to the final of this tournament for the third consecutive time by defeating Australia. What will happen if the match is not held due to rain on the day of the final? Has the ICC kept a reserve day? If it continues to rain on the reserve day as well, then how will the champion be decided? This question is in everyone's mind.
There is no prediction of rain on the day of the India vs New Zealand (IND v NZ FINAL) final. But if the match is not completed on Sunday due to rain, then it will be played on the reserve day. The ICC has arranged for a reserve day for this. It is clear that if the result cannot be out due to rain on March 9, then this match will be played on March 10. On that day, an attempt will be made to complete the match on the reserve day. But if this does not happen then the match will be cancelled. Now the semi-final rule will not be applicable here. The rule in the semi-finals is that if the match is cancelled then the team at the top of the league would benefit and would easily enter the final but ICC's rule is different in the final.
If the final of the Champions Trophy is cancelled then the trophy will be shared between the two teams. Both will be made joint winners. However, before the joint winner, the Duckworth Lewis rule can also be applied but this rule will be applicable in the condition when both the teams have played a match of 25-25 overs.
In the history of the Champions Trophy, the final was canceled in the year 2002. The game could not be played even on the reserve day. After which India and host Sri Lanka were declared joint winners. In this match, the game could not be completed on both days due to rain. This time India will have a chance to settle the score of 25 years. New Zealand won the trophy by defeating India in 2000. 119 ODIs have been played between the two teams where India has won 61 matches while the Kiwi team has won 50 matches.
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