New Zealand won the toss and batted first in this game to provide the 61st occasion of a team doing so in the Champions Trophy.  It also provides the ninth occasion of a team doing so against India in the Champions Trophy

New Zealand won the toss and batted first in this game to provide the sixth occasion of New Zealand doing so in the Champions Trophy. It also provides the first occasion of New Zealand doing so against India in the Champions Trophy. 

When RG Sharma led India in the finals of the on-going ICC Champions Trophy against New Zealand at Dubai, he achieved a unique distinction of captaining India in four ICC tournament Finals. He also become the only captain to lead a team in four ICC tournament Finals

Prior to this

He has led India in ICC Test Championship 2021-2023 finals against Australia at The Oval in June 2023.

He has captained India in ICC Men’s One day international World Cup 2023/24 finals against Australia on 19 Nov 2023

He has also led India in ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 finals against South Africa at Bridgetown on 29 Jun 2024

DJ Mitchell and GN Phillips scored 63 and 53 not out respectively in this game to provide the 323^rd and 324^th occasion of batsman scoring a fifty in an innings in the Champions  Trophy.  It also provides the 50^th and 51^st occasion of a batsman scoring a fifty in an innings in the Champions Trophy against India

DJ Mitchell and GN Phillips scored 63 and 53 not out respectively in this game to provide the 36th and 37^th occasion of New Zealand batsman scoring a fifty in an innings in the Champions  Trophy.  It also provides the third and fourth occasion of a New Zealand batsman scoring a fifty in an innings in the Champions Trophy against India

DJ Mitchell and GN Phillips scored 63 and 53 not out respectively in this game to provide the 18th and 19^th  occasion of batsman scoring a fifty in an innings in the Champions  Trophy Final  It also provides the ninth and tenth occasion of a batsman scoring a fifty in an innings in the Champions Trophy Final against India

DJ Mitchell and GN Phillips scored 63 and 53 not out respectively in this game to provide the second and third occasion of New Zealand batsman scoring a fifty in an innings in the Champions Trophy Final It also provides the second and third occasion of a New Zealand batsman scoring a fifty in an innings in the Champions Trophy Final against India

New Zealand posted 251 for 7 in this game to provide the fourth occasion of a team posting 250 plus runs in an innings in the Champions Trophy Final. It also provides the second occasion of New Zealand posting 250 plus runs in an innings in the Champions Trophy Final

RG Sharma scored 76 in this game to provide the 325^th occasion of a batsman scoring a fifty in an innings in the Champions Trophy. It also provides the 38^th occasion of a batsman scoring a fifty in an innings against New Zealand in the Champions Trophy

RG Sharma scored 76 in this game to provide the 51st occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a fifty in an innings in the Champions Trophy. It also provides the fourth occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a fifty in an innings against New Zealand in the Champions Trophy

RG Sharma scored 76 in this game to provide the 121^st occasion of an opening batsman scoring a fifty in an innings in the Champions Trophy. It also provides the twelfth occasion of an opening batsman scoring a fifty in an innings against New Zealand in the Champions Trophy

RG Sharma scored 76 in this game to provide the 25th occasion of an Indian opening batsman scoring a fifty in an innings in the Champions Trophy. It also provides the third occasion of an Indian opening batsman scoring a fifty in an innings against New Zealand in the Champions Trophy

RG Sharma scored 76 in this game to provide the 18^th occasion of a captain opening batsman scoring a fifty in an innings in the Champions Trophy. It also provides the sixth occasion of a captain opening batsman scoring a fifty in an innings against New Zealand in the Champions Trophy

RG Sharma scored 76 in this game to provide the sixth occasion of an Indian captain opening batsman scoring a fifty in an innings in the Champions Trophy. It also provides the second occasion of an Indian captain opening batsman scoring a fifty in an innings against New Zealand in the Champions Trophy

RG Sharma scored 76 in this game to provide the 58^th occasion of a captain scoring a fifty in an innings in the Champions Trophy. It also provides the ninth occasion of a captain scoring a fifty in an innings against New Zealand in the Champions Trophy

RG Sharma scored 76 in this game to provide the tenth occasion of an Indian captain scoring a fifty in an innings in the Champions Trophy. It also provides the second occasion of an Indian captain scoring a fifty in an innings against New Zealand in the Champions Trophy

RG Sharma-Shubman Gill posted 105 runs for the first wicket in this game to provide the 91^st occasion of batsmen posting a three figure partnership in an innings in the Champions Trophy. It also provides the 16^th occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership in the Champions Trophy

RG Sharma-Shubman Gill posted 105 runs for the first wicket in this game to provide the 17^th occasion of batsmen posting a three figure partnership in an innings in the Champions Trophy for the first wicket. It also provides the seventh occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership in the Champions Trophy for the first wicket.

It is interesting to note that out of the seven three figure partnerships posted by India for the first wicket in the Champions Trophy, five three figure partnerships involved RG Sharma as one of the partners.

RG Sharma-Shubman Gill posted 105 runs for the first wicket in this game to provide the third occasion of batsmen posting a three figure partnership in an innings in the Champions Trophy Final for the first wicket. It also provides the second occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership in the Champions Trophy Final  for the first wicket

RG Sharma-Shubman Gill posted 105 runs for the first wicket in this game to provide the seventh occasion of batsmen posting a three figure partnership in an innings in the Champions Trophy Final. It also provides the second occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership in the Champions Trophy Final.

India posted its 23^rd win in the Champions Trophy, While New Zealand lost its twelfth game in the Champions Trophy.

RG Sharma’s 76 in this game represent the fourth occasion of a captain scoring a fifty in an innings in the Champions Trophy Final, represent the tenth occasion of an opening batsman scoring a fifty in an innings in the Champions Trophy Final and represent the third occasion of captain opening batsman scoring a fifty in an innings in the Champions Trophy Final. It also represents the 19^th occasion of a batsman scoring a fifty in an innings in the Champions Trophy Final