Champions Trophy final: India lose 15th successive toss in ODIs
What's the story
New Zealand have won the toss and elected to bat against India in the 2025 ICC Champions Trophy final. The Dubai International Stadium is hosting the high-voltage fixture.
India have now lost 15 successive tosses in ODIs. No other team has lost even 12 consecutive tosses in the format.
Notably, India last won the toss during the 2023 ODI World Cup.
Streak
How India ran out of luck
The streak of India losing tosses started in the 2023 WC final against Australia.
India then lost all three tosses in the South Africa series later that year. Rohit Sharma lost three tosses in India's only ODI assignment in 2024, against Sri Lanka.
India also lost all three tosses in the recent home series against England. The streak continued in the Champions Trophy.
Information
Joint-most consecutive tosses lost by a captain
As per Cricbuzz, Rohit has lost the joint-most successive tosses by a captain in ODIs (12). He broke a tie with Peter Borren (11: Netherlands, March 2011 to August 2013). Rohit has joined Brian Lara (12: West Indies, October 1998 to May 1999).
Playing XIs
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New Zealand (Playing XI): Will Young, Rachin Ravindra, Kane Williamson, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Latham (wicket-keeper), Glenn Phillips, Michael Bracewell, Mitchell Santner (captain), Kyle Jamieson, William ORourke, and Nathan Smith.
India (Playing XI): Rohit Sharma (captain), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Axar Patel, KL Rahul (wicket-keeper), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Shami, Kuldeep Yadav, and Varun Chakravarthy.