India vs New Zealand: South Africa's David Miller reveals who he will support in ICC Champions Trophy 2025 final

With Rohit Sharma-led Indian cricket team all set to play ICC Champions Trophy 2025 final against Mitchell Santner-led New Zealand in Dubai on Sunday, South African star player David Miller said that he will be supporting the 'Black Caps' and not 'Men in Blue'.

Earlier on Wednesday, South Africa lost Champions Trophy semi-final to New Zealand by 50 runs in Lahore despite a century from batsman David Miller. The Proteas star player struck 100 not out from 67 deliveries, which was his seventh ODI century – and first against New Zealand.

Speaking to the media, Miller said, as quoted by clubcricket.co.za, “I’ll be honest with you. I think I’ll be supporting New Zealand."

“They’re both incredibly good teams. India have shown the world how really good they are. They’ve been playing some good cricket for a number of years now and they’ve got some seriously good players. It’s going to be a great game,” he added.

What Miller said after SA lost semi-final:

“There were really good contributions, a couple of half-tons up front. We had a really good foundation. Unfortunately, in the middle, we lost a couple of wickets too many,” said Miller.

“At the end of the day, it’s a team effort. Everyone’s trying out there to do their best. But life is not fair sometimes. Anyone has to work really hard to achieve trophies.

“It’s not easy chasing 363 even if it’s a good wicket. There was no dew, so I think the wicket just deteriorated as the game went on. They spun the ball a lot more than us. It’s just they got a little bit more purchase out of the wicket.”

Meanwhile, Mitchell Santner-led New Zealand will play Rohit Sharma-led Indian cricket team in Sunday’s Champions Trophy final in Dubai. India beat Australia in the first semi-final.