New Delhi, March 8 -- A 'semi-fresh' pitch will used for playing the Champions Trophy Final between India and New Zealand, accoding to a report by Times of India. Reportedly, it will be the same pitch where India had played against Pakistan during the league stage match on 23 February.

The four matches India have played so far have seen four different pitched being deployed but knowing that the pitch will be one where they have already played should give some consolance to the Men in Blue.

The last match at this surface was played around 14 days back which should have given it enough time to recover for the Champions Trophy Final on Sunday.

Notably, there are 10 pitches the Dubai International cricket stadium which are prepared by the ...