IND vs NZ Final, India vs New Zealand T20 World Cup Updates: Jasprit Bumrah snapped up 4 wickets while Axar Patel took 3 as India became the first team to retain the T20 World Cup title as they defeated New Zealand by 96 runs. The Suryakumar Yadav-led side is also the only team to win a World cup title on home soil.
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Earlier, Sanju Samson slammed 89 while Ishan Kishan and Abhishek Sharma scored half centuries before Shivam Dube played a blistering cameo in the end as India posted 255/5, the highest ever score in a T20 World Cup final, in Ahmedabad on Sunday. Jimmy Neesham was the pick of the Kiwis bowlers, taking 3 wickets.
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Earlier, New Zealand skipper Mitchell Santner won the toss and opted to bowl first against Suryakumar Yadav’s India at Narendra Modi Stadium, a venue where, not too long ago, India had suffered a cruel heartbreak in the ODI World Cup final.
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Match EndedICC Men’s T20 World Cup, 2026 – Final
India
255/5 (20.0)
vs
New Zealand
159 (19.0)
Match Ended ( Final )
India beat New Zealand by 96 runs
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The vacant orange seats of the Narendra Modi Stadium burned bright in the hot Ahmedabad sun. So hot that even the pictures would emit the heat. Children in white shirts, trousers and caps rehearsed flag choreography while the PA rolled out music. The tired ground staff coiled in their dugouts to catch a siesta.
The afternoon before the final was laid back and without the buzz that marked the last time India featured in a summit clash here, in the 2023 ODI World Cup, where Australia humbled them, and jet planes pirouetted into the air.
India captain Suryakumar Yadav too humorously stubbed a reference to the game. When put across that Mitchell Santner said he wanted to silence the crowd — which he actually did not say — he said: “Same old line. Ask him to find a new one.” Towards the end of the interaction, he was reminded of the night again. This time, he got irritated. “Leave it, it happened three years ago.” He, though, asserted that there is pressure. “I am a big believer that without pressure, there is no fun.”
