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IND vs NZ: In the final, the Indian team defeated New Zealand by 96 runs and registered a spectacular victory.

By Samira Vishwas

T20 World Cup 2026: Sunday was recorded in the golden pages of Indian cricket history at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. In the final of T20 World Cup 2026, India completely defeated New Zealand and registered a historic victory of 96 runs. Team India, who came to bat first after losing the toss, scored a huge score of 255 runs with the help of stormy half-centuries from Sanju Samson, Abhishek Sharma and Ishan Kishan. In reply, the Kiwi team could not stand against the Indian bowling.

Aggressive batting of Abhishek and Sanju

Let us tell you that Kiwi captain Mitchell Santner’s decision to bowl first was proved wrong by the Indian openers. Young Abhishek Sharma hit fours and sixes in the initial overs and completed his half-century in just 18 balls. He played a stormy innings of 52 runs in 21 balls. After his departure, Sanju Samson took charge and hit shots in every corner of the field. In just 6 overs of powerplay, India had added 92 runs without any loss.

Explosive performance by Samson and Kishan

Sanju Samson continued his excellent form in the tournament and scored his third consecutive half-century. He completed his fifty in 33 balls and ultimately scored an inning of 89 runs. He was well supported by Ishan Kishan, who scored a brisk 54 runs in 23 balls. Although captain Surya did not score and Hardik scored 18 runs, but in the end Shivam Dubey scored 26 runs in just 8 balls and took the team’s score to 255.

Bad start to New Zealand’s innings

New Zealand, which set out to chase the mountain-like target of 256 runs, had a very disappointing start. The team lost its first wicket in the third over itself. Opener Phil Allen could score only 9 runs, while the Indian attack restricted Rachin Ravindra to just 1 run. Glenn Phillips and Mark Chapman also could not touch double figures. The Indian bowlers created such pressure on the Kiwi team in the initial overs that they could not recover from it till the end.

Seifert played a brilliant inning of 52 runs in 26 balls.

Only Tim Seifert showed some fight from the Kiwi team. He played a brilliant inning of 52 runs in 26 balls, but he did not get any support from the other end. Jasprit Bumrah broke the back of Kiwi batting with his sharp bowling. Bumrah took a total of 4 important wickets, while spinner Akshar Patel also performed brilliantly and took three wickets. The Kiwi team kept losing wickets at regular intervals and collapsed completely in 19 overs.

India’s historical dominance

The entire Kiwi team collapsed for just 159 runs in 19 overs. With this victory, India has created history by winning the T20 World Cup trophy for the second time in a row and for the third time in total. This collective success of Team India has given a big opportunity to the players and fans to celebrate. Such dominance of India in the final has rarely been seen before. This victory is a brilliant proof of the growing strength of the new generation of Indian cricket.

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