T20 World Cup Final: Team India look to settle old scores with New Zealand. Team India will face New Zealand in the final of the T20 World Cup and this match will be played at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. The morale of the Indian team is very high due to the home ground advantage and the success over New Zealand in the recent matches. With this confidence, Team India will enter the big match of the ICC tournament with the intention of settling old scores with the Kiwi team.
However, Indian cricket fans will definitely remember that painful World Cup final against Australia in Ahmedabad itself, where the strategy of captain Pat Cummins and the brilliant innings of Travis Head stopped India’s streak of 10 consecutive wins. But this time Team India will leave that disappointment behind and enter the field with new hopes.
Over the years, India and New Zealand have faced each other several times in the knockout matches of ICC tournaments. In these matches, the Kiwi team has had a slight upper hand. Both the teams have clashed in five knockout matches so far, out of which New Zealand has won three and India has won two. However, India has won the two recent knockout matches, which has increased the confidence of Team India.
India-New Zealand clash in ICC Knockout
2000 ICC Knockout Final
In this final played in Nairobi, India batted first and scored 264 runs. Captain Sourav Ganguly played a brilliant inning of 117 runs in 130 balls, while Sachin Tendulkar scored 69 runs. However, Chris Cairns from New Zealand’s side turned the match by playing an excellent inning of 102 runs and the Kiwi team won by four wickets and won their first white ball ICC title.
2019 world cup semi final
This match played in Manchester lasted for two days due to rain. New Zealand batted first and scored 239 runs. Kane Williamson and Ross Taylor played important innings. While chasing the target, India had a very bad start and the team lost six wickets for 92 runs. After this, Ravindra Jadeja and Mahendra Singh Dhoni added life to the match by making a brilliant partnership. But in the end, Dhoni was run out by a direct hit from Martin Guptill and India was all out for 221 runs.
2021 world test championship final
New Zealand had also defeated India in this match played in Southampton. India were bundled out for 217 runs in the first innings, with Kyle Jamieson taking five wickets. New Zealand took the lead in the first innings and later won the match under the captaincy of captain Kane Williamson to win the first world title of Test cricket.
India has a golden opportunity in the final
Now Team India has another chance in the T20 World Cup final when it can prove its superiority on the ICC platform against New Zealand. India have had good success in white ball cricket against the Kiwis in recent years and home conditions are also in the team’s favour.
Cricket lovers hope that this time Team India will not only win the final but will also settle the score of old wounds against New Zealand in the ICC tournament.
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