India

Sanju Samson (W)

Abhishek Sharma

Ishan Kishan

Suryakumar Yadav (C)

Tilak Varma

Hardik Pandya

Shivam Dube

Axar Patel

Arshdeep Singh

Varun Chakaravarthy

Jasprit Bumrah

New Zealand

Tim Seifert (W)

Finn Allen

Rachin Ravindra

Glenn Phillips

Mark Chapman

Daryl Mitchell

Mitchell Santner (C)

James Neesham

Matt Henry

Lockie Ferguson

Jacob Duffy

Adithya Ashok

Ajaz Yunus Patel

Benjamin Vincent Sears

Bevon-John Jacobs

Blair Marshall Tickner

Cole Edward McConchie

Dane Cleaver

Daryl Joseph Mitchell

Devon Philip Conway

Finnley Hugh Allen

Glenn Dominic Phillips

Henry Michael Nicholls

Inderbir Singh Sodhi

Jacob Andrew Duffy

James Douglas Sheahan Neesham

Jayden Richard Lennox

Joshua Andrew Clarkson

Kane Stuart Williamson

Katene Dalton Clarke

Kristian David Charles Clarke

Kyle Alex Jamieson

Lachlan Hammond Ferguson

Mark Sinclair Chapman

Matthew James Henry

Michael Gordon Bracewell

Michael David Rae

Mitchell James Hay

Mitchell Josef Santner

Nathan Gregory Smith

Nicholas Frederick Kelly

Timothy Blake Robinson

Tim Louis Seifert

Thomas Ackland Blundell

Thomas William Maxwell Latham

William Alexander Young

Zakary Glen Foulkes

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T20 World Cup 2026

Not just Team India scripted history by winning the T20 World Cup 2026 title but it's head coach Gautam Gambhir too. India crushed New Zealand in the final to successfully defend the T20 World Cup title

Gautam Gambhir stormed into history book after making India the T20 World Cup 2026 champions

India bulldozed New Zealand by 96 runs in the final to lift the trophy

India's head coach Gautam Gambhir (R) and captain Suryakumar Yadav in frame. (Getty)

Gautam Gambhir creates history, becomes 1st man ever to bag this rare feat after

Arshdeep Singh reacted to the heated exchange that he had with Daryl Mitchell in the T20 World Cup 2026 final, Arshdeep stated that his throw reverse-swung a bit too much and hit him

Arshdeep Singh and Daryl Mitchell were locked in a heated exchange during T20 World Cup final

Right after India's T20 World Cup title triumph, Arshdeep Singh talked about the whole incident

New Zealand's Daryl Mitchell (R) reacts towards India's Arshdeep Singh in this frame. (Getty)

Arshdeep Singh opens up on heated exchange with Daryl Mitchell, says 'I had to tell

T20 World Cup 2026: Sanju Samson scored 321 runs in five matches at an impressive average of 80.25 and a strike rate of 199.38 in T20 World Cup 2026.

Sanju Samson scored 321 runs in T20 World Cup 2026.

India defeated New Zealand by 96 runs in T20 World Cup final.

Sachin Tendulkar along with Sanju Samson (Getty)

Samson explains how Tendulkar helped him to become T20 WC 26 POTM

Abhishek Sharma talked at length about the mental struggle he went through after India became T20 World Cup champions again. India annihilated New Zealand by 96 runs in the final to grab their hands on the coveted title

Abhishek Sharma revealed how the Indian team management backed him to the hilt which helped him produce a key knock in T20 World Cup final

India hammered New Zealand in the final to win the T20 World Cup 2026 title

India's star batter Abhishek Sharma in this frame. (Getty)

'I wasn't able to..': Abhishek's honest confession after India lift T20 WC title

India thrashed New Zealand by 96 runs in the final to lift the T20 World Cup title for the second time in a row

India crushed New Zealand by 96 runs in the final to win T20 World Cup 2026 title

With this India became the first team to win back-to-back T20 World Cup title

Team India celebrates after winning the T20 World Cup 2026 title. (Getty)

India lift consecutive T20 World Cup titles with 96-run win over New Zealand

India posted a mammoth total of 255/5 in the T20 World Cup 2026 final against New Zealand at the Narendra Modi stadium. It was the highest-ever total in the T20 World Cup final history

India posted a towering total of 255/5 in the T20 World Cup 2026 final against New Zealand

This was the highest-ever total in the T20 World Cup final history

India's Shivam Dube (L) and Sanju Samson in this frame. (Getty)

World Record Alert: India script history with highest-ever total in T20 WC final

Sanju Samson roared with the bat yet again, this time in the T20 World Cup 2026 final against New Zealand. Samson tonked a solid fifty to break Virat Kohli's record of most runs in a single edition of T20 World Cup by an Indian batter

Sanju Samson got the better of Virat Kohli's sensational record in the T20 World Cup 2026 final vs New Zealand

Samson cracked his third successive fifty in the T20 World Cup 2026

India's star batter Sanju Samson in this frame. (Getty)

Sanju Samson scripts history, shatters Virat Kohli's big record with 3rd success

Abhishek Sharma and Sanju Samson notched a record opening partnership in the T20 World Cup 2026 final against New Zealand

Abhishek Sharma and Sanju Samson weaved a record opening partnership in the T20 World Cup final

Abhishek and Sanju combined to notch a 98-run opening partnership 

India's Sanju Samson (L) and Abhishek Sharma in this frame. (Getty)

Abhishek, Samson combine to script record opening partnership in T20 WC finals

New Zealand won the toss and elected to bowl first against India in the T20 World Cup 2026 final at the Narendra Modi stadium in Ahmedabad

New Zealand won the toss and opted to bowl first against India in the T20 World Cup final

Know the playing XIs of both the teams here:

India captain Suryakumar Yadav (R) and New Zealand skipper Mitchell Santner in frame. (Getty)

T20 World Cup 2026 final: New Zealand put India to bat first, Know playing XIs

T20 World Cup 2026: India pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah played a crucial role in the team's semifinal win against England at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.

India vs New Zealand T20 World Cup final will take place in Ahmedabad.

T20 World Cup 2026 final will take place between India and New Zealand.

India's Jasprit Bumrah waves to fans at the end of the 2026 ICC Men's T20 Cricket World Cup semi-final match between India and England at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on March 5, 2026. (Getty)

Jasprit Bumrah labelled as 'Don Bradman of bowling'  ahead of T20 WC final

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Suryakumar Yadav admitted his mistake and understood why vice-captain Axar Patel was angry after he was dropped from South Africa match.

Axar Patel was replaced by Washington Sundar for South Africa Super 8 clash.

Axar played a crucial role in the closely-contested semifinal against England. 

Suryakumar Yadav, Axar Patel

'I told him I made a mistake': SKY says he apologised to Axar post-SA loss

Javon Searless, who played for KKR eight IPL seasons ago, has been charged with four anti-corruption offences. 

Javon Searles and 2 others have 14 days to respond to the charges against them.

Searless played for KKR in IPL 2018. 

Javon Searles, Nicholas Pooran

Ex-KKR pacer and 2 others face provisional suspension over match-fixing charges 

The BCCI annual Naman awards are scheduled to take place on March 15 in Delhi.

Rahul Dravid is 7th highest run-scorer in international cricket.

Dravid helped India win the T20 World Cup 2024 as head coach. 

Rahul Dravid, Shubman Gill

BCCI to honour Dravid with Lifetime Achievement award, 26-yr-old to be named...

BAN vs PAK: Nahid Rana has thanked former Australian pacer and current Bangladesh bowling coach Shaun Tait for guiding him. 

Nahid Rana became 2nd Bangladesh bowler to take an ODI fifer vs Pakistan. 

Rana is not focusing on pace but bowling in right areas. 

Nahid Rana

Bangladesh's Rana lauds former Aussie pacer's coaching after fifer vs Pakistan

Richa Ghosh became the most expensive Indian at The Hundred auction. She has joined pre-signed Smriti Mandhana at Manchester Super Giants.

India vs New Zealand Stats

IND vs NZ Final Stats - Ahmedabad (08 March 2026)

Match Stats

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Series Stats

Most Runs

Best Strike Rate

Most 4s

Most 6s

Most Wickets

Sahibzada Farhan

PAK

383 Runs 7 Matches•6 Inns

Tim Seifert

NZ

326 Runs 9 Matches•8 Inns

Sanju Samson

IND

321 Runs 5 Matches•5 Inns

Ishan Kishan

IND

317 Runs 9 Matches•9 Inns

Finn Allen

NZ

298 Runs 9 Matches•8 Inns

Brian Bennett

ZIM

292 Runs 6 Matches•6 Inns

Aiden Markram

SA

286 Runs 8 Matches•8 Inns

Jacob Bethell

ENG

280 Runs 8 Matches•8 Inns

Shimron Hetmyer

WI

248 Runs 7 Matches•7 Inns

Suryakumar Yadav

IND

242 Runs 9 Matches•9 Inns

Shivam Dube

IND

235 Runs 9 Matches•8 Inns

Harry Brook

ENG

235 Runs 8 Matches•8 Inns

Ryan Rickelton

SA

228 Runs 8 Matches•8 Inns

Will Jacks

ENG

226 Runs 8 Matches•8 Inns

Hardik Pandya

IND

217 Runs 9 Matches•9 Inns

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383 Runs

7 Matches•6 Inns

326 Runs

9 Matches•8 Inns

321 Runs

5 Matches•5 Inns

317 Runs

9 Matches•9 Inns

298 Runs

9 Matches•8 Inns

292 Runs

6 Matches•6 Inns

286 Runs

8 Matches•8 Inns

280 Runs

8 Matches•8 Inns

248 Runs

7 Matches•7 Inns

242 Runs

9 Matches•9 Inns

235 Runs

9 Matches•8 Inns

235 Runs

8 Matches•8 Inns

228 Runs

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217 Runs

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