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India Wins T 20 world Cup
India national cricket team defeated New Zealand national cricket team by 96 runs in the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 final in Ahmedabad.
India scored 255/5, the highest total ever in a T20 World Cup final.
New Zealand were all out for 159 in 19 overs.
Key batting
Sanju Samson – 89 (46 balls)
Abhishek Sharma – 52 (21 balls), fastest 50 of the tournament
Ishan Kishan – 54 (25 balls)
India scored 92 runs in the powerplay, one of the highest in T20 World Cup history.
Key bowling
Jasprit Bumrah – 4/15 (Player of the Match)
Axar Patel – 3/27
Varun Chakaravarthy – important wicket of Seifert
New Zealand batting
Tim Seifert – 52 (26 balls) was the only major contribution.
Records
India won their third T20 World Cup title.
They became the first team to defend a T20 World Cup title.
They also became the first team to win the tournament at home.
New Zealand lost their fifth ICC white-ball final in 11 years.
Photo: ICC