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India Wins T 20 world Cup

9th Mar, 2026

  • 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