IND vs NZ T20 World Cup 2026 Yesterday Match Result: Who won yesterday’s India vs New Zealand T20 World Cup final match, know the full result, important moments and highlights of the match here.
IND vs NZ T20 World Cup 2026 Final Result: Team India has won the title of ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026. In the final match played in Ahmedabad on Sunday, India registered a spectacular victory by defeating New Zealand by 96 runs. In this match, New Zealand won the toss and decided to bowl first. Batting first, India made a big score of 256 runs. In response, New Zealand’s team was limited to 159 runs.
Bumrah ‘Man of the Match’, Sanju Samson ‘Player of the Series’
In the final match, Team India’s fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah sent 4 important players of New Zealand to the pavilion. Due to this brilliant performance, Bumrah was chosen man of the match. Sanju Samson received the Player of the Series award for scoring 3 consecutive half centuries in the series. He scored brilliant fifties against West Indies, England and New Zealand.
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T20 World Cup History: India made a new record
With this victory, India has set a new record in the history of T20 World Cup. The Indian team has now become the first team to win this tournament three times. Apart from this, India has also become the first team to win the T20 World Cup twice consecutively. Not only this, this is the first time in the history of T20 World Cup that a host country has won the trophy. On the other hand, New Zealand team once again missed out on winning the title.
New Zealand Batting: Kiwi team scattered due to initial shocks
New Zealand’s innings was started by Finn Allen and Tim Seifert. In the very first over of the match, Shivam Dubey dropped an easy catch of Finn Allen on the ball of Arshdeep Singh. Alan’s account was also not opened at that time. However, Axar Patel gave India its first success by dismissing Allen in the third over. After this, in the very next over, Jasprit Bumrah sent Rachin Ravindra to the pavilion. Ravindra could score only 1 run. Akshar Patel bowled Glenn Phillips in the fifth over. At that time New Zealand’s score was 47 runs.
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Tim Seifert’s fast fifty but could not save the team
On one hand, wickets kept falling, but Tim Seifert continued to bat aggressively. He scored a brilliant half-century in just 23 balls. Hardik Pandya gave another blow to New Zealand by dismissing Mark Chapman in the eighth over. After this, Varun took the wicket of Tim Seifert in the ninth over. Ishan Kishan took a brilliant catch. Seifert played an inning of 52 runs.
Dominance of Indian bowlers
After this New Zealand’s batting completely faltered. Axar Patel dismissed Daryl Mitchell in the 13th over. In the 16th over, Jasprit Bumrah bowled Jimmy Neesham and in the same over, Matt Henry was also sent to the pavilion. After this, in the 18th over, Bumrah bowled Mitchell Santner. Ultimately the entire New Zealand team was all out for 159 runs. Among Indian bowlers, Jasprit Bumrah took 4 wickets, while Akshar Patel took 3 wickets.
India Batting: Great innings by Samson, Abhishek and Ishaan
The Indian team set a target of 256 runs for New Zealand on the basis of brilliant half-centuries by Sanju Samson, Abhishek Sharma and Ishan Kishan. India’s innings was started by Abhishek Sharma and Sanju Samson. Both the batsmen played cautiously and gave a good start to the team and also made aggressive shots in between.
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India’s explosive batting in powerplay
Lockie Ferguson came to bowl in the fourth over and in this over the Indian batsmen scored 24 runs. With this, India’s score crossed 50 runs. After this, Abhishek Sharma batted fast and completed his half-century in only 18 balls. After six overs, India’s score was 92 runs. However, India got its first blow in the eighth over, when Abhishek Sharma was out on the ball of Rachin Ravindra. He scored 52 runs in 21 balls.
Samson and Ishaan took over the innings
India crossed the 100-run mark in the eighth over itself. After this, in the 11th over, Sanju Samson completed his half-century in just 33 balls. This was his third consecutive fifty in this World Cup. By the 15th over, India’s score crossed 200 runs. In the same over, Ishan Kishan also scored a brilliant half-century in 23 balls.
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India’s fast batting in the last overs
India suffered a big blow in the 16th over when Sanju Samson was out after scoring 89 runs in 46 balls. Ishan Kishan was also out in the same over. He scored 54 runs. In the same over, captain Suryakumar Yadav was out without opening the account. Jimmy Neesham shocked India by taking three wickets in a single over. At that time India’s score was 204 runs in 16 overs. After this Hardik Pandya and Tilak Verma took over the innings. Hardik Pandya was out in the 19th over, when India’s score was 226 runs. However, Shivam Dubey batted brilliantly in the last over. He scored 24 runs in Jimmy Neesham’s over. Dubey played a quick inning of 26 runs in just 8 balls. In the last five overs, Indian batsmen scored a total of 52 runs and took the team’s score to 255 runs.