India Playing XI T20 World Cup final 2026:India and New Zealand are going to face each other in the final of the T20 World Cup. It is a big question with which playing eleven India will field in this match. Will world number 1 batsman Abhishek Sharma and number 1 bowler Varun Chakravarthy play in the playing eleven? This is a big question. If reports are to be believed, both Varun and Abhishek are going to be included in the playing eleven. Let us tell you that both these players have disappointed in the T20 World Cup so far. Abhishek has scored only one half-century in the entire tournament. Whereas Varun Chakraborty is continuously performing poorly. In the semi-finals, he gave away 64 runs in 4 overs.
These 4 players will be out of India’s playing eleven
According to the report of Indian Express, there will be no change in India’s playing eleven. Meaning Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammad Siraj, Rinku Singh and Washington Sundar will not be included in the playing eleven. Team India will give a chance to the same 11 players who have taken the team to the finals.
India Playing XI in T20 WC Final: Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson, Ishan Kishan, Tilak Verma, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dubey, Axar Patel, Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh and Varun Chakraborty.
New Zealand’s playing eleven
There can be big changes in the playing eleven of New Zealand after seeing the pitch of Ahmedabad. In this match, either Jimmy Neesham or Jacob Duffy will be included in the playing eleven.
Probable playing eleven of New Zealand- Tim Seifert, Finn Allen, Rachin Ravindra, Glenn Phillips, Mark Chapman, Darrell Mitchell, Mitchell Santner, Cole McConkie, Jimmy Neesham/Jacob Duffy. Matt Henry and Loki Ferguson.
There will be a tough competition between India and New Zealand
India and New Zealand have clashed 4 times in ICC knockout matches in the last 6 years. In which both the teams have won 2-2 times. New Zealand defeated India in the semi-finals of the 2019 World Cup and the final of the World Test Championship 2021. But India had defeated New Zealand in the ODI World Cup 2023 semi-finals. Last year, India defeated New Zealand in the final of the Champions Trophy.