Sanju Samson and Ishan Kishan continued India’s assault after Abhishek Sharma fell for a blazing fifty, pushing the team to 127-1 in 10 overs in their ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 final against New Zealand at Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad, on Sunday.
Samson and Abhishek Sharma set the tone from the start as India raced to 92 in the first six overs of the final.
Earlier, New Zealand won the toss and opted to bowl first against India.
Playing XIs
India: Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson (w), Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav (c), Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Varun Chakaravarthy, Arshdeep Singh and Jasprit Bumrah.
New Zealand: Tim Seifert(w), Finn Allen, Rachin Ravindra, Glenn Phillips, Mark Chapman, Daryl Mitchell, James Neesham, Mitchell Santner (c), Matt Henry, Lockie Ferguson and Jacob Duffy.
Both teams have faced each other three times in T20 World Cup history, with New Zealand claiming all three victories, while India are yet to register a win.
This is a developing story and is being updated with further details.
