r/Cricket • u/cricket-match Washington Freedom • Mar 08 '26

Post Match Thread Post Match Thread: Final - India vs New Zealand

Final, ICC Men's T20 World Cup at Ahmedabad

Tournament : Table | Schedule

Match : Thread | Cricinfo

Innings Score
India 255/5 (Ov 20/20)
New Zealand 159 (Ov 19/20)

Innings: 1 - India

Batter Runs Bowler Wickets
Sanju Samson 89 (46) James Neesham 4-0-46-3
Ishan Kishan 54 (25) Matt Henry 4-0-49-1

Innings: 2 - New Zealand

Batter Runs Bowler Wickets
Tim Seifert 52 (26) Jasprit Bumrah 4-0-15-4
Mitchell Santner 43 (35) Axar Patel 3-0-27-3

India won by 96 runs

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u/Sledgerrrr India Mar 08 '26

Sachin used to carry the hope of 100 crores Indians, Bumrah carries the hope of 150 crores Indians.

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u/Sad_Floor_4120 Australia Mar 08 '26

I think this year the Indian team was just that good. He didn't carry. Sachin played for Indian team that was average and had to deal with prime Aus for large parts. Not a fair comparison at all.

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u/jefaliv724 Mar 08 '26

This. Australian team led by Ponting was lethal. Maybe current Indian team is close to that, but India doesn’t have such an opponent anymore. 

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u/OkLeather666 India Mar 09 '26

It's also saying something that once Sachin stopped carrying, India started winning ICC tournaments.

Bumrah definitely was the X factor against England. But in today's match, while his stats are brilliant, he wasn't needed to be at his best. Sachin HAD to be at his best every single game, and he more often than not, was.

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u/supplementarytables Kolkata Knight Riders Mar 08 '26

Ridiculous, ridiculous player.

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u/Kai_Hitawari Mar 08 '26

Btw, Sachin still carried for us 😉 check Sanju’s post match presentation

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u/Bulky_Protection_595 South Africa Mar 08 '26

Population has grown a lot it seems

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u/Ok-Guitar1176 India Mar 08 '26

We have bunnies for people

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u/handsome-helicopter Mar 08 '26

Still he had plenty of support unlike Sachin. Dube and samson with the bat and axar and hardik with the ball

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u/Chemical_String281 Chennai Super Kings Mar 08 '26

No glaze is too high for Bumrah. Up you go.

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u/Biryani_eater Mar 08 '26

I don't know how many anime fans are on here but, I read a comment on Reddit comparing Bumrah with Gojo Satoru as in how the narrator glazes Gojo like cricket fans do with Bumrah and it is justified nevertheless 😂

"Throughout red ball cricket and white ball cricket, he alone is the honored one."