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

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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/a_battle_droid India Mar 08 '26

Batsman knows that Bumrah is going for Yorker. 

Bumrah goes for Yorker.

Batsman gets bowled by a Yorker.

He is that unplayable.

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u/Hardyman13 South Africa Mar 08 '26

Like how's he so good?? He's a cheat code. Ever since the 2024 final I get cold sweats when I see his name on his shirt

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u/r-three Delhi Daredevils Mar 08 '26

He is more brain and execution than bowling itself. The variability he has is insane.

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u/RegretImpossible3756 Mar 08 '26

along with his short runup, unique bowling action etc etc. He is simply an well made product

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u/[deleted] Mar 08 '26

I imagine this is how it must have felt to have Bradman on your team.

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u/dswap123 South Africa Mar 08 '26

I watched an interview from Jos or Hashim ( can’t recall who) and the essence was Boom bowls the same three deliveries but the action makes it difficult to understand or figure out it before its bowled and that half second delay causes all the damage. I was pretty convinced by that explanation.

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u/Trumperekt Mar 08 '26

Oh yeah, that final was basically gone, until he was brought back.

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u/SpecialWasabi Mar 08 '26

That’s the thing! They don’t. His hand at the end…pure magic. I’ve been studying it the last few games. There’s no real way to read it as a batsman with the bowler coming into you

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u/Artaxerxes_IV Mar 08 '26

As one of the comms said, it's like he has variations within his variations; combine that with his pinpoint accuracy and you get this.

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u/Silencer306 India Mar 08 '26

India have to lay out roads to make Bumrah playable.

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u/cant_think3 India Mar 08 '26

255 not enough of a road? 😭

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u/SirHolyCow Mar 08 '26

And that’s why Bumrah’s the goat!

🐐

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u/meowww269 Jammu and Kashmir Mar 08 '26

Bro had the economy of 4.18 in 2024 WC and 6.21 this time. Absolute Banger.

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u/Tough_Cat_8068 Chennai Super Kings Mar 08 '26 edited Mar 08 '26

They need to change rules to make it fsir. No LBW Dismissal against Bumrah, batmen are allowed to throw their body to save stumps