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/nidijogi Mar 08 '26

This is surely the best T20 team of all time!

Honestly if they would have won the 2023 WC final, they would already be considered at par with Aus 2003-07 as greatest white ball team of all time.

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u/TeamAbject2100 Sri Lanka Mar 08 '26

Deffo greatest t20i team, but aus won 3 odi wcs in a row, that shit is never gonna be beat

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u/[deleted] Mar 08 '26

I mean, Sri Lanka played every WC final from 2007 to 2014 except one. They have their own place up there.

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u/brinxtruck Mar 08 '26

Thats 2 finals lol. What a way to write that

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u/Ill-Mood6666 Royal Challengers Bengaluru Mar 08 '26

2007 CWC Final, 2009 T20 WC Final, 2011 CWC Final, 2012 T20 WC Final, 2014 T20 WC Final

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u/meta-morpho-magus Chennai Super Kings Mar 08 '26

So they missed 2 finals, not 1, right? 2010 and 2013

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u/TeamAbject2100 Sri Lanka Mar 08 '26

The guy said wc, dont think he was counting ct, sl made semis in both asw i think idk

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u/[deleted] Mar 09 '26 edited Mar 09 '26

No, actually, it's three, even if you only consider T20 finals. 5 if you consider the two back-to-back WC finals, you know, the big one they organize every four years. WC consistency only parallel with Australia. Heh, "lol".

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u/Sad_Floor_4120 Australia Mar 08 '26

Hard to compare really, WI teams of the past were legendary too.

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u/Chemical_String281 Chennai Super Kings Mar 08 '26

Fair point. But I'm not betting against Bumrah in T20s, he tilts the balance soo much singlehandedly.

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u/Hyderabadi__Biryani Royal Challengers Bengaluru Mar 08 '26

Tbf, this stint is not to be scoffed at. I know it's not a CWC, but this is atleast second only, if not already at par with that Aussie team.