India win the T20 World Cup!India beat New Zealand by 96 runs in the final at the Narendra Modi Stadium on Sunday to become the first team to retain the men’s Twenty20 World Cup title.Put in to bat, India posted a commanding 255-5 and then restricted their opponents to 159 in 19 overs.Lawrence Ostlere8 March 2026 17:21India win the T20 World Cup!Jacob Duffy is caught and that’s that – India win by 96 runs!Lawrence Ostlere8 March 2026 17:1418th over: New Zealand 154-9 (Duffy 1, Ferguson 3)Bumrah’s final ball of this World Cup is a dot. His work is done.Lawrence Ostlere8 March 2026 17:11WICKET! Mitchell Santner b Bumrah 43 (35), New Zealand 152-9Bumrah produces yet another brilliant slow yorker! He has figures of 4-13. I think India are going to win this one.Lawrence Ostlere8 March 2026 17:0917th over: New Zealand 152-8 (Santner 43, Ferguson 2)Arshdeep throws in a couple more wides and Santner hits a boundary, as he tip-toes towards what you suspect will be the least celebrated half-century of his career.Lawrence Ostlere8 March 2026 17:07WICKET! Matt Henry b Bumrah 0 (1), New Zealand 141-8Almost identical to Neesham’s wicket, and Matt Henry is walking too! Bumrah is on a hat-trick…Lawrence Ostlere8 March 2026 16:59WICKET! James Neesham b Bumrah 8 (7), New Zealand 141-7Bumrah delivers the perfect slow-ball yorker and it clatters into the base of Jimmy Neesham’s stumps!Lawrence Ostlere8 March 2026 16:5815th over: New Zealand 139-6 (Santner 35, Neesham 8)Santner and Neesham are still trying to hit boundaries but Arshdeep is not offering much to go at, here. Lawrence Ostlere8 March 2026 16:5514th over: New Zealand 134-6 (Santner 34, Neesham 6)Pandya keeps New Zealand relatively quiet and they are petering out.Lawrence Ostlere8 March 2026 16:5013th over: New Zealand, 128-6 (Santner 26, Neesham 4)Jimmy Neesham comes in next and immediately finds a boundary with a sweep shot.Lawrence Ostlere8 March 2026 16:40
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