Suryakumar-led India beat the Kiwis

The match was attended by 86,824 people.

India made no changes to their playing eleven.

New Zealand made three changes to the eleven that last played the Indians – Bevon Jacobs, Kyle Jamieson, and Ish Sodhi made way for Mark Chapman, James Neesham, and Matt Henry.

On winning the toss, Mitchell Santner, New Zealand’s skipper, elected to field.

The first Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 92, without the loss of a wicket.

India’s openers put on 50 off four overs (24 balls). New Zealand had conceded four extras at that point. While the contribution of Sanju Samson, the player of the series, to the partnership was 24, Abhishek Sharma’s contribution to it was 23.

Abhishek’s half-century – which included half-a-dozen boundaries and three sixes – came off 18 balls.

After the Powerplay, the drinks break was taken. While Samson had scored 33, Abhishek had scored 51.

Abhishek eventually scored 52 off 21 balls. Forty-three balls (Rach)into the match, he was caught by Tim Seifert. Ravindra broke the 98-run partnership.

India scored 100 off 7.2 overs (44 balls). New Zealand had conceded eight extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

Samson’s half-century – which included four boundaries and three sixes – came off 33 balls.

The second-wicket pair put on 50 off 25 balls. While Samson’s contribution to the partnership was 24, Ishan Kishan’s contribution to it was 27. Extras did not contribute to the partnership.

India scored 150 off 11.3 overs (69 balls).

Fourteen overs into the match, the drinks break was taken. India had scored 191 for the loss of a wicket at that point. While Samson had scored 88, Kishan had scored 43.

Kishan’s half-century – which included three boundaries and four sixes – came off 23 balls.

The second-wicket pair put on 100 off 45 balls. While the contributions of Samson and Kishan to the partnership were 50 apiece, extras did not contribute to the partnership.

India scored 200 off 15 overs (90 balls).

Samson, whose 46-ball innings included five boundaries and eight sixes, eventually scored 89. Forty-eight balls after Abhishek’s dismissal, he was caught by the substitute, Cole McConchie. Neesham broke the 105-run partnership.

Kishan, whose 25-ball innings included four boundaries, in addition to the aforementioned number of sixes, eventually scored 54. Four balls later, he was caught by Chapman. Neesham broke the one-run stand.

The fourth-wicket pair did not get off the mark. Suryakumar Yadav, India’s skipper, faced a ball, and failed to open his account. The next ball, he was caught by Ravindra off the bowling of Neesham.

Hardik Pandya, whose 13-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 18. Fourteen balls after Suryakumar’s dismissal, he was caught by Santner. Henry broke the 22-run stand.  

India scored 250 off 19.4 overs (118 balls).

Tilak Varma, who faced half-a-dozen balls, scored eight. He was unbeaten, as was Shivam Dube, who scored 26 off eight balls, which included three boundaries and a couple of sixes.

India scored 255 for the loss of five wickets off 20 overs.

Glenn Phillips bowled a wicketless over, conceding five.

Lockie Ferguson bowled a couple of wicketless overs, conceding 48.

Jacob Duffy bowled three wicketless overs, conceding 42.

Santner bowled four wicketless overs, conceding 33.

Ravindra bowled two overs, conceding 32. He picked up a wicket, as did Henry, who bowled four overs, conceding 49.

Neesham bowled four overs, conceding 46. He picked up three scalps.

The first Powerplay of New Zealand’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 52, and lost three wickets.

Though his (F)innings included a boundary, Allen was not in seventh heaven – he scored nine. Sixteen balls into the chase, he was caught by Varma. Axar broke the 31-run stand.

Ravindra, who faced two balls, scored a run. Three balls later, he was caught by Kishan. Jasprit Bumrah, the player of the match, broke the one-run stand.

Phillips, whose run-a-ball innings included a boundary, scored five. Ten balls later, Axar Patel broke the 15-run stand.

New Zealand scored 50 off 5.5 overs (35 balls). India had conceded an extra at that point.

After the Powerplay, the drinks break was taken. While Seifert had scored 35, Chapman had scored a run.

Chapman, who faced eight balls, eventually scored three. Seventeen balls after Phillips’ dismissal, Hardik broke the 23-run stand.

Seifert’s half-century – which included a couple of boundaries and five sixes – came off 23 balls.

He eventually scored 52 off 26 balls. Three balls after Chapman’s dismissal, he was caught by Kishan. Chakravarthy broke the two-(Va)run stand.

New Zealand scored 100 off 10.3 overs (63 balls). India had conceded five extras at that point.

The sixth-wicket pair put on 50 off 25 balls. While Daryl Mitchell’s contribution to the partnership was 16, Santner’s contribution to it was 30. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was five.

Daryl Mitchell, whose 11-ball innings included a couple of sixes, eventually scored 17. Twenty-eight balls after Seifert’s dismissal, he was caught by Kishan. Axar broke the 52-run partnership.

Seventy-nine balls (13.1 overs) into the chase, India sought a bowling review. They challenged the decision for a wicket. Santner was the batter. It was struck down by English umpire Alex Wharf.

Fourteen overs into the chase, the drinks break was taken. New Zealand had scored 134 for the loss of half-a-dozen wickets at that point. While Santner had scored 34, Neesham had scored half-a-dozen.

Though his innings included a boundary, Neesham eventually had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored eight. Sixteen balls after Daryl Mitchell’s dismissal, Bumrah broke the 17-run stand.

The eighth-wicket pair did not get off the mark. Henry, who faced a ball, did not open his account. The next ball, he was bowled by Bumrah.

New Zealand scored 150 off 16.5 overs (101 balls). India had conceded 11 extras at that point.

Santner, whose 35-ball innings included three boundaries and a couple of sixes, missed his half-century by seven runs. Eleven balls after Henry’s dismissal, Bumrah broke the run-a-ball stand.

Ferguson had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored half-a-dozen. He was unbeaten.

Duffy, who faced five balls, scored three. Nine balls after Santner’s dismissal, he was caught by Varma. Abhishek had a reason to be in seventh heaven.

India eventually conceded a dozen extras. New Zealand, who were all out for 159 off 19 overs, lost by 96 runs.

Arshdeep Singh bowled four wicketless overs, conceding 32.

Abhishek bowled an over, conceding five. He picked up a wicket.

Chakravarthy bowled three overs, conceding 39. He picked up a wicket.

Hardik bowled four overs, conceding 36. He picked up a wicket.

Axar bowled three overs, conceding 27. He picked up three wickets.

Bumrah bowled four overs, conceding 15. He picked up four scalps.

India won the ICC T20 World Cup 2026.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SKY-led India beat England, advance

India made no changes to their playing eleven.

England made four changes to their playing eleven – Ben Duckett, Liam Livingstone, Brydon Carse, and Mark Wood made way for Tom Banton, Will Jacks, Sam Curran, and Liam Dawson.

On winning the toss, Harry Brook, England’s skipper, elected to field.

The first Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 67, for the loss of a wicket.

Though his nine-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, Abhishek had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored nine. A couple of overs into the (Shar)match, he was caught by Phil Salt. Jacks broke the 20-run stand.

India scored 50 off 4.3 overs (27 balls). England had not conceded any extras at that point.

After the Powerplay, the drinks break was taken. While Sanju Samson, the player of the match, had scored 41, Ishan Kishan had scored 16.

The second-wicket pair put on 50 off 25 balls. While Samson’s contribution to the partnership was 34, Kishan’s contribution to it was 16. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a run.

Samson’s half-century – which included seven boundaries and three sixes – came off 26 balls.

India scored 100 off 8.3 overs (51 balls). England had conceded a couple of extras at that point.

Kishan, whose 18-ball innings included four boundaries and a couple of sixes, eventually scored 39. Forty-five balls after Abhishek’s dismissal, he was caught by Jacks. Adil Rashid broke the 97-run partnership.

India scored 150 off 12.4 overs (76 balls). England had conceded four extras at that point.

Samson, whose 42-ball innings included eight boundaries and seven sixes, eventually scored 89. Twenty-two balls after Kishan’s dismissal, he was caught by Salt. Jacks broke the 43-run stand.

At that point, the drinks break was taken. Shivam Dube had scored 18.

Suryakumar Yadav, India’s skipper, scored 11 off half-a-dozen balls, which included a six. Fifteen balls after Samson’s dismissal, he was stumped by Jos Buttler. Rashid broke the 30-run stand.

India scored 200 off 16.5 overs (101 balls). The number of extras they had conceded at that point gave England no reason to be in seventh heaven.

A hundred and four balls (17.2 overs) into the match, England sought a bowling review. They challenged the decision for a wicket. Dube was the batter. It was struck down by South African umpire Allahuddien Paleker.

The fifth-wicket pair put on 22. Dube, whose 25-ball innings included a boundary and four sixes, eventually scored 43. Eleven balls later, Brook ran him out.

Though his innings included three sixes, Tilak Varma had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored 21. Eight balls later, Jofra Archer broke the 24-run stand.

Between the 19^th and the 20^th over of the match, a slow over-rate penalty was imposed on England, because there was an extra fielder inside the circle.

India scored 250 off 19.4 overs (118 balls). England had conceded 10 extras at that point.

The seventh-wicket pair put on 15. Hardik Pandya, whose 12-ball innings included three boundaries and a couple of sixes, scored 27. Half-a-dozen balls after Varma’s dismissal, Jacob Bethell and Buttler ran him out.

Axar Patel, who faced a couple of balls, scored as many. He was unbeaten, as was Varun Chakravarthy, who faced a ball, failing to get off the mark.

England eventually conceded 12 extras. India scored 253 for the loss of seven wickets off 20 overs.

Dawson, who bowled a wicketless over, conceded 19.

Jamie Overton, who bowled three wicketless overs, conceded 36.

Curran, who bowled four wicketless overs, conceded 53.

Archer, who bowled four overs, conceded 61. He picked up a wicket.

Rashid and Jacks bowled four overs each, picking up a couple of scalps apiece. While the former conceded 41, the latter conceded 40.

The first Powerplay of England’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 68, for the loss of three wickets.

Salt, whose three-ball innings included a boundary, scored five. Seven balls into the chase, he was caught by Axar. Hardik broke the 13-run stand.

Though his six-ball innings included a boundary, Brook had no reason to be in seventh heaven – 18 balls later, he was caught by Axar. Jasprit Bumrah broke the 25-run stand.

England scored 50 off 5.1 overs (31 balls). India had conceded an extra at that point.

Buttler, whose 17-ball innings included four boundaries and a six, scored 25. Ten balls after Brook’s dismissal, Chakravarthy broke the 26-run stand.

Thirty-five balls (5.5 overs) into the chase, the drinks break was taken. England had scored 64 for the loss of three wickets at that point. Bethell had scored 26.

Banton, whose five-ball innings included a boundary and a couple of sixes, scored 17. Ten balls after Buttler’s dismissal, Axar broke the 31-run stand.

England scored 100 off 8.1 overs (49 balls). India had conceded a couple of extras at that point.

Bethell’s half-century – which included three boundaries and five sixes – came off 19 balls.

The fifth-wicket pair put on 50 off 27 balls. While Bethell’s contribution to the partnership was 22, Jacks’ contribution to it was 24. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was four.

England scored 150 off 12.2 overs (74 balls). India had conceded half-a-dozen extras at that point.

Jacks, whose 20-ball innings included four boundaries and a couple of sixes, eventually scored 35. Thirty-nine balls after Banton’s dismissal, he was caught by Dube. Arshdeep Singh broke the 77-run partnership.

At that point, the drinks break was taken. Bethell had scored 74.

England scored 200 off 16.5 overs (101 balls). India had conceded a dozen extras at that point.

Bethell’s ton – which included eight boundaries and seven sixes – came off 45 balls.

The sixth-wicket pair put on 50 off 26 balls. While Bethell’s contribution to the partnership was 29, Curran’s contribution to it was 18. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was three.

Curran, whose 14-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, did not add to the aforementioned score. Twenty-seven balls after Jacks’ dismissal, he was caught by Varma. Hardik broke the 50-run partnership.

Between the 19^th and the 20^th over of the match, a slow over-rate penalty was imposed on India, because there was an extra fielder inside the circle.

The seventh-wicket pair put on three. Bethell eventually scored 105 off 48 balls. Four balls after Curran’s dismissal, Hardik and Samson ran him out.

Overton, who faced three balls, scored a couple. He was unbeaten, as was Archer, who scored 19 off four balls, which included three sixes.

India eventually conceded 13 extras. England had no reason to be in seventh heaven – they scored 246 for the loss of seven wickets off 20 overs.

Dube, who bowled a wicketless over, conceded 22.

Axar, who bowled three overs, conceded 35. He picked up a wicket, as did Chakravarthy, Arshdeep, and Bumrah, who bowled four overs apiece. They conceded 64, 51, and 33, respectively.

Hardik, who bowled four overs, conceded 38. He picked up a couple of scalps.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

India, led by SKY, WIn

The match was attended by 50,597 people.

India made no changes to their playing eleven.

The West Indies made four changes to the eleven that last played the Indians – Brandon King, Kyle Mayers, Nicholas Pooran, and Alzarri Joseph made way for Sherfane Rutherford, Matthew Forde, Gudakesh Motie, and Shamar Joseph.

On winning the toss, Suryakumar Yadav, India’s skipper, elected to field.

The first Powerplay of the West Indies’ innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 45, without the loss of a wicket.

After the Powerplay, the drinks break was taken. While Shai Hope, the West Indies’ skipper, had scored 25, Roston Chase had scored 20.

The West Indies’ openers put on 50 off 6.5 overs (41 balls). India had not conceded any extras at that point. While Hope’s contribution to the partnership was 26, Chase’s contribution to it was 29.

Hope, whose 33-ball innings included three boundaries and a six, eventually scored 32. Fifty-three balls into the match, Chakravarthy broke the 68-(Va)run partnership.

The West Indies scored 100 off 11.1 overs (67 balls). India had conceded three extras at that point.

Sixty-nine balls (11.3 overs) into the chase, the West Indies sought a batting review. They challenged the decision for a wicket. Shimron Hetmyer, the batter, scored 27 off 12 balls, which included a boundary and a couple of sixes. It was struck down by New Zealand umpire Chris Gaffaney. He was caught by Sanju Samson, the player of the match. Jasprit Bumrah broke the 34-run stand.

Chase, whose 25-ball innings included five boundaries and a six, eventually scored 40. A couple of balls later, he was caught by Suryakumar. Bumrah broke the one-run stand.

Seventy-nine balls (13.1 overs) into the chase, India sought a bowling review. They challenged the decision for a wicket. Rovman Powell was the batter. Using the umpires’ call, it was struck down by Gaffaney.

Fourteen overs into the match, the drinks break was taken. The West Indies had scored 119 for the loss of three wickets at that point. While Rutherford had scored 14, Powell had scored three.

Rutherford, whose nine-ball innings included a six, did not add to the aforementioned score. Fourteen balls after Chase’s dismissal, he was caught by Samson. Hardik Pandya broke the 16-run stand.

The West Indies scored 150 off 16.1 overs (97 balls). India had conceded nine extras at that point.

The fifth-wicket pair put on 50 off 20 balls. While Powell’s contribution to the partnership was 34, Jason Holder’s contribution to it was 37. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was half-a-dozen.

Powell, whose 19-ball innings included three boundaries and a couple of sixes, and holder, whose 22-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and three sixes, did not add to the aforementioned scores. They were unbeaten.

India eventually scored 11 extras. The West Indies scored 195 for the loss of four wickets at that point.

Each of the five bowlers bowled four overs apiece.

Arshdeep Singh and Axar Patel were wicketless. While the former conceded 43, the latter conceded 35.

Hardik and Chakravarthy conceded 40 each, picking up a wicket apiece.

Bumrah, who conceded 36, picked up a couple of scalps.

The first Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 53, for the loss of a couple of wickets.

Abhishek Sharma, whose 11-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 10. Three overs (Hose)into the chase, he was caught by Hetmyer. Akeal broke the 29-run stand.

Ishan Kishan, whose six-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, also scored 10. Nine balls later, he was caught by Hetmyer. Holder broke the 12-run stand.

India scored 50 off 5.2 overs (32 balls). The West Indies had conceded five extras at that point.

After the Powerplay, the drinks break was taken. While Samson had scored 24, Suryakumar had scored three.

The third-wicket pair put on 50 off 27 balls. While Samson’s contribution to the partnership was 28, Suryakumar’s contribution to it was 17. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was five.

Samson’s half-century – which included half-a-dozen boundaries and three sixes – came off 26 balls.

Suryakumar, whose 16-ball innings included a boundary and a six, eventually scored 18.  Thirty-five balls after Kishan’s dismissal, he was caught by Rutherford. Shamar broke the 58-run partnership.

India scored 100 off 10.3 overs (63 balls). The West Indies had conceded half-a-dozen extras at that point.

Fourteen overs into the chase, the drinks break was taken. India had scored 136 for the loss of three wickets at that point. While Samson had scored 69, Tilak Varma had scored 23.

Varma, whose 15-ball innings included four boundaries and a six, eventually scored 27. Twenty-six balls after Suryakumar’s dismissal, he was caught by Hetmyer. Holder broke the 42-run stand.

India scored 150 off 15.1 overs (91 balls). The West Indies had conceded half-a-dozen extras at that point.

Hardik, whose 14-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 17. Twenty-two balls after Varma’s dismissal, he was caught by Holder. Shamar broke the 38-run stand.  

Between the 19^th and the 20^th over of the match, a slow over-rate penalty was imposed on the West Indies, because there was an extra fielder inside the circle.

Samson, whose 50-ball innings included a dozen boundaries and four sixes, eventually scored 97. He was unbeaten, as was Shivam Dube, who faced four balls, scoring eight. His runs came by way of boundaries.

The West Indies eventually conceded a dozen extras. India, who scored 199 for the loss of five wickets off 19.2 overs, won by five wickets with four balls to spare.

Motie and Chase bowled two wicketless overs each, conceding 18 apiece.

Romario Shepherd bowled 2.2 wicketless overs, conceding 34.

Forde bowled three wicketless overs, conceding 22.

Hosein also conceded 22, but he bowled two overs, and picked up a wicket.

Shamar and Holder bowled four overs each, picking up a couple of scalps. While the former conceded 42, the latter conceded 38.