## Match Overview
Series: ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026
Match: Final (Sunday, Mar 08)
Venue: Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
Toss: New Zealand opted to bowl
Result: India won by 96 runs
## Innings Breakdown
| Team | Total Runs | Wickets | Overs |
| India (IND) | 255 | 5 | 20.0 |
| New Zealand (NZ) | 159 | 10 | 19.0 |
## Top Performers
India (Batting & Bowling)
Sanju Samson: 89 runs (46 balls) | 5x4, 8x6
Ishan Kishan: 54 runs (25 balls) | 4x4, 4x6
Abhishek Sharma: 52 runs (21 balls) | 6x4, 3x6
Jasprit Bumrah: 4 wickets | 15 runs | 3.8 ER
Axar Patel: 3 wickets | 27 runs | 9.0 ER
New Zealand (Batting & Bowling)
Tim Seifert: 52 runs (26 balls) | 2x4, 5x6
Mitchell Santner: 43 runs (35 balls) | 3x4, 2x6
Daryl Mitchell: 17 runs (11 balls) | 0x4, 2x6
James Neesham: 1 wicket | 46 runs | 11.5 ER
Matt Henry: 0 wickets | 49 runs | 12.2 ER (Economical struggle)
## Key Milestones & Awards
Player of the Match: Jasprit Bumrah (for his clinical 4/15).
Player of the Series: Sanju Samson (highlighted for his consistency throughout the tournament).
Record Win: This 96-run margin is noted as India's biggest win margin in a T20 World Cup final.
Historical Feat: India becomes the first team to win three T20 World Cups (2007, 2024, 2026) and the first to win it on home soil.
## Match Flow
Powerplay Phase: India came out aggressive, posting 92 runs in the mandatory powerplay (0.1 - 6.0 overs), spearheaded by Abhishek Sharma and Sanju Samson. New Zealand managed 52 runs in their powerplay but lost key wickets early.
The Climax: The match ended in the 19th over (18.6). Abhishek Sharma, surprisingly bowling the penultimate over, took the final wicket of Jacob Duffy (caught by Tilak Varma) to bowl out New Zealand for 159, sealing a dominant 96-run victory.
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