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India will cross swords with New Zealand in the grand finale of the ICC T20 World Cup 2026 at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Sunday, March 8.
India, captained by Suryakumar Yadav, stunned England by seven runs to make it to the final, with their only loss in the campaign coming against South Africa. Meanwhile, the Mitchell Santner-led New Zealand bagged a nine-wicket win over South Africa to propel the final. Their losses came against South Africa and England in the showpiece event.
IND vs NZ, ICC T20 World Cup 2026, Final, Details
Match: India vs New Zealand, ICC T20 World Cup 2026, Final
Time & Date: 7:00 PM IST, Sunday, March 8
Venue: Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
IND vs NZ, ICC T20 World Cup 2026, Final Probable XIs
India
Sanju Samson (wk), Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav (c), Hardik Pandya, Tilak Varma, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Varun Chakaravarthy, Jasprit Bumrah.
New Zealand
Tim Seifert (wk), Finn Allen, Rachin Ravindra, Glenn Phillips, Mark Chapman, Daryl Mitchell, James Neesham, Mitchell Santner (c), Cole McConchie, Matt Henry, Lockie Ferguson.
IND vs NZ, ICC T20 World Cup 2026, Final Pitch Report
With the average first innings score at this venue being 189 in the six games played in this campaign, we can expect yet another high-scoring affair. Any score above 220 would be a tough ask for the chasing side.
IND vs NZ, ICC T20 World Cup 2026, Final Top Picks
Rachin Ravindra
All-rounder Rachin Ravindra has scored 128 runs from six innings and has taken 11 wickets with the ball in hand.
Hardik Pandya
All-rounder Hardik Pandya is one of the players to keep a keen eye on. He has mustered 199 runs and scalped eight wickets.
IND vs NZ, ICC T20 World Cup 2026, Final Captain picks
Sanju Samson
Indian opening batter Sanju Samson has been in red-hot form, scoring an unbeaten 97 and 89 runs in the last two games.
Finn Allen
Opening batter Finn Allen is the leading run-scorer for New Zealand, amassing 289 runs from seven innings at an average of 57.8 with a century and a half-century.
IND vs NZ, ICC T20 World Cup 2026, Final Head to Head Dream11 team
Sanju Samson (c), Ishan Kishan, Finn Allen, Rachin Ravindra (vc), Tim Seifert, Hardik Pandya, Tilak Varma, Shivam Dube, Jasprit Bumrah, Mitchell Santner, Matt Henry.
IND vs NZ, ICC T20 World Cup 2026, Final Grand League Dream11 team
Sanju Samson, Ishan Kishan, Finn Allen (c), Rachin Ravindra, Hardik Pandya (vc), Suryakumar Yadav, Shivam Dube, Jasprit Bumrah, Mitchell Santner, Matt Henry, Lockie Ferguson.
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