India won the T20 World Cup for a record third time with a 96-run victory over New Zealand today, to the delight of more than 100,000 fans at the largest cricket ground in the world.<\/p>\n
India scored an imposing 255-5 in the final after losing the toss and batting first at Ahmedabad\u2019s Narendra Modi Stadium. Opener Sanju Samson hit a brilliant 46-ball 89 with eight sixes.<\/p>\n
New Zealand never posed a threat in its chase and was all out for 159 in 19 overs. Tim Seifert scored a 26-ball 52.<\/p>\n
India won the T20 World Cup in 2007 and 2024.<\/p>\n
New Zealand was aiming for its first T20 World Cup triumph. It also finished as runner-up in the 2021 final, losing to Australia in Dubai.<\/p>\n
India\u2019s total was the third-highest score in the history of the tournament, but the defending champions could have been forgiven for leaving the field disappointed at not getting even more runs.<\/p>\n
The tournament co-hosts had reached 203-1 in only 15 overs before James Neesham (3-46) took three key wickets in the 16th over.<\/p>\n
Neesham dismissed Samson and also claimed the wickets of Ishan Kishan (54 in 25) and captain Suryakumar Yadav, for a golden duck.<\/p>\n
Abhishek Sharma hit a 21-ball 52, and Shivam Dube needed only eight deliveries in his 26 not out.<\/p>\n
Neesham conceded 24 runs in the last over of India’s innings.<\/p>\n
‘Gutted’ but ‘very proud’ <\/p>\n
“Obviously gutted not to win the final, but we have to be very proud of how we played this tournament,” Black Cap Tim Seifert told Breakfast. (Source: 1News)<\/p>\n
Following the game, Black Cap Tim Seifert told Breakfast he was “very disappointed” by the result. <\/p>\n
“Never a nice feeling losing a final, but at the end of the day, we got outplayed.” <\/p>\n
He said he was “very proud” of how the team had performed over the tournament. <\/p>\n
“At the end of the day, two teams have to make the final, and that’s where you want to be at the end of the tournament. <\/p>\n
“Obviously gutted not to win the final, but we have to be very proud of how we played this tournament.<\/p>\n
“A lot of individuals sticking up and representing their country and how we want to play the game.” <\/p>\n
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