Rohit Sharma and MS Dhoni took out the trophy in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup final in Ahmedabad on Sunday, eliciting a loud response from the crowd at the Narendra Modi Stadium.Dhoni led India to their first T20 World Cup title in 2007, while Rohit led the team to their second title in the 2024 edition.
Earlier, New Zealand captain Mitchell Santner won the toss and chose to bowl against India in the title match against New Zealand.New Zealand reached the final after defeating South Africa in the semi-final. India secured a seven-run win over England in Mumbai to book their place in the final.In T20 World Cup meetings between the two sides, New Zealand has the advantage having won in 2007, 2016 and 2021.However, India will be aiming for several milestones in the final.
The team is aiming to become the first host to win the T20 World Cup, the first team to defend the title and the first team to win the tournament three times.For New Zealand, the task will be to contain the Indian batting order and deal with Jasprit Bumrah’s bowling.“Happy to bat first because we did so well. It’s always good to get a run on the board in a semi-final or final. It’s history now, a new World Cup, and we’re excited about that.”
It looks really full, and it’s just time to throw and hopefully give them a good show. Same team for us,” India captain Suryakumar Yadav said during the toss.“We’ll play first. He looks very good. We’ll see if he does anything and we’ll try to restrict them to a chaseable result. The boys are good. That’s why we played. It happened. A great occasion, the semi-final and the guys will gain confidence from that. This is the biggest stage, everyone is ready.”
Santner said: No, McConchie, Duffy’s playing.India is playing the T20 World Cup final for the fourth time, the most by any team. Of the previous nine finals, six have been won by the chasing team. Of the remaining three, India have won twice – in 2007 and 2024 – both in matches decided in the final.differenceIndia (Playing XI): Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson (wk), Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav (c), Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dubey, Axar Patel, Varun Chakravarthy, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah.New Zealand (Playing XI): Tim Seifert (wk), Finn Allen, Rashin Ravindra, Glenn Phillips, Mark Chapman, Darryl Mitchell, James Neesham, Mitchell Santner (c), Matt Henry, Lockie Ferguson, Jacob Duffy.