Writers India's See the order scanned away a record limit to reject New Zealand 255/5 'in the last of ICC Men's T20 World Cup, 2026 at Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad on Sunday. The mammoth total is now not only the highest T20 score ever made in Ahmedabad, it is also the highest-ever score at a T20 World Cup final and becomes the third-highest team total in T20 World Cup history. At one point of time, it seemed India is heading towards a total
It may not have been the neutral’s thriller, but it was everything India wanted. They were the first men’s team to retain the T20 World Cup and the first side to win it on home soil, drowning New Zealand in a flood of runs before 100,000 ecstatic and almost entirely blue‑tunic’d fans. New Zealand appeared dispirited while giving up 255 and miserable in trying to get it, and after taking a wander through the majority of their innings with defeat already an inevitability
India's assistant coach has said that the defending T20 World Cup champions will require "two big performances" in order to qualify for the semi-finals after their crash to South Africa on Sunday. India were red-hot favourites on home soil heading into the T20 World Cup but suffered a crushing 76-run defeat in the Super Eights, as the 80,000 fans at the sprawling Narendra Modi stadium fell silent. In their first run chase of the tournament, India's batsmen fell way short against some disciplined South Africa bowling.





