India vs New Zealand, T20 World Cup 2026 Final: Will Rinku Singh, Kuldeep Yadav replace Abhishek Sharma and Varun Chakravarthy?
India vs New Zealand T20 World Cup 2026 Today Match Playing 11: The final match of the T20 World Cup 2026 between India and New Zealand is being played at the Narendra M Stadium. ODI Stay in Ahmedabad on Sunday Dim. New Zealand are eyeing their first T20 World Cup title, while India are looking to become the first team to successfully defend their T20 World Cup title at home.
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While India defeated West Indies in the virtual quarterfinals and surpassed E to qualify for their fourth final In the semi-finals to finish, the team is playing far from their best performance. In batting, it was Sanju Samson's two masterclass innings and in bowling, it was Jasprit Bumrah's whole nIUS , which elevated India from a critical position and helped them participate in the summit conflict.
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Biggest headache for India World No. 1 T20I batsman Abhishek Sharma and World No. 1 T20I bowler Varun Chakraborty will have poor form. While Chakravarthi is still India's leading wicket-taker and jointly in the event, he has been And the matches have been very expensive and he looked out when the batsmen targeted him.
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His figures in the last four matches read: 1/47 against South Africa, 1/35 against Zimbabwe, 1/40 against West Indies and 1/64 against England, which means he has given away 186 runs Scored runs in the last four matches and took a wicket after every 46.5 runs. This is a big concern going all the way to the final, where India will face Finn Allen, Tim Seifert, Glenn Phillips and R Achin Ravindra, who is an exceptional spin hitter are.
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However, it is unlikely that India can look at wrist spinner Kuldeep Yadav for a moment in the final Ace in the XI. A good wicket taker, Kuldeep brings more stability in relation to his control over line and length. It also leaves an option open for India to take a wicket if Kulad EEP replaces Varun.
For India Another major concern would be Abhishek's poor performance at the top. Except for the half-century against Zimbabwe, Abhishek has been unhappy with his shot selection, sports awareness and temperament. She's also kind of looked out and peaked There is a lack of confidence to go into the struggle. Changing that will be a huge challenge for India, as the only viable option is Rinku Singh. In this case, Ishan Kishan, who was demoted to No.3 Or was, he would have to come up and open with Samson once again this time, and then one of Tilak Verma or Suryakumar Yadav would need to bat at No. 3 again. This leave Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dubey And the entire batting line-up is disturbed by Rinku's rise to the ranks. Which effectively means, even if it's a big risk, India can go with the same batting order and referee batting line-up Rain from the molestation.
India: Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson, Ishan Kishan (wicketkeeper), Tilak Verma, Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Shivam Dube, Varun Chakravarthy, Jasprit Bumrah and Arshdeep Singh Ha.
New Zealand, who beat South Africa by 10 wickets in the first semi-final, will probably play the same XI in the final.
New Zealand: Tim Seifert (wk), Finn Allen, Rachin Ravindra, Glenn Phillips, Mark Chapam No, Daryl Mitchell, James Neesham, Mitchell Santner (C), Cole McConchie, Matt Henry, Lockie Ferguson.
India squad: Suryakumar Yadav (c), Abhishek Sh Arma, Tilak Verma, Sanju Samson (wk), Shivam Dube, Ishan Kishan, Ha Hardik Pandya, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakraborty, Kuldeep Yadav, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Rinku S ingh.
New Zealand squad: Tim Seifert (wicketkeeper), Finn Allen, Rachin Ravindra, Glenn Philips, Mark Chapman, Daryl Mitchell, James Neesham, Mitchell Santner (captain), Cole McConchie, Matt Henry, Lockie Ferguson, Ish Sodhi, Devon Conway, Jacob Duffy, Kyle Jamieson.
Follow: India vs New Zealand T20 World Cup Final – Liveblog with real-time updates, cricket scores and more
While India defeated West Indies in the virtual quarterfinals and surpassed E to qualify for their fourth final In the semi-finals to finish, the team is playing far from their best performance. In batting, it was Sanju Samson's two masterclass innings and in bowling, it was Jasprit Bumrah's whole nIUS , which elevated India from a critical position and helped them participate in the summit conflict.
Ind vs NZ T20 World Cup Final Playing 11, weather, pitch report live: Watch here
Biggest headache for India World No. 1 T20I batsman Abhishek Sharma and World No. 1 T20I bowler Varun Chakraborty will have poor form. While Chakravarthi is still India's leading wicket-taker and jointly in the event, he has been And the matches have been very expensive and he looked out when the batsmen targeted him.
India vs New Zealand T20 World Cup Final: Match Date, Time, Estimated Playing ng 11, Venue, Squad, Record and Un Your details
His figures in the last four matches read: 1/47 against South Africa, 1/35 against Zimbabwe, 1/40 against West Indies and 1/64 against England, which means he has given away 186 runs Scored runs in the last four matches and took a wicket after every 46.5 runs. This is a big concern going all the way to the final, where India will face Finn Allen, Tim Seifert, Glenn Phillips and R Achin Ravindra, who is an exceptional spin hitter are.
Ind vs NZ Ahmedabad Narendra Modi Stadium pitch-weather report: Find out here
However, it is unlikely that India can look at wrist spinner Kuldeep Yadav for a moment in the final Ace in the XI. A good wicket taker, Kuldeep brings more stability in relation to his control over line and length. It also leaves an option open for India to take a wicket if Kulad EEP replaces Varun.
For India Another major concern would be Abhishek's poor performance at the top. Except for the half-century against Zimbabwe, Abhishek has been unhappy with his shot selection, sports awareness and temperament. She's also kind of looked out and peaked There is a lack of confidence to go into the struggle. Changing that will be a huge challenge for India, as the only viable option is Rinku Singh. In this case, Ishan Kishan, who was demoted to No.3 Or was, he would have to come up and open with Samson once again this time, and then one of Tilak Verma or Suryakumar Yadav would need to bat at No. 3 again. This leave Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dubey And the entire batting line-up is disturbed by Rinku's rise to the ranks. Which effectively means, even if it's a big risk, India can go with the same batting order and referee batting line-up Rain from the molestation.
India: Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson, Ishan Kishan (wicketkeeper), Tilak Verma, Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Shivam Dube, Varun Chakravarthy, Jasprit Bumrah and Arshdeep Singh Ha.
New Zealand, who beat South Africa by 10 wickets in the first semi-final, will probably play the same XI in the final.
New Zealand: Tim Seifert (wk), Finn Allen, Rachin Ravindra, Glenn Phillips, Mark Chapam No, Daryl Mitchell, James Neesham, Mitchell Santner (C), Cole McConchie, Matt Henry, Lockie Ferguson.
India squad: Suryakumar Yadav (c), Abhishek Sh Arma, Tilak Verma, Sanju Samson (wk), Shivam Dube, Ishan Kishan, Ha Hardik Pandya, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakraborty, Kuldeep Yadav, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Rinku S ingh.
New Zealand squad: Tim Seifert (wicketkeeper), Finn Allen, Rachin Ravindra, Glenn Philips, Mark Chapman, Daryl Mitchell, James Neesham, Mitchell Santner (captain), Cole McConchie, Matt Henry, Lockie Ferguson, Ish Sodhi, Devon Conway, Jacob Duffy, Kyle Jamieson.
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Which became the third team to win the Test after four matches. Had batted against.
Don't believe that he had Dravid LBW in the last over before lunch. He was completely terrified at the conclusion of this Test - a quip for which he somehow escaped scrutiny - I don't think he was particularly thinking about it (Ponting bowling), some LBW decisions. It's also the last day about the decision, but they should have included it because it was equally controversial,'' he wrote.
Gave consolation.
"But as soon as Harbhajan started swinging the ball in the Test, I was there immediately," Miley said.
Decided to go down while winging it. For helping me to solve my problems against f spinner. Will take turning wickets to get the score.
I made sure that when I was captain I was always there for the players who were struggling.
Which became the third team to win the Test after four matches. Had batted against.
Don't believe that he had Dravid LBW in the last over before lunch. He was completely terrified at the conclusion of this Test - a quip for which he somehow escaped scrutiny - I don't think he was particularly thinking about it (Ponting bowling), some LBW decisions. It's also the last day about the decision, but they should have included it because it was equally controversial,'' he wrote.
Gave consolation.
"But as soon as Harbhajan started swinging the ball in the Test, I was there immediately," Miley said.
Decided to go down while winging it. For helping me to solve my problems against f spinner. Will take turning wickets to get the score.
I made sure that when I was captain I was always there for the players who were struggling.
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And you have to remain fit in all three departments.
And you have to remain fit in all three departments.
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