Today is the final of the 2026 T20 World Cup. There will be a title clash between India and New Zealand. The final match will be played at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. Team India is also a favorite in the file. Defending champion Team India would like to win the T20 World Cup title for the second consecutive time. Earlier in 2007, India had won the T20 World Cup under the captaincy of MS Dhoni. Then in 2024, Rohit Sharma made India the champion. Now Suryakumar Yadav would also like to do the same. At the same time, New Zealand will have its eyes on winning the T20 World Cup title for the first time.
India has reached the final of the ICC T20 World Cup for the fourth time and New Zealand for the second time. India became champion twice before and once lost to Sri Lanka in the final. Whereas New Zealand has played the final only once and it lost in the title match. Now the Kiwi team is going to play the final for the second time. India had defeated England in the semi-finals, while New Zealand had defeated a strong team like South Africa in the semi-finals.
Narendra Modi Stadium pitch report
The pitch of Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad is suitable for the batsmen. Even today a high scoring match is expected here. There is a pitch of red soil, on which there will be light grass. India has no better chance than this to break the losing streak against New Zealand in the T20 World Cup. The team winning the toss can decide to bat first, because there will be pressure to chase in the final, and there will be no effect of dew.
live streaming details
You can watch the final match between India and New Zealand live on TV on the channels of Star Sports Network. Whereas on mobile the match will come live on Jiostar app. You will be able to enjoy the title match in many languages.
India’s probable playing eleven- Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson, Ishan Kishan (wicketkeeper), Tilak Verma, Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Shivam Dubey, Varun Chakraborty, Jasprit Bumrah and Arshdeep Singh.
Probable playing eleven of 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.
