AHMEDABAD (Kashmir English): New Zealand won the toss and elected to bowl first against India in the final of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 at the Narendra Modi Stadium here today (Sunday).
Both nations have faced each other three times in T20 World Cup history, with New Zealand claiming all three victories, while India are yet to register a win.
T20 World Cup final playing XIs
India: Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson (w), Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav (c), Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Varun Chakaravarthy, Arshdeep Singh and Jasprit Bumrah.
New Zealand: Tim Seifert(w), Finn Allen, Rachin Ravindra, Glenn Phillips, Mark Chapman, Daryl Mitchell, James Neesham, Mitchell Santner (c), Matt Henry, Lockie Ferguson and Jacob Duffy.
