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PREVIEW: n enthralling T20 World Cup final is on the cards as India take on New Zealand in the T20 World Cup 2026 summit clash at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Sunday. The Kiwis are eyeing their maiden T20 World Cup title, whereas India are gunning to become the first team to successfully defend their T20 World Cup title and win it at home.
While India defeated West Indies in the virtual quarterfinal and scraped past England in the semis to qualify for their fourth final, the team is playing far from its best. In batting, it was Sanju Samson’s two masterclass innings and in bowling, it was Jasprit Bumrah’s utter genius, which lifted India from a dire situation and helped them make a run to the summit clash.
The biggest headaches for India will be the poor form of World No. 1 T20I batter Abhishek Sharma and World No. 1 T20I bowler Varun Chakaravarthy. While Chakaravarthy is still India’s leading wicket-taker and the joint-highest in the event, he has been very expensive in the last four games and looked out of sorts when the batters targeted him.
However unlikely, India could look at wrist spinner Kuldeep Yadav for a place in the XI in the final. A bona fide wicket-taker, Kuldeep brings more stability as far as his control over line and length is concerned. It also keeps a wicket-taking option open for India if Kuldeep replaces Varun.
India will need to tackle the New Zealand openers, Finn Allen and Tim Seifert, before they run away with the match, as they did in the semifinal against South Africa. It could mean that Jasprit Bumrah, the hero of many of India's battles - not least the recent semifinal against England - may have to be summoned earlier than he has been of late. New Zealand's batting has largely been front and back-loaded rather than middle-loaded, and India will need to stop the openers as well as skipper Mitchell Santner at the backend.
The match will likely be a high-scoring contest and, on the eve of the final, the skippers were asked if they expected another 250-plus total. Such is the nature of the pitch, a mix of red and black soil, and it appears full of runs. But more than the pitch, the players will be worried about the wetness on the field. Dew has affected the outcomes of several matches in this World Cup, and it would hardly be fitting for a World Cup final to be decided by the flip of a coin, with the captain winning the toss opting to bowl.
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TEAMS & PLAYERS FOR TODAY:
India TEAM: Suryakumar Yadav (c) - Abhishek Sharma - Tilak Varma - Sanju Samson - Shivam Dube - Ishan Kishan - Hardik Pandya - Arshdeep Singh - Jasprit Bumrah - Harshit Rana - Varun Chakaravarthy - Kuldeep Yadav - Axar Patel - Washington Sundar - Rinku Singh
New Zealand TEAM: Tim Seifert(w) - Finn Allen - Rachin Ravindra - Glenn Phillips - Mark Chapman - Daryl Mitchell - Mitchell Santner(c) - James Neesham - Matt Henry - Lockie Ferguson - Jacob Duffy - Ish Sodhi - Kyle Jamieson - Devon Conway - Cole McConchie
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