Team India has created another history by winning the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup. After the victory, there is an atmosphere of celebration everywhere in India. Under the captaincy of Suryakumar Yadav, the Indian team won the T20 World Cup title for the third time by defeating New Zealand at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.

After this historic victory of India, good wishes are being received continuously from the sports, political and social world across the country. Whereas Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has congratulated in a special way.

DMRC’s unique congratulatory message

On Team India’s victory, Delhi Metro Rail Corporation shared a creative message on its official X handle. DMRC wrote, “From the cricket pitch to the lifeline of the city, it’s all about reaching the destination in the best possible way. Hearty congratulations to Team India for their spectacular victory in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup.”

From the cricket pitch to the city’s lifelines, it’s all about reaching the destination with excellence.

Heartiest congratulations to the Team India for their spectacular victory in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup.#ICCMensT20WorldCup #icct20worldcup2026 pic.twitter.com/lw6Q9iVdxX

— Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (@OfficialDMRC) March 8, 2026

This message of DMRC quickly went viral on social media. Metro, which is considered the lifeline of Delhi, while linking the victory of Team India in the language of cricket, praised the passion and excellent performance of the players.

Greetings from leaders including the President and Prime Minister

Many prominent political personalities including President Draupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave congratulatory messages on this historic achievement of Team India. The Vice President wrote on social media platform X that many congratulations to Team India for winning the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup once again and retaining the title.

He said that with the brilliant performance in the final, India has become the first team to win three ICC Men’s T20 World Cup titles. This is a moment of pride for the entire country. He also congratulated the players, support staff and crores of Indian fans, whose unwavering support made this success possible.

Reaction of Union Minister and other leaders

Union Minister Nitin Gadkari also described Team India’s victory as historic on social media. He wrote that history has roared in blue again and Team India has once again won the world. The players created history by winning the ICC Men’s T20 International World Cup for the third time at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.

Praising the entire team including Sanju Samson, Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Shivam Dubey, Hardik Pandya and Axar Patel, he said that fearless cricket, unwavering faith and constant enthusiasm made this victory a celebration for billions of Indians.

T20 World Cup Winner 2026: India has won the T20 World Cup for the third time. In the final match, Team India has created history by defeating New Zealand by 96 runs. India has become the first country to defend the T20 World Cup trophy. In this final match played in Ahmedabad, India had scored 255 runs while playing first, in reply the Kiwi team could score only 159 runs.

Indian team created history

Till now, West Indies and England have also become T20 World Champions 2 times each, but India has become the first country to win the T20 World Cup trophy 3 times. Team India has won the title in 2007, 2024 and now 2026. Before this, no team had been able to win the World Cup in T20 format twice consecutively. India has also become the first country to achieve this feat.

Made the highest score of the final

The Indian team came to bat first after losing the toss. Sanju Samson, Ishan Kishan and Abhishek Sharma scored half-centuries in stormy fashion. Samson scored 89 runs, which was his third consecutive half-century innings in this World Cup. Abhishek Sharma played an innings of 52 runs in 21 balls, during which he scored a fifty in 18 balls. Ishan Kishan also contributed 54 runs in 25 balls.

Batting first, India had scored 255 runs. This was the biggest score in the history of the T20 World Cup final. The previous record was also in the name of India, which had scored 176 runs in the final of the 2024 World Cup. Now Team India improved its own record and scored 255 runs.

96 runs victory

The New Zealand team, which came to chase the target of 256 runs, was never in the race to win. Apart from Tim Seifert’s 52 runs and captain Mitchell Santner’s 43 runs, no Kiwi batsman could play an impressive innings.

Jasprit Bumrah took the most wickets for India, who took a total of 4 wickets. Whereas Akshar Patel dismissed 3 batsmen. Apart from them, Hardik Pandya, Varun Chakraborty and Abhishek Sharma also took one wicket each.

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In the final match of the 2026 T20 World Cup, the Indian team, batting first, scored 255 runs. Sanju Samson, Abhishek Sharma and Ishan Kishan scored half-centuries for Team India. Samson was the highest scoring batsman for the team, who played an innings of 89 runs. Let us tell you that this is India’s second highest score in the T20 World Cup history and the highest score in the T20 World Cup final. India has become the first country in the world to score 250 or more on three occasions in the T20 World Cup.

India is the first country in the world to do so

So far, this has happened only 5 times in the world when a team has scored 250 or more in an innings. Team India has done this on three out of these 5 occasions. India is the first country in the world to score 250+ on three different occasions in a T20 World Cup match. This achievement of Team India is also special because the Indian team has scored 250 or more three times in the same World Cup.

Biggest total of T20 World Cup

• 260 runs – Sri Lanka (vs Kenya)
• 256 runs – India (vs Zimbabwe)
• 255 runs – India (vs New Zealand)
• 254 runs – West Indies (vs Zimbabwe)
• 253 runs – India (vs England)

Highest total of T20 World Cup final

India scored 255 runs in the final, which is the highest score in the history of T20 World Cup final. Before this, the highest score was 176 runs, which was made by Team India in the final of the 2024 World Cup. Now Team India has improved its own record and scored 255 runs.

After Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson has also created history in the 2026 T20 World Cup. Samson set a special record when he completed 50 runs in the final match against New Zealand. He has become the seventh batsman in the world to score fifty or more in 3 consecutive innings in the T20 World Cup. Before him, 2 Indians including Virat Kohli had done this.

Sanju Samson created history

Sanju Samson has become the seventh batsman in the world and third batsman from India to score 50 or more in 3 consecutive innings in the T20 World Cup. Before him, Virat Kohli and KL Rahul had done this. This sequence of Samson happened with his innings of 97 runs in the Super-8 match against West Indies. After that he played a valuable inning of 89 runs in the semi-final match against England. Now in the final match with New Zealand also he has scored 89 runs.

50+ scores in 3 consecutive World Cup innings

Till now, there are a total of 7 batsmen in the world who have scored fifty or more runs in three consecutive innings in the T20 World Cup. The names of these 7 batsmen are Virat Kohli, Mahela Jayawardene, Babar Azam, KL Rahul, Kusal Mendis, Sahibzada Farhan and now Sanju Samson has also done this feat.

Talking about Virat Kohli, he had scored 50+ in 3 consecutive innings in the World Cup tournaments of 2016-2021. Virat Kohli had scored 82 runs and 89 runs in his last two innings of the 2016 T20 World Cup. He returned unbeaten in both these innings. After that, when the 2021 World Cup was played, Virat scored 57 runs in his first innings. In this way, 3 consecutive World Cup fifties were scored from Virat’s bat.

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Abhishek Sharma created history, broke 3 big records in the final, scored the fastest half-century

Fastest Fifty in T20 World Cup Final: Abhishek Sharma has set a string of records in the 2026 T20 World Cup final. He made many records during his stormy innings of 52 runs in 21 balls in the match against New Zealand. In this match, he completed his half-century in just 18 balls. In this innings he hit 6 fours and 3 sixes. Know here which 3 records Abhishek has destroyed in the final match. Abhishek was out after scoring 52 runs in 21 balls.

Abhishek Sharma broke 3 big records

Fastest fifty in T20 World Cup final

Abhishek Sharma completed fifty in 18 balls. He has become the batsman to score the fastest half-century in the final of the T20 World Cup. He broke the record of Heinrich Klaasen of South Africa, who had scored fifty in 23 balls against India in the final of the 2024 World Cup.

Made the biggest score of power play together with Sanju

In this final match against New Zealand, Sanju Samson and Abhishek Sharma together scored 92 runs in the powerplay itself. This is the biggest powerplay score in the history of T20 World Cup. Abhishek had completed his fifty in the first 6 overs itself. Earlier, West Indies had also scored 92 runs in the powerplay of the World Cup match, but they achieved this feat by losing one wicket, whereas Team India did this without losing any wicket.

Second fastest fifty for India in T20 World Cup

Abhishek Sharma completed his half-century in 18 balls, which is the second fastest fifty for India in the history of T20 World Cup. The record of scoring the fastest fifty in the World Cup is in the name of Yuvraj Singh, who completed his fifty in 12 balls. KL Rahul has also scored a half-century in 18 balls in the World Cup. Abhishek has equaled him.

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Highest Successful Run Chase in T20I Ahmedabad: The final match between India and New Zealand is being played at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. The Indian team has been invited to bat first. The pitch of Narendra Modi Stadium is usually helpful for batting, but how much score will Team India have to score, which the New Zealand batsmen can chase. See here what is the biggest run chase at Narendra Modi Stadium in T20.

In the history of international T20 cricket, the target of 180 runs has never been successfully chased at the Narendra Modi Stadium. The record of the most successful run chase here is 177 runs which is in the name of South Africa. South Africa had chased the target of 177 against West Indies in this World Cup. The South African team has also chased the target of 176 runs against New Zealand here.

Must score at least 180 runs

The highest score of New Zealand cricket team in Ahmedabad is 175 runs. The Kiwi team has played 2 matches on this ground and has lost both times, which is good news from the point of view of Team India. New Zealand has never been able to reach the mark of 180 runs here. When the Kiwi team came to chase on this ground for the only time, it was all out for just 66 runs.

Biggest run chase in Ahmedabad (T20)

• 177 runs – South Africa (vs West Indies)
• 176 runs – South Africa (vs New Zealand)
• 165 runs – India (vs England)

Let us tell you that in the history till now, a score greater than 176 has never been made in the final of the T20 World Cup. This was made by the Indian team in the 2024 World Cup final against South Africa. The second highest score is in the name of Australia, which scored 173 runs against New Zealand in the 2021 World Cup final. This is also the biggest score chased so far in the T20 World Cup final.

In the final of the 2026 T20 World Cup, New Zealand won the toss and chose to bowl first. Team India has been invited to bat first. Before the final match, a war of words between the two captains was seen. Earlier Santner had said that he would enjoy silencing the Indian fans after winning the trophy. In response to this, Suryakumar Yadav had said that everyone is trying to stick to this line. Surya had advised the Kiwi captain to come up with something new.

Playing XI of the final, what did Captain Suryakumar say?

The Indian team has played the same 11 players in the final who played in the semi-final against England. At the time of the toss, captain Suryakumar Yadav said, “We have no problem with batting first, because we have been successful by doing so before. It is a good experience to bat first in a semi-final or final. This is a new World Cup and we are excited for it. There is no change in our team.”

Before the final, questions were being raised about Varun Chakraborty’s place in the playing eleven. But captain Suryakumar has made it clear that there has been no change in the playing eleven of Team India. Let us tell you that Chakraborty had given away 64 runs in 4 overs in the semi-final match against England.

India’s playing eleven in the final: Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson (wicketkeeper), Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Tilak Verma, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dubey, Axar Patel, Varun Chakraborty, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah.

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T20 World Cup Winners List: The 2026 T20 World Cup started from 7 February. Now after a month of excitement, the final day has arrived. The final match between India and New Zealand will be played at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. There will be pressure on Team India to win the trophy in front of its home fans. There will be pressure on captain Suryakumar Yadav and his army because till date the Indian team has not won over the Kiwi team in the T20 World Cup.

The T20 World Cup was started in 2007 and the 10th edition of the T20 World Cup is being played in 2026. Know here which team has won the World Cup title how many times till now.

When and who won the T20 World Cup and how many times?

• 2007 – India
• 2009 – Pakistan
• 2010 – England
• 2012 – West Indies
• 2014 – Sri Lanka
• 2016 – West Indies
• 2021 – Australia
• 2022 – England
• 2024 – India

-In the final of 2007 T20 World Cup India Had defeated Pakistan by 5 runs.

-In the final of 2009 T20 World Cup Pakistan Had defeated Sri Lanka by 8 wickets.

-In the final of 2010 T20 World Cup England Had defeated Australia by 7 wickets.

-In the final of 2012 T20 World Cup west indies Had defeated Sri Lanka by 36 runs.

-In the final of 2014 T20 World Cup Sri Lanka Had defeated India by 6 wickets.

-In the final of 2016 T20 World Cup west indies Had defeated England by 4 wickets.

-In the final of 2021 T20 World Cup Australia Had defeated New Zealand by 8 wickets.

-In the final of 2022 T20 World Cup England Had defeated Pakistan by 5 wickets.

-In the final of 2024 T20 World Cup India Had defeated South Africa by 7 runs.

These teams won T20 World Cup twice

So far in history, India, West Indies and England are the only teams that have won the T20 World Cup title twice. But no team has defended its title while being the defending champion. After the victory in 2024, India has a chance to become the first team in the world to win two consecutive T20 World Cups. New Zealand has never been able to win the T20 World Cup trophy.

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Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad is completely ready for the final of the 2026 T20 World Cup. The title clash between India and New Zealand will begin in some time. Team India would like to create history and win the World Cup title for the second consecutive time. India has become T20 World Cup champion twice so far. However, Team India’s record in ICC tournaments is not good in front of New Zealand.

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.

New Zealand’s probable playing XI – Tim Seifert (wicketkeeper), Finn Allen, Rachin Ravindra, Glenn Phillips, Mark Chapman, Daryl Mitchell, James Neesham, Mitchell Santner (captain), Cole McConchie, Matt Henry and Lockie Ferguson.

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.

New Zealand’s probable playing eleven- Tim Seifert (wk), Finn Allen, Rachin Ravindra, Glenn Phillips, Mark Chapman, Daryl Mitchell, James Neesham, Mitchell Santner (c), Cole McConchie, Matt Henry, Lockie Ferguson.