India create history; become 1st team in world to win T20 World Cup on home soil, defend title

03/09/2026

New Delhi, Mar. 9: India created history on Sunday by becoming the first team in the world to successfully defend the ICC Men's T20 World Cup title and the first to win the tournament on home soil. In a dominant display at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, Suryakumar Yadav's Men in Blue crushed New Zealand by 96 runs in the final, lifting their third T20 World Cup trophy overall.

India posted a mammoth 255/5 in their 20 overs after New Zealand captain Mitchell Santner opted to field first. The innings was powered by explosive contributions from the top order.

Sanju Samson played a match-defining knock of 89 off 46 balls, anchoring the innings with flair and aggression. Abhishek Sharma (52_and Ishan Kishan (54) provided fiery starts, while Shivam Dube and others ensured a strong finish, setting the highest total ever recorded in a T20 World Cup final.

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