India wins 3rd T20 World Cup crown

Ahmedabad, Mar. 8: India cricket team emerged as the T20 World Cup champions for the 3rd time after defeating their opponents New Zealand by 96 runs in the final match of the Men's World Cup T20 held at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, Gujarat.

Batting first, New Zealand won the toss and elected to bowl first. India scored a huge 255 runs for the loss of 5 wickets. Openers Abhishek and Sanju Samson gave an early lead with a good game. Abhishek Sharma scored a half-century in 18 balls, making it the fastest half-century in this World Cup. Then Sanju Samson and Ishan Kishan continued their fast play, with Sanju scoring 89 runs in 46 balls and Ishan 54 runs in 25 balls, while Shivam Dubey scored 26 runs in 8 balls.

Chasing the target, New Zealand lost by 96 runs after losing all their wickets for 159 runs in 19 overs. For India, Boomer took 4 wickets and Axar Patel took 3 wickets.

After winning the inaugural T20 World Cup in 2007 under the captaincy of Dhoni, India became champions for the second time under the captaincy of Rohit Sharma edition held in 2024. Now, under the captaincy of Suryakumar Yadav, they have become the first team to achieve this feat by becoming champions for the third time.

The 2026 World Cup tournament attracted the highest viewership, with 1.2 million people watching the matches in various stadiums in India and Sri Lanka. The final match was watched by 750 million people on Jio Hotstar.

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