India Do It Again — And This Time, They Did It at Home

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India Do It Again — And This Time, They Did It at Home

India hammered New Zealand by 96 runs at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Sunday to win the 2026 T20 World Cup — and in doing so, became the first side ever to defend a T20 World Cup title on home soil. It wasn't even close.

Put in to bat, India's top order made New Zealand's bowlers look thoroughly ordinary. Abhishek Sharma came out swinging and set the tone immediately, before Sanju Samson took over and played the innings of the tournament — a commanding 89 that mixed old-fashioned strokeplay with pure muscle. Ishan Kishan chipped in with 54, Shivam Dube hit a few lusty blows at the death, and by the time the last ball was bowled, India had reached 255/5. A World Cup final record. New Zealand knew, even then, what was coming.

The chase lasted barely long enough to be called one. Jasprit Bumrah ran through the top order like a wrecking ball, finishing with 4/15 in figures that were as ruthless as they looked. Tim Seifert and captain Mitchell Santner had a go, but Axar Patel tied things up from the other end and India's fielding did the rest. New Zealand were bowled out for 159 in the 19th over — well short, well beaten.

Suryakumar Yadav's side have now won three T20 World Cups in a row. Samson picked up Player of the Tournament. Bumrah took Player of the Match. India, once again, took everything else.

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