AHMEDABAD, MAR 8: New Zealand won the toss and opted to bowl first against New Zealand in the final of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 at the Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad, on Sunday.

Playing XIs
India: Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson (w), Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav (c), Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Varun Chakaravarthy, Arshdeep Singh and Jasprit Bumrah.

New Zealand: Tim Seifert(w), Finn Allen, Rachin Ravindra, Glenn Phillips, Mark Chapman, Daryl Mitchell, James Neesham, Mitchell Santner (c), Matt Henry, Lockie Ferguson and Jacob Duffy.

Both teams have faced each other three times in T20 World Cup history, with New Zealand claiming all three victories, while India are yet to register a win.