Ahmedabad, March 8 -- New Zealand captain Mitchell Santner admitted that his side was outplayed by India in the final of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026, while praising the hosts for their dominant performance in front of a packed home crowd.

Speaking during the post-match presentation ceremony, Santner said New Zealand had fought hard throughout the tournament despite facing several challenges, but acknowledged that India were the better team on the night.

"Proud of the boys to make it this far. Obviously, we had some challenges throughout, but at each stage we put up a good fight. Today, we got outplayed by a great team in front of a great crowd. To see a big sea of blue, obviously India were home favourites," Mitchell Santner said d...