India, March 10 -- Suryakumar Yadav's India absolutely hammered New Zealand in the T20 World Cup 2026 final on March 8, winning the tournament for the third time. However, former England pacer Steve Harmison said the Men in Blue weren't the best team in the tournament, adding that South Africa were better. India became the first team to defend the T20 World Cup title and also win the tournament on home soil by thrashing the Black Caps by 96 runs at the Narendra Modi Stadium. India, the hosts, just lost one match, and the defeat came against South Africa in the Super 8s.

The Proteas were being touted as one of the favourites alongside India to lift the silverware; however, South Africa faced a nine-wicket hiding at the hands of New Zealan...