New Delhi, March 8 -- Arshdeep Singh admitted that his wild throw to Daryl Mitchell wasn't intentional during the T20 World Cup 2026 final at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. The incident took place on the fifth ball of the 11th over during New Zealand's chase of 256.

Mitchell squeezed a wide yorker from Arshdeep back down the pitch with the Indian bowler unnecessarily targeting the stumps at striker's end. But the ball hits Mitchell's thighs as the New Zealand went furious immediately. The right-hander charged to Arsheeep with animated gestures with his hands and walked towards the Indian aggressively.

The umpire intervened to calm Mitchell. Indian captain Suryakumar Yadav also had a word with the New Zealander. Opening up on th...