New Delhi, March 8 -- India asserted their dominance once again in the T20 World Cup 2026 final as the Men in Blue scored 255/5 in 20 overs after being put into bat first by New Zealand at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Sunday. Out- of-form for the whole tournament, Abhishek Sharma (52) peaked as the right time with a 18-ball fifty before Sanju Samson's 89 and Ishan Kishan's 54 helped India reach 250-plus for the third time in this tournament.

India were at 231/5 at the end of the 19th over, but it was Shivam Dube's three fours and three sixes in the final over by James Neesham which pushed the Indian total past 250 runs. It was India's fourth 250-plus score in this year - the most in a calendar year. The Men in Blue also matc...