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In the final match of T-20 World Cup 2026, the Indian cricket team performed brilliantly and defeated the New Zealand cricket team by 96 runs. With this, the team led by Suryakumar Yadav became the first team in the world to win two consecutive World Cups. Batting first, India scored 255/5. In reply, the Kiwi team could score only 159 runs. Let’s take a look at the journey of the Mitchell Santner-led team.
This was New Zealand’s performance in the group stage
The New Zealand team, which was present in Group-D in the group stage, defeated the Afghanistan cricket team by 5 wickets in its first match. After this, in its second match, New Zealand defeated the UAE cricket team by 10 wickets. In the third match against the South African cricket team, the team lost by 7 wickets. New Zealand won the last group match against the Canadian cricket team by 8 wickets.
The team got one defeat in Super-8
New Zealand’s first match in Super-8 against Pakistan cricket team was canceled due to rain. In the second match, the team got a spectacular victory against Sri Lanka cricket team by 61 runs. After this, New Zealand lost the match against England by 4 wickets. However, due to Pakistan’s poor performance, the Kiwi team reached the semi-finals. Apart from New Zealand, England had entered the semi-finals in this group.
This is how New Zealand registered victory in the semi-finals
New Zealand won the toss and decided to bowl first against South Africa in the semi-finals. At one time, 5 South African batsmen were in the pavilion for just 77 runs. From here Marco Jansson (55*) took over the innings and took the team’s score to 169/8. In reply, the Kiwi team’s batsmen did not give any chance to the South African bowlers. New Zealand won the match on the basis of explosive innings by Tim Seifert (58) and Finn Allen (100*).
These batsmen scored the most runs
Tim Seifert scored the most runs from the New Zealand team. His bat scored 326 runs in 8 innings with an average of 46.57 and strike rate of 166.32. He scored 4 half-centuries and his best score was 89 not out. Finn Allen scored 298 runs in 8 innings at an average of 49.66 and a strike rate of 200. Glenn Phillips scored 181 runs in 6 innings at a strike rate of 157.39.
These bowlers of New Zealand took the most wickets
The most successful bowler from New Zealand was Rachin Ravindra. He took 12 wickets in 9 matches at an average of 12.41 and economy rate of 7.84. Matt Henry also played an important role in this brilliant campaign of New Zealand. He took 10 wickets in 8 innings at an average of 23.50 and economy rate of 8.24. Lockie Ferguson took 6 wickets at an average of 33.50 and economy rate of 9.96.
These are the strong and weak sides of New Zealand
New Zealand’s biggest strength in the tournament was its balanced team and disciplined bowling. The team’s batsmen scored runs responsibly when needed, while the bowlers kept the pressure on the opposition teams by taking wickets at regular intervals. However, New Zealand’s weakness was the instability of the middle order, where the batsmen at times failed to build big partnerships. Apart from this, bowling in the death overs also proved costly in some matches, due to which the team had to face difficult situations.
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