IND vs NZ Live Cricket Score, India vs New Zealand Final Live Score Updates: Co-hosts and defending champions India face New Zealand in the T20 World Cup final at Ahmedabad’s Narendra Modi Stadium, a venue where, not too long ago, India had suffered a cruel heartbreak in the ODI World Cup final
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India have made it to the final after just one stumble, against South Africa in the Super 8, which required them to fight for survival in the remaining games, including against the West Indies. But since the defeat to the Proteas, Suryakumar Yadav’s men have been in imperious form coming into the final. The semi-final against England though was a close affair, with the Men in Blue winning by just seven runs after smashing 253 runs at the Wankhede Stadium.
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New Zealand, on the other hand, enter the final on a high after delivering a knockout punch on South Africa, who were the only unbeaten team in the event at that stage, in the semis. New Zealand didn’t just defeat South Africa, they humbled them with a nine-wicket rout, thanks to Finn Allen’s record-breaking unbeaten century which he got off just 33 balls.
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The vacant orange seats of the Narendra Modi Stadium burned bright in the hot Ahmedabad sun. So hot that even the pictures would emit the heat. Children in white shirts, trousers and caps rehearsed flag choreography while the PA rolled out music. The tired ground staff coiled in their dugouts to catch a siesta.
The afternoon before the final was laid back and without the buzz that marked the last time India featured in a summit clash here, in the 2023 ODI World Cup, where Australia humbled them, and jet planes pirouetted into the air.
India captain Suryakumar Yadav too humorously stubbed a reference to the game. When put across that Mitchell Santner said he wanted to silence the crowd — which he actually did not say — he said: “Same old line. Ask him to find a new one.” Towards the end of the interaction, he was reminded of the night again. This time, he got irritated. “Leave it, it happened three years ago.” He, though, asserted that there is pressure. “I am a big believer that without pressure, there is no fun.”
