T20 World Cup final, Ahmedabad
India crush New Zealand by 96 runs to defend title
India 255-5 (20 overs): Samson 89 (46), Kishan 54 (25), Abhishek 52 (21); Neesham 3-46
NZ 159 (19 overs): Seifert 52 (26); Bumrah 4-15, Axar 3-27
Abhishek Jhunjhunwala
Former IPL batter on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
In any other match, in any other game situation, Daryl Mitchell would hit that ball for six. But with the pressure of the scoreboard in a World Cup final he finds the fielder.
Mitchell c Kishan b Patel 17 (NZ 124-6)
A third catch for Ishan Kishan!
Daryl Mitchell launches Axar Patel's delivery straight into the fielder's hands at deep mid-wicket.
NZ 123-5
A couple of embarrassing balls for Hardik Pandya.
He fails to take a simple catch at backward point to dismiss Mitchell Santner off Axar Patel.
New Zealand don't score off that delivery, but the New Zealand captain adds four from the next ball as Hardik misfields - that moves Santner to 30.
Rufus Bullough
CricViz analyst
Teams have been unable to keep up with India’s six hitting throughout the tournament, and it’s ultimately got them into the position they are in right now. They have hit, on average 12 sixes per match - four more than their opponents in today’s final.
Abhishek Jhunjhunwala
Former IPL batter on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
Teams seem to be reading Varun Chakravarthy a little more now as Mitchell Santner showed with those two sixes. It will still take a miracle from New Zealand to change the result from here.
137 needed from 48 balls
Consecutive sixes for Mitchell Santner!
He sends Varun Chakravarthy's fourth and fifth deliveries over long-off then long-on.
Singles off the rest of the over - it's still not enough to stop the required run-rate climbing, it's now at 17.12.
Abhishek Jhunjhunwala
Former IPL batter on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
Daryl MItchell was not happy with Arshdeep Singh about that and rightly so.
153 needed from 54 balls
Bit of a flare up!
Bowler Arshdeep Singh collects Daryl Mitchell's edge and attempts to throw down the stumps, but his aim is substantially off and he flings the ball straight at the New Zealand batter.
No hint of intent, but Mitchell is furious and walks down the track shouting angrily.
He's swiftly placated by umpire Richard Illingworth and India captain Suryakumar Yadav, and Arshdeep and Mitchell shake hands at the end of the over.
Abhishek Jhunjhunwala
Former IPL batter on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
New Zealand know they have to put their foot on the gas now.
Prakash Wakankar
BBC Test Match Special commentator
New Zealand are going to need plenty more of that from Daryl Mitchell!
Caught but over the rope!
Daryl Mitchell slams Arshdeep Singh to backward square - Ishan Kishan takes the catch above his head, but has nowhere to go stumbling back and he crosses the boundary.
Mitchell then brings up New Zealand's hundred by sending the following delivery flying over the ropes at mid-wicket.
168 needed from 60 balls
A tidy over from Hardik Pandya, just five runs from it as we reach the half-way mark.
New Zealand need 16.80 runs an over - they're currently going at 8.80, although it's virtually immaterial at this stage.
Mitchell Santner is very lucky to survive his second ball.
Varun Chakravarthy's delivery slips just over the stumps, beats Sanju Samson as well and heads away for four byes.
The New Zealand captain then picks up a first four through third.
Abhishek Jhunjhunwala
Former IPL batter on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
Mathematically it's possible for New Zealand but in reality it's impossible.
Henry Moeran
Commentator on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
Tim Seifert has gone, New Zealand are gone and India will be partying all night long. Supporters everywhere you look at the Narendra Modi Stadium are up on their feet.
Seifert c Kishan b Varun 52 (NZ 72-5)
Tim Seifert goes, and whatever remained of New Zealand's hopes likely departs with him.
The opener goes to lump Varun Chakravarthy over the mid-wicket boundary - Ishan Kishan runs round on the rope and takes the catch, lobbing the ball into the air while he ensures he doesn't exit the field then re-taking the grab.
Rufus Bullough
CricViz analyst
Varun Chakravarthy’s performances have fallen away greatly since he dominated the group stages.
A couple of singles to end the over.
Hardik Pandya gets told off for trying to gee up the crowd in the midst of his run-up - India are already in celebration mode.
Abhishek Jhunjhunwala
Former IPL batter on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
If New Zealand were to get anywhere near they needed their top order to fire, but it's been good bowling from India who can feel their hands on the trophy.
Henry Moeran
Commentator on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
A fourth wicket down and jubilation for India - they are marching towards their title.
| Batter | Runs | Balls | Dots | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Samson,caught substitute, bowled Neesham Samson, caught substitute, bowled Neesham | 89 | 46 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 74 | 193.48 |
Sharma,caught Seifert, bowled Ravindra Sharma, caught Seifert, bowled Ravindra | 52 | 21 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 39 | 247.62 |
Kishan,caught Chapman, bowled Neesham Kishan, caught Chapman, bowled Neesham | 54 | 25 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 39 | 216.00 |
Pandya,caught Santner, bowled Henry Pandya, caught Santner, bowled Henry | 18 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 138.46 |
Yadav,caught Ravindra, bowled Neesham Yadav, caught Ravindra, bowled Neesham | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 |
Tilak,not out Tilak, not out | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 133.33 |
Dube,not out Dube, not out | 26 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 325.00 |
Extras, no balls 0, wides 8, byes 0, leg byes 0, total 8 Extras, no balls 0, wides 8, byes 0, leg byes 0, total 8 | |||||||
Total,255 for 5 20.0 overs Total,255 for 5 20.0 overs |
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Dots | No balls | Wides | 4s | 6s | Economy rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Henry | 4.0 | 0 | 49 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 12.25 |
Phillips | 1.0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.00 |
Duffy | 3.0 | 0 | 42 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 14.00 |
Ferguson | 2.0 | 0 | 48 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 24.00 |
Santner | 4.0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8.25 |
Ravindra | 2.0 | 0 | 32 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 16.00 |
Neesham | 4.0 | 0 | 46 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 11.50 |
| Fall of wicket | Batter |
|---|---|
98 for 1 (7.1 overs) | Sharma |
203 for 2 (15.1 overs) | Samson |
204 for 3 (15.5 overs) | Kishan |
204 for 4 (15.6 overs) | Yadav |
226 for 5 (18.2 overs) | Pandya |
| Batter | Runs | Balls | Dots | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Seifert,caught Kishan, bowled Chakravarthy Seifert, caught Kishan, bowled Chakravarthy | 52 | 26 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 41 | 200.00 |
Allen,caught Tilak, bowled Patel Allen, caught Tilak, bowled Patel | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 128.57 |
Ravindra,caught Kishan, bowled Bumrah Ravindra, caught Kishan, bowled Bumrah | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 50.00 |
Phillips,bowled Patel Phillips, bowled Patel | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 100.00 |
Chapman,bowled Pandya Chapman, bowled Pandya | 3 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 37.50 |
Mitchell,caught Kishan, bowled Patel Mitchell, caught Kishan, bowled Patel | 17 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 154.55 |
Santner,bowled Bumrah Santner, bowled Bumrah | 43 | 35 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 52 | 122.86 |
Neesham,bowled Bumrah Neesham, bowled Bumrah | 8 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 114.29 |
Henry,bowled Bumrah Henry, bowled Bumrah | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 |
Ferguson,not out Ferguson, not out | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 85.71 |
Duffy,caught Tilak, bowled Sharma Duffy, caught Tilak, bowled Sharma | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 60.00 |
Extras, no balls 0, wides 7, byes 4, leg byes 1, total 12 Extras, no balls 0, wides 7, byes 4, leg byes 1, total 12 | |||||||
Total,159 all out 19.0 overs Total,159 all out 19.0 overs |
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Dots | No balls | Wides | 4s | 6s | Economy rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Arshdeep | 4.0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 8.00 |
Pandya | 4.0 | 0 | 36 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9.00 |
Patel | 3.0 | 0 | 27 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 9.00 |
Bumrah | 4.0 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.75 |
Chakravarthy | 3.0 | 0 | 39 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 13.00 |
Sharma | 1.0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.00 |
| Fall of wicket | Batter |
|---|---|
31 for 1 (2.4 overs) | Allen |
32 for 2 (3.1 overs) | Ravindra |
47 for 3 (4.5 overs) | Phillips |
70 for 4 (7.4 overs) | Chapman |
72 for 5 (8.1 overs) | Seifert |
124 for 6 (12.5 overs) | Mitchell |
141 for 7 (15.3 overs) | Neesham |
141 for 8 (15.4 overs) | Henry |
152 for 9 (17.3 overs) | Santner |
159 for 10 (18.6 overs) | Duffy |