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
Allen c Tilak Varma b Patel 9 (NZ 31-1)
The new bat doesn't work for Finn Allen!
The opener drops back into his crease and hits Axar Patel through long-on again - this time Tilak Varma is out there and Allen's shot finds him right on the rope.
No century partnership for the New Zealand openers today.
An early sight of spin for India as Axar Patel comes into the attack.
New Zealand take singles off his first two balls, before Finn Allen muscles the ball through long-on for his first boundary.
The opener then immediately calls for a new bat.
And now consecutive fours to end the over.
Tim Seifert drives Hardik Pandya through mid-off and then goes a little straighter off the next delivery, searing the ball past the bowler's head.
21 runs from the over, 20 of them Seifert's.
Rufus Bullough
CricViz analyst
15 catches now have gone down for India throughout the tournament - the joint highest number of drops ever by a team at a T20 World Cup
Prakash Wakankar
BBC Test Match Special commentator
This is just the kind of over New Zealand wanted early in the powerplay.
And away we go!
India hit 18 sixes in their innings, Tim Seifert gets New Zealand's tally going with consecutive boundary clearances.
He sends Hardik Pandya over mid-wicket then ramps through fine leg to stick the ball in the India dug-out.
Steven Finn
Former England fast bowler on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
Mother Cricket has a way of bringing you back down to earth and that's what has happened to Shivam Dube.
Prakash Wakankar
BBC Test Match Special commentator
A mistimed shot by Finn Allen. Shivam Dube had the ball, he had his eyes on it and all the time of the world but it slips through.
Is that the break Allen and New Zealand need?
NZ 4-0
A chance for India in the first over!
Finn Allen balloons Arshdeep Singh's penultimate delivery high into the Ahmedabad sky with a leading edge and Shivam Dube backpedals to take the catch.
He appears to be well set, stood still with his fingers up at shoulder height, but the ball simply flies past his hands and hits the deck.
Allen, who'd whacked his pads in frustration after playing the shot, runs two then takes a single off the over's final delivery to retain the strike.
Prakash Wakankar
BBC Test Match Special commentator
New Zealand need to make a flying start.
Target 256
After an excessive amount of waiting around, we're finally under way.
Tim Seifert hits Arshdeep Singh's first delivery straight to mid-off - no run there.
Both sides are walking onto the field - we're almost ready to get going.
New Zealand need 256 - that's 12.80 runs an over.
New Zealand openers Tim Seifert and Finn Allen are waiting to get going.
This pair fired New Zealand to victory in the semi-final against South Africa, hitting 117 in nine overs as the Proteas were defeated by nine wickets.
Thanks Tim.
Maybe I won't - I am rather unpredictable.
India's bowlers are out on the field conducting their warm-up drills - here's how Jimmy Neesham, New Zealand's most successful bowler in the first innings, took his wickets.
Predictably WinViz has this going India's way.
Have New Zealand got a chance? The unpredictable Mike Peter will talk you through things from here.
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Note to all t20 teams. Dont let India bat first! But the question is does New Zealand have a Jacob Bethell in their team?
Jacob, Brighton
Let's hope the world's best opening partnership can get the NZ innings off to a flier.
NW, Warwickshire
Incredible display from India, 256 to target will be a great game.
Eran
Rufus Bullough
CricViz analyst
There were 184 runs scored in boundaries in that innings - the third most in a T20 World Cup match.
Steven Finn
Former England fast bowler on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
New Zealand are going to have to be perfect here. But it's a lot better than it could have been which is strange to say when India have scored 255.
Tilak Varma and Shivam Dube sprint off the field.
India's total of 255-5 is the third-highest ever at a T20 World Cup.
New Zealand are going to have to produce something special to win this one.
Henry Moeran
Commentator on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
It has been a remarkable innings, it really has.
| 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 |