India vs New Zealand, Final, ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 - Player Highlights

Jacob Duffy to Hardik Pandya, 1 run, full outside off, Hardik Pandya gets forward and drives wide of extra-cover, retains the strike with that run

Jacob Duffy to Tilak Varma, 1 run, full on off, Tilak Varma gets forward to loft, loses shape and it's a thick inside half and dribbles to deep mid-wicket

Jacob Duffy to Tilak Varma, 2 runs, great effort by Henry running back from short fine. A slower-ball dug in short at Tilak Varma, who top-edges the pull, clears Tim Seifert and Henry dives to pull it back, saves two

Jacob Duffy to Hardik Pandya, 1 run, slower-ball on a short of length outside off, Hardik Pandya goes on the back foot and pulls to deep mid-wicket

Jacob Duffy to Tilak Varma, 1 run, dropped by Finn Allen at backward point. He is slow to react and fails to bend down in time to catch it. A short of length delivery outside off, Tilak Varma cuts hard and low, Allen is late to react and he has a lot of tape on his left hand, fails to hang on. He grimaces and now changes his fielding position

Jacob Duffy to Hardik Pandya, 1 run, short of length outside off, Hardik Pandya goes on the back foot and cuts hard and wide of sweeper cover, just one

Jacob Duffy to Abhishek Sharma, no run, short delivery angling away, Abhishek lets it go

Jacob Duffy to Abhishek Sharma, FOUR, that's a fifty off 18 balls in a World Cup Final. He's had a poor tournament and what a day he's chosen to shut critics. Drab short delivery from Jacob Duffy with absolutely no field for the short ball. Abhishek says thank you very much and chipped the pull. Almost went all the way. Great applause from the crowd and Abhishek Sharma blows kisses to the Indian dugout. Players rise to clap. Hardik is absolutely thrilled

Jacob Duffy to Abhishek Sharma, 2 runs, there is no one in the deep for the pull behind square and he is bowling short on the leg stump. Top edge flies high over Chapman and lands safely again

Jacob Duffy to Abhishek Sharma, FOUR, this is a top edge. But Chapman is inside the ring at backward square leg and he can't get a hand on it running back even with a full length dive. Abhishek is toying with the bowlers

Jacob Duffy to Abhishek Sharma, SIX, this is a gift. Into the 80s now. New Zealand have no clue what they are doing. The player who they brought in today is bowling low full tosses and in the 8 balls he's bowled he's leaked 25 runs. Abhishek Sharma didn't even try to hit this. Just chipped it over the infield and got it over long-on

Jacob Duffy to Abhishek Sharma, FOUR, make that 76 in the PP with five balls to go. Abhishek Sharma as expected will advance. Took this on the full as it was a dipping a low ful toss, thick edge escapes past the sticks and third man was up

Jacob Duffy to Sanju Samson, FOUR, slot ball and lofted to the left of Jacob Duffy. First over from the man who came in today costs New Zealand 15 runs. Absolute smash me ball. Sanju got under it and sent it towards the long-off fence

Jacob Duffy to Sanju Samson, no run, back of a length delivery, Sanju gets an inside edge that rolls to the on-side

Jacob Duffy to Abhishek Sharma, 1 run, in the airrrr and just short of GP at deep square leg. Short delivery on the stumps, Abhishek looks to pull, mistimes. GP ran in and dived forward but it fell just short

Jacob Duffy to Abhishek Sharma, FOUR, this is timed sweetly! This time he waits for the ball to come and belts it down the ground and clears mid-off so easily. Abhishek Sharma is getting his act right

Jacob Duffy to Abhishek Sharma, FOUR, down the track second ball as well and it's good to see. He is only bother about offies. Have New Zealand missed the trick by dropping McConchie? Wanted to loft, didn't time it all that well but managed to clear the man at mid-on

Jacob Duffy to Abhishek Sharma, wide, and he does! How's that called a wide though? Abhishek Sharma danced down the pitch, Jacob Duffy is already under pressure to change his length and he ends it up bowling wide of off. Was too wide according to the ump when it seemed okay

Jacob Duffy to Sanju Samson, 1 run, fullish and hint of away movement, Sanju knocks it to square leg