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

James Neesham to Shivam Dube, FOUR, India get 255. The dugout is up and clapping including Gautam Gambhir. It's a slower-ball and well wide outside off, short of length, Shivam Dube reaches for it and doesn't time the cut. But it flies wide of extra-cover and mid-off, in the air and runs away

James Neesham to Shivam Dube, no run, pitches outside the leg-stump, Shivam Dube heaves and misses, doesn't want the run as it rolls away to the right of short fine

James Neesham to Shivam Dube, FOUR, short on the stumps, sliding down leg, Shivam Dube goes on the back foot and swivels to pull one bounce over the ropes at fine-leg, short fine was in and the 250 is up. The ball goes towards the New Zealand dugout

James Neesham to Shivam Dube, SIX, this is poor bowling. Wide half-volley outside off, Shivam Dube gets forward and lofts clean, flies over extra-cover and all the way. He stayed in shape and put it away. Axar claps from the dugout

James Neesham to Shivam Dube, SIX, massive mow. It's a slower-ball and on a good length outside off, Shivam Dube gets forward and heaves it all the way over deep mid-wicket, used his height well there

James Neesham to Shivam Dube, FOUR, full outside off, Shivam Dube gets forward to loft, just clears Santner at mid-off running back, the bat turns and it's a miscue, just clears the outstretched left hand as Santner sticks it out, bobbles off his face after that and slips away to the fence, Santner lies flat on the ground with a wry smile on his face

James Neesham to Hardik Pandya, 1 run, slower-ball and short of length well wide outside off, Hardik Pandya goes on the back foot and flat-bats it to long-off

James Neesham to Hardik Pandya, FOUR, only GP could have dived like that. Or flew like that with an outstretched left hand at deep mid-wicket. This is a slower-ball and short of length outside off, Hardik Pandya goes on the back foot to pull, just about gets it wide of the outstretched hand as GP flew like a bird. Unreal effort

James Neesham to Hardik Pandya, 2 runs, full outside off, Hardik Pandya loses shape as he hangs back to loft, thick inside-edge and it rolls to the vacant mid-wicket area, GP runs in and slides too early, misses from deep mid-wicket, there was a chance of a 3rd, but Hardik is happy with just two

James Neesham to Tilak Varma, 1 run, slower-ball and the leg-cutter outside off, short of length, Tilak Varma reaches for it to flat-bat, mistimes it to the left of mid-off, quick single taken

James Neesham to Hardik Pandya, 1 run, slower-ball on a short of length outside off, the leg-cutter, Hardik Pandya shuffles across slightly and pulls to deep mid-wicket

James Neesham to Hardik Pandya, no run, the hat-trick ball is a half-volley outside off, drilled straight to the fielder at mid-off, Hardik Pandya gets forward and high-elbows it

James Neesham to Suryakumar Yadav, out Caught by Rachin Ravindra!! What a good catch. Three wickets in the over. Suryakumar Yadav goes for a golden duck. One of his favorite shots. He gets well outside off and this is a short of length delivery outside off, he fetches the short-arm jab and Ravindra had a lot of work to do, runs to his right and hangs on to a low catch at deep backward square-leg. Judged it beautifully even as he slid. You cannot hear a murmur inside the stadium. Three wickets and a run in that over. New Zealand were dreaming of such an over and Neesham has got them back in it, albeit just slightly as India are miles ahead at this stage. Suryakumar Yadav c Rachin Ravindra b James Neesham 0(1)

James Neesham to Ishan Kishan, out Caught by Mark Chapman!! Another wicket. One hand comes off the bat as Ishan Kishan sinks low to loft the low full-toss just outside off, holes out to long-on. James Neesham claps with both hands and is pumped. Mouths a "come on boys" as he tries to egg on his players. This has been a fine over. Ishan Kishan c Mark Chapman b James Neesham 54(25) [4s-4 6s-4]

James Neesham to Hardik Pandya, 1 run, short of length outside off, Hardik Pandya is on his tiptoes as he goes on the back foot and cuts to sweeper cover

James Neesham to Hardik Pandya, no run, short of length just outside off, Hardik Pandya goes on the back foot and defends to backward point, wants a run, but it's not there

James Neesham to Hardik Pandya, no run, slower-ball on a short of length as Hardik Pandya advances, punches it from middle-stump to mid-off, a rare dot

James Neesham to Sanju Samson, out Caught by (sub)Cole McConchie!! Gone. James Neesham checks with umpire Alex Wharf whether the low full-toss is fine, the ump gestures that he will go upstairs. It's fine and Sanju Samson walks off bat-raised and to the pats from his team-mates in the dugout. This is a full-toss and just outside off, Samson gets forward to loft and doesn't time it, good running catch to his left from the sub at long-on. McConchie ensured he had the feet inside the ropes as he circled around it, avoided it and hangs on. Ishan looked more disappointed than Sanju who pats him on the head. Again no 100 for Sanju but what a knock he has played. Has come clutch in three knockout games in a row. Sanju Samson c (sub)Cole McConchie b James Neesham 89(46) [4s-5 6s-8]

James Neesham to Sanju Samson, no run, yorker outside off stump, Sanju tries to squeezes it past the keeper again but missed it

James Neesham to Ishan Kishan, 1 run, short of length delivery outside off stump, Ishan taps it off the back foot to mid-off. Lost shape on the shot

James Neesham to Ishan Kishan, FOUR, pace and wide of off, well this plan is too familiar for us says Ishan and delays the cut to belt it past backward point. Rachin dives and gets a hand on it. Actually was stoppable and reacted a tad bit late

James Neesham to Sanju Samson, 1 run, full delivery, Sanju flicks through backward square leg

James Neesham to Sanju Samson, FOUR, this is brilliant! James Neesham tries the yorker outside off stump, Sanju opens the bat face and squeezes it out fine. Goes between keeper and short third man, who had no chance

James Neesham to Sanju Samson, 2 runs, outside edge and it clears backward point. Length delivery outside off stump, Sanju wanted to loft over cover. Thick edge escapes the infield. Finn Allen hunts it down at the fence and relays it to Lockie for the throw