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

Varun Chakaravarthy to Mitchell Santner, 1 run, seam-up on middle and leg, back of a length, Santner punches down to long-off

Varun Chakaravarthy to Mitchell Santner, SIX, change in angle doesn't work for Varun. Switches to over the wicket, too full perhaps and Santner whacks it over long-on

Varun Chakaravarthy to Mitchell Santner, SIX, uses his feet and lofts it straight back! It was floated up on off, Santner got right to the pitch before hitting through the line

Varun Chakaravarthy to Daryl Mitchell, 1 run, flat outside off, it's a legbreak on a good length and Mitchell cuts to sweeper cover

Varun Chakaravarthy to Mitchell Santner, 1 run, googly on middle, Santner slogs across the line and it loops off the leading edge. Falls safely fine of short third

Varun Chakaravarthy to Daryl Mitchell, 1 run, googly outside off, fullish, Mitchell tries launching down the ground and drags it off the inside half through midwicket

Varun Chakaravarthy to Mitchell Santner, 3 runs, once again nicely timed off the back foot. Santner plays it late and Tilak did a fantastic job to stop the ball with a slide near the deep extra cover fence

Varun Chakaravarthy to Mitchell Santner, FOUR, dropped short outside off, Santner punches it off the back foot and gets it racing past the diving fielder at sweeper cover to his right

Varun Chakaravarthy to Mitchell Santner, no run, on the back foot, punching towards cover

Varun Chakaravarthy to Mitchell Santner, byes, FOUR, where did that go? Varun darts it in around middle and leg and Santner couldn't get his bat across in time. The ball slips past Samson and runs away to the fine leg fence in a hurry

Varun Chakaravarthy to Mitchell Santner, no run, opens the bat face and cuts the quicker delivery to the left of slip

Varun Chakaravarthy to Tim Seifert, out Caught by Ishan Kishan!! Is that the World Cup for India? The celebrations seem like it. Indian flags flying high in Ahmedabad. Ishan Kishan with yet another crunch catch near the boundary ropes. The length was short and Seifert's natural instinct was to play the pull. Skewed it off the thick inside half and sent it flat towards cow corner. Ishan Kishan - He not only had to run to his right, but had to restrain his momentum at the last moment to stay inside the ropes. Caught the ball, took a while to regain his balance and then took the rebound with ease. Tim Seifert c Ishan Kishan b Varun Chakaravarthy 52(26) [4s-2 6s-5]

Varun Chakaravarthy to Tim Seifert, SIX, Seifert brings up yet another fifty. He picks up the length early and heaves the pull flat over the long-on fence. Looking in great control is the Kiwi opener and he gets a big tap from his partner...

Varun Chakaravarthy to Tim Seifert, 2 runs, a better throw would have been interesting. Worked away to the left of Ishan Kishan at deep mid-wicket and the batters hustle hard to complete the second

Varun Chakaravarthy to Tim Seifert, SIX, clears his front leg and smashes it big does Tim Seifert. Looped up outside off, Seifert smites it for a 90-metre maximum over mid-wicket

Varun Chakaravarthy to Mark Chapman, 1 run, fuller on middle and leg, Chapman knocks it into the mid-wicket pocket and thinks about a second. Not to be - Arshdeep was quick to get to the ball and put paid to any hopes of a second run there

Varun Chakaravarthy to Mark Chapman, no run, goes short and quick outside off, Chapman stabs it back to the bowler off the lower half of the bat

Varun Chakaravarthy to Tim Seifert, 1 run, full and just outside off, Seifert pushes the drive off the toe end to the left of Tilak at long-on