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

Axar Patel to James Neesham, FOUR, down leg, Neesham shuffles across and paddles it past short fine

Axar Patel to Daryl Mitchell, out Caught by Ishan Kishan!! Hits a full toss straight to deep midwicket. Everything Axar touches turns to gold. Should've been whacked out of the ground but Mitchell probably got it a little high on the bat. Goes flat to Kishan for his third catch of the evening. Daryl Mitchell c Ishan Kishan b Axar Patel 17(11) [6s-2]

Axar Patel to Daryl Mitchell, no run, goes for a slog-sweep but the line is pretty wide outside off. Beaten!

Axar Patel to Mitchell Santner, 1 run, flat on leg, darted into the pads, Santner tucks it through square leg

Axar Patel to Mitchell Santner, FOUR, now a misfield from Hardik and it sneaks through for four! Not his best moments on the field. Wide line outside off again, and it's off the toe-end again as it dribbles past backward point. Should've been a single at max

Axar Patel to Mitchell Santner, no run, Hardik drops a sitter! Cleverly bowled, slanted away wide of off from round the wicket, makes Santner reach for it and he gets it right off the toe-end. Should've been gobbled at backward point but Hardik makes a meal of it

Axar Patel to Mark Chapman, no run, tossed up on off, driven back to the bowler

Axar Patel to Glenn Phillips, out Bowled!! The leg peg goes for a walk. New Zealand supporters in disbelief as Axar has his hands aloft in delight. The cunning slider from the spinner, Phillips had no clue about it. Tried to play straight, but the ball dipped late and ended up playing down the wrong line. The ball kisses the deck and skids off to hit the leg stump. Glenn Phillips b Axar Patel 5(5) [4s-1]

Axar Patel to Glenn Phillips, no run, flat on off, punched back to the bowler

Axar Patel to Glenn Phillips, FOUR, dropped short once again and Phillips is onto it in a flash. Picks the length early and muscles the loft over the man at mid-on

Axar Patel to Tim Seifert, 1 run, slower and fuller outside off, Seifert goes for the flat-bat slap and mistimes it off the toe end to the right of Tilak at long-off

Axar Patel to Tim Seifert, SIX, stand and deliver. Such effortless ball striking from Tim Seifert. Fraction short from Axar Patel and Seifert has smoked the pull nonchalantly over cow corner

Axar Patel to Tim Seifert, no run, full and just outside off, Seifert looks to drive and gets a thick inside edge onto his back pad

Axar Patel to Rachin Ravindra, 1 run, full and pitched outside leg, Rachin Ravindra gets down on one knee and sweeps to the left of deep square

Axar Patel to Finn Allen, out Caught by Tilak Varma!! The change of bat did not work for Finn Allen. He inspects the toe end of the bat before trudging back to the pavilion. SKY walks up to Axar and gives him a tight hug. Quicker delivery darted in on the stumps, Allen went back to play the slog pull and mistimed it off the thick inside half. Flat and straight to Tilak at long-on. Shivam Dube will feel relieved right now. Remember, he dropped Allen when he was on nought. Finn Allen c Tilak Varma b Axar Patel 9(7) [4s-1]

Axar Patel to Finn Allen, FOUR, this time the short ball is not spared. Finn Allen stood still and slapped it back over the non-striker's head, beating the desperate dive of Tilak at long-on to his left

Axar Patel to Tim Seifert, 1 run, quicker and fired in on the stumps, tucked away to the left of Rinku at deep mid-wicket

Axar Patel to Finn Allen, 1 run, Axar got away with one there. Dropped short and sliding in with the arm, Allen jumps on the back foot and mistimes the pull to the left of Rinku at deep mid-wicket