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

Hardik Pandya to Mitchell Santner, 1 run, yorker at the toes, Santner squeezes it down to long-on

Hardik Pandya to James Neesham, 1 run, dug in short, pace off, Neesham drags the pull through square leg

Hardik Pandya to Mitchell Santner, 1 run, good length at the pads, following Santner down leg, it's a cutter and he flicks it to deep backward square

Hardik Pandya to James Neesham, 1 run, hard length at the stumps, pulled to deep midwicket

Hardik Pandya to James Neesham, wide, tries a wide yorker but it's outside the marker

Hardik Pandya to Mitchell Santner, 1 run, short of length at the body, pulls it behind square

Hardik Pandya to Mitchell Santner, no run, appeal from Hardik for LBW, not given and he has convinced his captain to go for it. Review taken! It's a yorker from over the wicket, sneaks past the inside edge and hits Santner on the back leg. Oh this is close. Has pitched only just outside leg, maybe a millimeter in it. Santner, when he saw the replay, was walking off. But he has survived!

Hardik Pandya to Mitchell Santner, 1 run, slower length delivery on leg stump, punched crisply to the left of Abhishek at long-off

Hardik Pandya to Mitchell Santner, no run, 137ks full ball pitched outside leg, Santner looks to whip it over mid-wicket and misses. The ball dips early and hits hit on the front pad

Hardik Pandya to Daryl Mitchell, 1 run, slower length ball wide of off, Mitchell goes deep inside the crease and slaps it to the right of Ishan Kishan at sweeper cover

Hardik Pandya to Mitchell Santner, 1 run, full on leg stump, Santner stays leg-side of the delivery and drills it to the left of long-off

Hardik Pandya to Mitchell Santner, 2 runs, short of length on leg stump, Santner tucks it into the mid-wicket pocket and calls for a double. Easily done!

Hardik Pandya to Mitchell Santner, no run, bumper on middle and leg, Santner ducks under it

Hardik Pandya to Tim Seifert, 1 run, slower short ball bowled well wide of off, Seifert chops it off the inside edge to the right of SKY at cover

Hardik Pandya to Daryl Mitchell, 1 run, back to bowling pace off. 114ks back of a length on off, Mitchell hops back and clips it wide of square leg

Hardik Pandya to Mark Chapman, out Bowled!! Dragged on. Things getting bad to worse for the Kiwis. All the members of the Indian team look very relaxed. 135ks length delivery slanting away outside off. No feet from Chapman as he tried to slash square on the off-side, thick inside edge and it deflects back to disturb the woodwork. It was the first pacy delivery from Pandya and he got the reward he was after. Mark Chapman b Hardik Pandya 3(8)

Hardik Pandya to Mark Chapman, no run, bumper angling away outside off at 121ks, Chapman looks to pull and gets beaten on the top-edge. Did not pick the change of pace there has Mark Chapman...

Hardik Pandya to Tim Seifert, 1 run, slower back of a length delivery outside off, Seifert punches it down the ground to the left of long-on

Hardik Pandya to Mark Chapman, 1 run, short outside off at 127ks, Chapman slaps it off the cue end to the right of sweeper cover

Hardik Pandya to Tim Seifert, FOUR, oh dear! Smashed right back at the bowler. Swinging in from a length just outside off, Seifert inches forward and powers the lofted drive past the outstretched right hand of Hardik Pandya. 21 off the over.

Hardik Pandya to Tim Seifert, FOUR, that was another slot ball from Hardik Pandya. 134ks outswinger wide of off, Seifert sits back and flat bats the drive past the fielder at mid-off to his left

Hardik Pandya to Tim Seifert, no run, good length angling in outside off, Seifert hacks it off the thick inside edge to the right of mid-wicket

Hardik Pandya to Tim Seifert, SIX, this is improvisation at its very best. Shuffles a long way across off, gets under the length ball and scoops it over short fine for a 70-metre sixer

Hardik Pandya to Tim Seifert, SIX, this guy has a swing like a hockey stick. Picked the length ball from outside off, cleared his front leg and smoked it over mid-wicket for a 81-metre maximum

Hardik Pandya to Finn Allen, 1 run, 134ks fuller than a good length outside off, Allen shuffles across and mistimes the lap sweep to the right of Tilak at fine leg