Ahmedabad: New Zealand won the toss and elected to field first in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 final at the Narendra Modi Stadium on Sunday.
Playing XIs
India: Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson (w), Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav (catch), Thilak Verma, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dubey, Akshar Patel, Varun Chakraborty, Arshdeep Singh and Jasprit Bumrah.
New Zealand: Tim Seifert(c), Finn Allen, Rachine Ravindra, Glenn Phillips, Mark Chapman, Daryl Mitchell, James Neesham, Mitchell Santner (c), Matt Henry, Lockie Ferguson and Jacob Duffy.
head-to-head
Historically, India and New Zealand have faced each other 30 times in T20Is, compared to the Blackcaps’ 11, with the Men in Blue leading the head-to-head with 18 wins, while one match ended in a tie.
However, in T20 World Cups, the two teams have met three times and New Zealand have a perfect record of 3-0 over India.
Matches: 30
India: 18
New Zealand: 11
Tie: 1
Form Guide
India and New Zealand enter the summit with similar momentum as both the teams have only one defeat in their last five matches.
Overall, New Zealand lost two matches in the ongoing T20 World Cup 2026, in the group stage against South Africa and in the Super Eights against England, while India lost just once against the Proteas.
The Men in Blue booked their place in the final with a hard-fought seven-run win over England in the semi-finals, while the Blackcaps beat South Africa by nine wickets in the first knockout match.
India: W, W, W, L, W (Most recent first)
New Zealand: W, L, W, NR, W