India v New Zealand: T20 World Cup final – live

2026-03-08 - 12:43

Updates from the final in Ahmedabad; start 1.30pm GMT Sign up to the Spin | Follow us on Bluesky After 29 days, 53 matches, 685 wickets, 753 sixes, seven centuries and two Super Overs, it’s time for the T20 World Cup final between India and New Zealand. One take on the tournament is that 29 days, 53 matches etc. is a helluva lot of cricket just to find out who plays India in the final. Another is that, for reasons too many and varied to detail in a humble preamble, this has been among the most enjoyable T20 World Cups of all. How we ultimately remember the competition will be partly shaped by what happens in Ahmedabad this afternoon. An Indian victory feels predictable, even that is unfair to both teams. A New Zealand win – which would be their first in a men’s World Cup after three finals defeats in 2015, 2019 and 2021 – would be the choice of many neutrals and most romantics. Continue reading...