Defending champions India face New Zealand in the final of the T20 World Cup at Ahmedabad's Narendra Modi Stadium on Sunday. And given the Men in Blue's recent history at this venue, Indian cricket fans will likely be a worried bunch ahead of the upcoming title showdown.
India face New Zealand in the final of the 2026 ICC T20 World Cup at Ahmedabad's Narendra Modi Stadium on Sunday, 8 March. And according to former Pakistan captain Mohammad Hafeez, it's the Men in Blue who have the edge heading into the mega showdown.
Ahead of Sunday's T20 World Cup final between India and New Zealand at Ahmedabad's Narendra Modi Stadium, we take a look at the head-to-head record between these two teams as well as some of their biggest fixtures over the years.
It was, undeniably, a very good day of cricket at Perth's WACA Ground on the opening day of the day-night Test between Australia and India: A redeveloped ground showing itself off, a legend being celebrated and debutants from both teams making marks.
Flexibility has been a core trait for the Indian batting order under Suryakumar Yadav's leadership in T20Is, and it is this trait that resulted in Shivam Dube being sent in at No 4 ahead of Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya and Tilak Varma in the T20 World Cup semi-final against England in Mumbai.
The International Cricket Council unveiled the on-field umpires and other match officials for the T20 World Cup final between India and New Zealand at Ahmedabad's Narendra Modi Stadium two days before the showdown.
Pakistan Cricket Board has rejected the media reports that fast bowler Salman Mirza allegedly misbehaved with a female hotel staff in Sri Lanka during the T20 World Cup 2026.
India prevailed over England in a high-scoring thriller in Mumbai to enter the final of the T20 World Cup for the second consecutive time. There were, however, chinks in India's armour in Thursday's semi-final that they will be hoping to avoid against New Zealand in the final.
Team India will reportedly not stay at the same Ahmedabad hotel as during the 2023 ODI World Cup final. Is it protocol, or an attempt to break the city’s ‘jinx’?
Shoaib Akhtar and Umar Gul sent the 2023 ODI World Cup final loss reminder to India after they setup the T20 World Cup decider against New Zealand at the Narendra Modi Stadium in the Ahmedabad.
RCB batter Jacob Bethell gave India a massive scare in the T20 World Cup semi-final with a blistering century and the franchise's fans would hope for more of the same in the IPL.
After winning two back-to-back Player of the Match awards, Sanju Samson explained how he reworked his batting and reflected on missing two centuries in the last two T20 World Cup matches.
Sanju Samson was named the Player of the Match after India defeated England in T20 World Cup semi-final, but the batter and captain Suryakumar Yadav felt Jasprit Bumrah deserved the award more than anyone.
While Sanju Samson was adjudged the Player of the Match, star pacer Jasprit Bumrah was the one who deserved it more than anyone. As Samson admitted, without Bumrah, a final would not have been possible for India.
Anil Kumble, Faf du Plessis, Virender Sehwag and Zaheer Khan decode where India won the thrilling T20 World Cup semi-final against England by seven runs to storm into the final vs New Zealand.
Cricket is more numbers-driven than any other team sport and success is measured by fifties and hundreds and five-wicket hauls, but this Indian team has taken a lead from its immediate predecessors and chosen to focus on the achievement of the collective this T20 World Cup.
With England needing 30 runs to win from the final over in the second semi-final of the T20 World Cup, India captain Suryakumar Yadav had two choices – Shivam Dube or Axar Patel. And in the end, he chose the seamer over the spin-bowling option. Here's why...
Hardik Pandya once again showed why he is considered one of the best all-rounders in the world as he bowled the crucial penultimate over against England in the second semifinal of the T20 World Cup 2026 and delivered as well. This reminded fans of how Hardik sealed the game in that final against South Africa two years ago.
IND vs ENG Highlights (India national cricket team vs England national cricket team match scorecard): India restricted England to 246/7 to win by 7 runs and qualify for the final of T20 World Cup 2026. Jacob Bethell looked in the mood to chase down 254, but India held on to their nerves to stop him from taking England into the final.
Sanju Samson was adjudged the Player of the Match for his 42-ball 89 after India beat England by 7 runs in a high-scoring T20 World Cup semi-final at Mumbai's Wankhede Stadium that witnessed nearly 500 runs being scored. Samson, however, dedicated his award to Jasprit Bumrah.
Besides T20 World Cup-winning captains Rohit Sharma and MS Dhoni, leading dignitaries from the world of politics and Bollywood as well as ICC chairman Jay Shah were present at the Wankhede Stadium to watch India face England in the second T20 World Cup semi-final.
India have set a huge target of 254 for England in the T20 World Cup 2026 semifinal at Wankhede. Here’s a look at the highest successful run chases against India in T20Is and the biggest run chases in T20 World Cup history.
Sanju Samson smashed a 26-ball fifty in the T20 World Cup 2026 semifinal against England at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. As Samson completed his half-century, the crowd chanted Sanju-Sanju. Sunil Gavaskar also praised the batter’s knock.
Dinesh Karthik has explained the mistake made by Abhishek Sharma after the India opener was dismissed by Will Jacks in the T20 World Cup 2026 semifinal against England at Wankhede Stadium.
Ahmed Shehzad has said that Indian players do not give dope tests to ICC and BCCI does these tests in India. The claim was given without any evidence by Shehzad.
England won the toss and opted to field against India in the T20 World Cup 2026 semifinal at Wankhede Stadium. Suryakumar Yadav’s side named an unchanged playing XI, while Brook announced one change.
Good news might be on the way for Pakistan T20I captain Salman Ali Agha and white ball head coach Mike Hesson as PCB is mulling a shift in policy.
The Pakistan Cricket Board has added Misbah-ul-Haq to the selection committee after Aleem Dar’s exit, a day after Babar Azam was dropped from the ODI squad for the Bangladesh series. Sarfaraz Ahmed has also been handed a key responsibility in the reshuffle after Pakistan's dismal T20 World Cup campaign.
Pace bowling all-rounder Arjun Tendulkar and entrepreneur Saaniya Chandhok have tied the knot in a ceremony that saw the elites of the cricketing world and Bollywood participate.
India and England are the winners of the 2024 and 2022 editions of the T20 World Cup respectively and in both those years, these teams had beaten each other in semifinals.