Eden Gardens 2001Vs Australia

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25 years ago at Eden Gardens Rahul and I shared a partnership that will forever remain special. In a moment when the game looked beyond us we chose belief, patience and resilience. That stand was not just about runs but was about trust, teamwork and fighting for every session. Grateful to have shared that journey with Rahul and to be part of a Test that reminded us all that in cricket, comebacks are always possible.

- VVS 

@BCCI #PowerOfPartnership #Believe #Resilience

🇮🇳 X 🇳🇿 #INDvNZ: FINAL 🏆 #T20WC

 🏆 At Ahmedabad : It's INDIA 🏆

Well it's INDIA now all the way...

Congratulations SKY and the Team..!

Defeating and creating history: 1st host nation to lift the world at Home.

𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗠𝗣𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗦 𝗢𝗙 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗪𝗢𝗥𝗟𝗗! 🇮🇳🏆

𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗮 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗜𝗖𝗖 𝗠𝗲𝗻'𝘀 𝗧𝟮𝟬 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗖𝘂𝗽 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗵𝘆 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗶𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗰 𝗡𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗿𝗮 𝗠𝗼𝗱𝗶 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗱𝗶𝘂𝗺! 🏟️🔥

2007 🇮🇳

2024 🇮🇳

2026 🇮🇳

They have also become the FIRST TEAM TO WIN BACK-TO-BACK T20 WORLD CUPs! 🥶

Biggest win in the Final by 96 runs.

Bit consolation for November 23 loss in ODI World Cup.

Failed on Men's day but successful on Women’s Day ..!

Let's wait and see the Player of the Match & Tournament...!

Well it's Bumrah and Sanju Samson.

New Zealand so well against South Africa in Semi-final wilted under pressure right from the start by some smart batting by Indian openers Rejuvenated Sanju Samson and Abhishek Sharma..! And Never really recovered except 16th over by Neesham took 3 wickets.

New Zealand Chase: Target 256@ 12.75 , record chase on excellent batting pitch:

But that was not to be : Score board pressure and excellent bowling changes by Suryakumar Yadav do it for India. 

19 Ov : 159 All down. 

Abhishek Sharma gets to bowl 19th and wraps up New Zealand Innings on last ball - good catch by Tilak Varma on long on boundary line. 

Bumrah gets 4th :  Santner bowled played well for his 43 off 35 : 152/9 : 17.3 Ov.

Jasprit Bumrah: 4/15 off 4 Ov : Excellent.

Bumrah on Hat Trick: Ferguson avoided that.

Henry bowled 0: 141/8 : : 15.4 Ov 

Bumrah gets Neesham bowled 8 : 141/7.

15 Ov : 139/6 - Need 117 from 30 RRR:23.5

Match slowly and definitely slipping away from New Zealand..

14 Ov:134/6 :Need 122 off 36 : RRR: 20.33

Hardik finish 35/1.

 DRS by Hardik for LBW: Vs Santner:  UNSUCCESSFUL : Just pitched bit outside leg stump. 

13th Ov: 128/6 :  Axar 27/3 now. 

Got  Mitchell caught on full toss..again by Ishan Kishan his 3rd catch + 1 crossed  boundary line.

Hardik Pandya drops Santner on 26.

12 Ov : 16 runs : 119/5 : Varun continues to be expensive 39/1 off 3

11 Ov : 103/5 : 15 off Arshdeep and clash with Mitchell over a throw on his body.

101/5 : 10.3 Ov.

Arshdeep with 3 off 1 is back for 11th. 

Need 168 off 60 balls at 16.8 / over. 

10 Ov : 89/5.

9 Ov : 83/5 .

Varun gets Dangerous Seifert 52(26) : on long hop ! :  excellent running catch by Ishan Kishan again 72/5: 8.1 Ov 

8 Ov : 72/4 .

Hardik gets Chapman on 3(8) :70/4 : 7.4.

Seifert 50* off 23. : 68/3 : 7 Ov.

Need 204 off 84 balls at RRR 14.57.

In Power Play: 

Seifert excellent 35* off 19.

6th Ov: Bumrah: 5 runs : 52/3.

5th Ov: Axar: Wicket & 11 runs : 47/3.

on 5th ball 

Phillips Bowled Axar 5(5) : 47/3 : 4.5 Ov.

4th Ov: Bumrah Wkt n 4 uns : 36/2.

Wow...Boom Boom Bumrah gets wicket on 1st ball: Rachin Ravindra 1(2).caught 

brilliantly by Ishan Kishan, almost popped up diving forward: 32/3 : 3.1 Ov.

3rd Ov: Axar : 7 runs & Wicket : 32/1.

 : got Dangerous Finn Alllen on 3rd ball caught at long on: 9(7) : 31/1 : 2.3 Ov.

2nd Ov by Hardik Saifert 2 sixes n 2 fours: 21 runs : 25/0.

1st Ov by Arshdeep Singh : 4/0.

 Finn Alllen dropped by Shivam Dube running behind on 0 at 0/1 .

15th dropped catch by India in this WC...highest. 

Tim Saifert & Finn Alllen 

New Zealand openers have 463 runs so far in this WC .

 

Indian Batted 1st :  🚀⚡️🚀

Excellent comeback by New Zealand in last 5 overs, till Shivam Dube attack in the last over. 

20th Ov: 255/5 : RR : 12.75.

Shivam Dube 26 off 8.

Neesham 3/22 off 3 earlier hit for 24.

251/5 : 19.4 Ov.

Dube dropped 1st ball 4 

then 6 6 4 

19th Ov: 231/5 : CRR : 12.15

Dube in  with Tilak 

Henry :  Wkt & 11 runs.

Hardik not today : 18 (13) : 226/5: 18.2.

18th Ov: 220/4 : CRR : 12.22

Boundary after 16 balls by Hardik.

Neesham was 13/3 off 2 gave 9.

New Zealand has pulled back a bit in last 2/3 overs. 

17th Ov:  211/4 : Duffy just 7 runs.

Hardik 4* (6)+ Tilak 4*(3).

16th Ov: 204/4  : CRR : 12.75 

Rachin Ravindra takes brilliant diving catch at fine leg boundary to dismiss Suryakumar on 1st ball: 0.

Neesham 3 Wkts & just 1 run .

Ishan too out on full toss: 54(25) : 204/3: 15.5 : 

Hardik joins Ishan on 54*off 24.

Neesham gets Sanju Samson 89 : ct on Long on boundary off 46 : 8 x6s & 5 x4s : Excellent innings in the Final : 203/2: 15.1.

15th Ov: 203/1 : CRR 13.53.

Santner : 12 .

Partnership 100* off 45 so far. 

Ishan 50* off 23 : 4×6s n 4 × 4s 

14 Ov :  191/1   Rachin : 20 runs.

102 sixes by India in this WC , so far.

13th Ov: 171/1 :  Henry : 10 runs.

12th Ov: 161/1.

Ferguson: to Samson/Ishan: 6 6 1 6 1 4 : 24.

150/1 off  11.3 Ov .

Samson 50* off 33 : 3rd fifty in a row. 

11th Ov: Santner: 10 runs :137/1. 

Spinners Santner & Rachin bit more economical. 

10th Ov: 127/1 : RR 12.7.

Samson 48(30), Ishan 19(19).

Neesham : 12 runs. 

9th Ov: Santner: 6 : 115/1.

8th Ov: Wicket & 12 : 110/1.

100/1 : 7.2 Ov .Samson 38* off 22.

Rachin Ravindra strikes 1st ball : 98/1: 7.1.

Abhishek 52 off 21 : 3×6s n 4x4s.

Santner in 7th: Just 6 : 98/0.

In Power Play : 92/0  : EXPLOSIVE🔥⚡️🔥

Launch  Excellent : 1-6 Ov.

Sanju Samson 33*(17)  & 

Abhishek Sharma 51*(19) 

Can openers last the first 6 overs? YESS they have.

6th Ov: Duffy : 20 runs : 92/0.

Abhishek Sharma 51* off 18 : 4x6 , 6x4.

Fastest of this World Cup..👊🏼👊🏼👊🏼

5th Ov: 72/0 : Henry 21 runs 

India off to a flyer..🚀🚀🚀

4th Ov: 51/0 : 24 runs.

Ferguson-Abhishek : 4 6 1wd 6 wd wd 0 4 : 24.

Samson edges one over 3rd man.

3rd Ov: 15 runs : 27/0.

Duffy Abhishek hits 4 on 2nd & 3rd and almost gets out at square leg on 4th. 

2nd Ov: 12/0.

Off Spinner: Glenn Phillips : 5 runs.

1st Ov : 7/0.

Mat Henry to Samson : Excellent start by New Zealand, 4 dot balls, then a six & 1.

Sanju Samson & Abhishek Sharma 

Before the start : 

From 20 teams it has come down to these two : 

The average first-innings score at Ahmedabad in this T20 World Cup is 189 with an overall scoring rate of 9.13

In 11 T20Is under lights since 2021, teams batting first have won 7 games.

Two of the fiercest units in the tournament collide — India 🇮🇳 vs New Zealand 🇳🇿 in the T20 World Cup 2026 Final! 🔥🏆

𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐖𝐈𝐍𝐍𝐄𝐑 𝐓𝐀𝐊𝐄𝐒 𝐈𝐓 𝐀𝐋𝐋. 🏆

54 matches, 29 days, thriller after thriller... and we are here! 🔥

Who will lift the ultimate title tonight? 

Power meets precision, fire meets ice — only one team lifts the crown. 🌟🥶

Not a great record for Indian skippers so far in T20 World Cup finals. 🏆👀

Can Suryakumar Yadav turn the tide with a match-winning knock? 🇮🇳🔥

So Varun or Kuldeep..???

Preview in Marathi below:

The ICC announced the match officials for the T20 World Cup 2026 Final as India take on New Zealand! 🇮🇳🇳🇿🏆

Both of New Zealand's victories in ICC men's finals have come over India 🇳🇿

Video Clips: 🇮🇳 🆚 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Semi-Final #INDvENG

Few snippets of Wankhede Stadium,  Semi-final win Vs England. 

 

🇮🇳 🆚 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 #INDvENG #SF2

 Semi-Final Time : IND 🆚 ENG : 

INDIA does It : 

Into the World Cup FINAL.

Through excellent death overs bowling by  Bumrah & Hardik,  Arshdeep.

Excellent catching by Axar Patel.

And superb batting earlier by Sanju Samson...again..!!!

Was :  No room for error. 🤜🤛 at Wankhede.

It's all on the line in Mumbai as 🇮🇳 take on 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 in a blockbuster semi-final at the T20 World Cup.

With a third consecutive ICC Men's T20 World Cup semi-final clash on the horizon, who will seize the moment at Wankhede and advance?

Earlier...

England won the toss and opted to bowl first against India. Indian team an unchanged 11. So..

*Team India will be batting first!* 🚀 

Here are how both the teams line up tonight -

🇮🇳 No changes for Team India.

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Overton comes in for Rehan.

Indian skipper, head coach, and all-rounder Hardik Pandya look all smiles after the toss — they probably got what they wanted! 🇮🇳🪙🤞

England Chase was  ONN :  Target 254 : on a Good Batting pitch...

INDIA win by 7 runs.

England will regret their dropped catches off Samson and Hardik. 

20 Ov : 246/7.

Dube : 1RO 1 1 6 wd 6 6 = 22 runs.

Need 29 off 5.

Excellent Dube to Bethell tries 2nd run ..perfect throw by Hardik..does it..!

What an innings by young man Jacob Bethell 105 (48) : 8×4, 7×6.

Advantage INDIA: 225/7.

Game Set and MATCH..???

Need 5 sixes from 6 balls.

19 ov : 224/6.

Need 30 off  last over and it's all comes to  Dube Vs Bethell 104* (47) + Overton now for the place in final.

Need 39 off 12 : RRR 19.5. 

19th Ov: Hardik 6 1Wkt 1 1 = 9 + Wkt 

Curran ct Tilak B Hardik 18(14) : 222/6.

Excellent by Jacob Bethell What an innings in Semi-final : 102* off 45.

So upto Hardik and may be Axar / Dube now .

Need 39 off 12 : RRR 19.5.

18 Ov : 215/5.

SKY finishing Bumrah in 18th Ov : with 1/27 off 3 : Gave 6 in his 4th. 

Need 45 off 18. RRR 15 .

With Bethell 94* off 42.

209/5 : 17 Ov : 

England neck to neck in chase so far. 

Arshdeep 1/35 off 3 so far  gave  16.

16 Ov : 193/5 : RRR : 15.25.

Need 69 off 30 : RRR : 13.8.

16th Ov : Bumrah 1/19 off 2 so far 

Yorkers and slower ones gave 8 

= 1 1 4 0 1 1 

185/5 : 15 Ov.

Need 82 off 36 : RRR : 13.66 .

Varun continues to be very very expensive..2 4 wd 1 0 4 1 = 13 runs .

64 /1  off 4 Overs By Varun can cost a match.. tonight...???

Bethell 74* ( 33).

Jacks ct Axar to Dube 35( 20) : 172/5.

Arshdeep in 14th gave 12  and another excellent catch by Axar at point boundary relayed to Dube : 172/5.

Axar hit for 15 : 160/4 : Need 94 at 13.42.

After 6 misfield by SKY for 4.

Excellent partnership 51* off 28.

12th Ov Varun hit for 14. RRR =13.62.

Need 123 off 54 : RRR: 13.66.

Varun very expensive 1/37 off 2.

Bumrah back in 11th : 12 runs.

Jacob Bethell Excellent 51* off 19 :

 Looking  very Dangerous...!

England well on course ...

10 Ov : 119/4 : Need 135 from 60.

England in hot pursuit : 

103/4 : 8.1 Ov.

 8 Ov : 99/4.

Axar gets Banton 17(5) after hit for 2 sixes : 95/4 : 7.3 Ov. RRR : 13.07

Last 5 overs 78/3 at 15.6.

Bethell looking very dangerous 39*(14).

Need 186 in 84 Balls off 14 Overs RR 13+.

In Power Play: 68/3. India were 67/1.

Bethell 26*(9) + Banton 4*(1).

6 Ov : 68/3 : Varun Wkt + 23 

Varun : Bethell Excellent : 6 6 6 1 and then Buttler Bowled 25(17) : 64/3.

51/2 : 5.1 Ov.

5th Ov: 45/2.

Bumrah: Wkt 0 6 0 0 1 : Wkt +7

 Wow Bumrah gets Brook 1st ball: Slower one : Excellent catch by Axar Patel : 24 mtrs behind at cover.

 Brook 6(7) : 38/2. Bethell in.

4th Ov : Hardik :1 1 4 0 1 6 = 13 : 38/1.

3rd Ov Arshdeep: 0 4 0 0 2 4 : 10 : 25/1.

2nd Ov: 15/1.

Hardik Wkt 1 0 0 0 1 = 2 + Wkt 

Captain Brook in.

Hardik gets Salt 1st ball on 5(3):13/1.

1st Ov:Arshdeep: 4 1 4 0 4 0 : 13/0.

Phil Salt + Jos Buttler 

Indian Batted 1st : 

Set Target 254 RR: 12.7

Excellent batting by Indian Batters: 

Good Going..with run rate  10 + continuously. 

20th Ov: 253/7 at 12.65.

Jacks to Axar / Hardik: 1 6 0 6 RO1 2 = 16.

Hardik Run Out 27(12) : 251/7.

250/6 : 19.4 Ov.

19th Ov: 237/6 : Axar Patel in.

Archer : 6 0 6 6 wd Wkt 1 = 20 n Wkt 

Tilak hit 6 off 1st,3rd,4th ball off Archer

Before getting bowled on 21 off 7:  

18th Ov: 217/5 : Tilak + Hardik. 

Curran : 6 1lb RO 1 2 wd  1= 12  n Runout 

Hardik dropped on 13 after loosing his bat at 212/5.

Hardik miss called & refuses & Dube run out at Nonstriker's end = 

Dube Run Out: 43(25) : 212/5 : 17.3 

Dube to Curran six off  1st ball. 

17th Ov: 205/4.

201/4 : 16.5 Ov.: Dube 37* + Hardik 13*.

Overton: 1 4 1 1 4 4 = 15 .

16th Ov: 190/4 : 13 Runs n Wkt, Hardik in

SKY st Buttler B Rashid 11(6): 190/4 : 15.4

Missed sweep outside the off stump. 

Rashid 4th Ov :  Dube : 6 1 6 Wkt 0 0

15th Ov: 177/3 : RR  11.8 .

Curran: 2 1 1 0 Wd 4 1  = 10 

14 Ov: 167 /3.

SKY in with Dube 18* .

Jacks: Wkt 2 1 1 1 wd 1  = just 7 + Wicket.

Samson out 1st ball : Selfless innings.

ct Salt B Jacks 89(42) : 160/3 : 12.1 Ov.

13 Ov : Archer : 0 0 1 6 wd 6 1 =15= 160/2.

Sanju Samson 89* off 41  so far .

12th Ov: 6 0 1 1 6 1 = 15 : 145/2.

Dube 6 to Rashid off 1st & 5th balls.

11th Ov: 130/2 : 

Overton welcomed by Samson with a 6.

6 1 1 1 0 wd 1 = 11 

10th Ov: 119/2 : CRR = 11.9.

Samson 67* off 24 : Excellent so far. 

Dube promoted to attack spinners.

Rashid: 1 4 Wkt 1 0 1 = 7 & Wicket.

Ishan ct Jacks b Rashid 39(18)  : 117/2

97 partnership off 48 broken.

9th Ov:  112/1 : Curran : 1 6 1 6 4 wd 1= 20

100/1 : 8.3 Ov.

Sam Curran:  Sixes by Ishan then Samson too 

Samson playing effortlessly : Brilliant 52 * off 26 with a Six off Dawson over cover...Ishan Kishan followed with a six too.

8th Left-arm spinner Dawson: 19 : 92/1.

Rashid starts 7th Ov  and 1st ball boundary completes 51* partnership off 25 balls, but just 6 runs in the over: 73/1 : 7.

Good start in Power Play: 

6th Ov: 67/1.

Sanju Samson 40* off 19 & 

Ishan Kishan 16* off 9 : 

Good partnership 47* off 24.

Sam Curran to Samson: 0 4 4 1 1wd 1 1 = 12.

5th Ov: 55/1.

51/1 : 4.3 Ov.

Overton to Ishan: 1 1 4 4 0 0 = 10.

4th Ov: 45/1 .

Jacks to Ishan Kishan : 1 4 1 4 1 0 = 11.

3rd Ov: 34/1 

Jofra Archer to Sanju : 4 0 0 6 0 4 = 14 .

4 and dropped on second ball easy chance at mid-on by England captain Harry Brook on 15 off 7 , then 6 .

2nd Ov: 20/1

Will Jacks - Off Spinner  to Abhishek Boundaries on 1st & 5th ball  and OUT on 6th ball. 

Abhishek ct Salt b Jacks 9 (7) : 20/1.

1st Ov : 12/0.

Jofra Archer to Samson & Abhishek Sharma

Boundary on 3rd ball. Six on 4th ball. 

 

मराठीत आढावा: Marathi Preview link at bottom:

India have the worst catching efficiency among the Super 8 teams at the T20 World Cup

England, meanwhile, have the best

Could catching be the difference in SF1 🤔

By  Sachin Tendulkar:

You can measure runs, partnerships, and strike rates, but the real stat here is intent. Loved the positive approach with the bat and the cool heads in the field. That’s the mindset you want in knockout cricket.

Great to see Sanju Samson carry his form into this match and set the tempo early!

Eyes on the final. 🇮🇳