India clinched a record third T20 World Cup title to become the first team to defend their crown with a 96-run thumping of New Zealand in a lop-sided final in Ahmedabad on March 8. They have also become the first team to lift the trophy on home soil as over 86,000 fans celebrated at the Narendra Modi Stadium.
England (2010 and 2022) and the West Indies (2012 and 2016) have won two titles each.
Fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah’s exceptional figures of 4 for 15 earned him the ‘player of the final’ award while ‘player of the tournament’ award went to his team-mate wicket-keeper/batter Sanju Samson, whose blistering 89 off 46 balls, after 97 not out and 89 in his previous two innings, guided India to 255 for five. New Zealand in reply were bowled out for 159 in 19 overs. It was their second T20 World Cup final loss after they suffered an eight-wicket defeat to Australia at Dubai in 2021.