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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Sport
Lawrence Ostlere

India make history with dominant T20 World Cup final triumph over sorry New Zealand

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Three years after India fell to a painful ODI World Cup final defeat by Australia in front of 92,000 shell-shocked fans inside the Narendra Modi Stadium, they returned to Ahmedabad to right one of the gravest wrongs of Indian cricket. They did so emphatically, blasting 255 runs before bowling out New Zealand for 159 to win this T20 World Cup final by 96 runs.

In doing so, India made some T20 history: the first men’s side to retain the trophy, the first country to win it three times, and the first to win it on home soil. They have only lost one white-ball match since that painful loss to Australia – against South Africa earlier in the tournament – and now India can add the T20 crown to their ICC Champions Trophy last year. Throw in the women’s ODI World Cup, won last October, and India’s white-ball dominance is near total.

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