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IND vs NZ Final: The final match of ICC T20 World Cup 2026 will be played between India and New Zealand. This high-voltage match between the two teams will be held on March 8 at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, where both the teams will face each other for the title. The India-New Zealand clash in big matches of ICC tournaments has always been exciting. In such a situation, let us look at the statistics of both the teams before the final match.

Who has the upper hand in the ICC tournament?

In the history of ICC tournaments, many important matches have been played between India and New Zealand. Especially in knockout matches, New Zealand’s record is considered better against India. The final of the ICC Champions Trophy 2000 was played between the two teams. In this title match, the Kiwi team defeated India by 4 wickets.

Apart from this, in the semi-finals of the 2019 ODI World Cup, New Zealand defeated India by 18 runs and made it to the finals. Apart from this, in the final of the 2021 World Test Championship, New Zealand won the title by defeating India by 8 wickets.

What do the statistics say in T20 World Cup?

New Zealand also has the upper hand in the history of T20 World Cup. In this tournament, both the teams faced each other about three times and India had to face defeat all three times. This is the reason why New Zealand is being considered a tough rival of India before the T20 World Cup 2026.

There was also a clash in the final of Champion Trophy 2025

The final match of the ICC Champion Trophy 2025 was played between India and New Zealand at the Dubai International Stadium. Where India won the Champion Trophy title by defeating New Zealand by 4 wickets. So far three final matches have been played between the two teams in the ICC tournament. In which India has won 1 and New Zealand has won 2 matches.