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India vs New Zealand, T20 World Cup Final: Examples are often seen of how much impact a player can make in a T20 match in just one over. This was also seen in the semi-final played between India and England at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. When England seemed to be achieving the impossible target of 254 runs, when star fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah changed everything in the 18th over. If this had not happened, then on Sunday 8th March, Team India would not have been in the final of the T20 World Cup but England. Now that the Indian team has reached the finals, once again such amazing things will be expected from Bumrah.

But when in the final against New Zealand Indian team If this challenge comes then it is not going to be easy for Bumrah also. This may seem surprising to read and hear, but we are going to tell you a reality which can be disturbing. Bumrah, who has defeated the world's biggest batsmen and brought many teams to their knees, is often seen struggling against New Zealand.

Such is the record against New Zealand

The star pacer of the Indian team has spread his magic in all three formats of cricket and has made great records. But his performance against New Zealand in all three formats has often shown a decline. Records show that Bumrah's excellent statistics throughout his career in Test, ODI and T20 International decline only when seen against New Zealand.

Bumrah's career average in Tests is 19.79, which is 45.44 against New Zealand. Whereas in ODI it increases from 23.55 (career) to 39.20 (vs NZ) and in T20I it increases from 18.57 (career) to 23.37 (vs NZ). Similarly, bowling strike increases from 42.8 to 92.8 (vs NZ) in Test, 48.6 (vs NZ) instead of 30.7 in ODI and 19.8 (vs NZ) instead of 17 in T20. Talking about wickets, Bumrah has taken 9 wickets in 5 Tests, 15 wickets in 13 ODIs and 16 wickets in 14 T20s against New Zealand.

Need to be amazing like last final

Now the Indian team will only pray that Bumrah does something amazing in the final match and proves these records wrong. Even when Team India won the T20 World Cup in 2024, Bumrah had not only won the final but had turned the tables in the last overs in many matches and was also the player of the tournament. Now once again he will have a big responsibility in the final. This time, even though he is not in the race for Player of the Tournament, he can turn the tournament in India's favor.