As India looks to create history in the T20 World Cup folklore, New Zealand is the last hurdle standing between them and the record books. The Men in Blue will take on the Kiwis at the Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad on Sunday.
If India goes all the way, they will become the first host nation to win the T20 World Cup. Furthermore, they will become the first team to successfully defend their T20 World Cup crown and the first team to win the T20 World Cup title on three occasions.
New Zealand, on the other hand, are looking to win their maiden T20 World Cup. The Blackcaps were sensational against the Proteas in the semifinal, with Finn Allen scoring a blistering 33-ball century.
Meanwhile, Sanju Samson has been in solid form and there is no doubt that he is going to hold the key, with Abhishek Sharma struggling for form. Varun Chakravarthy hasn’t been at his best either and he would want to pull up his socks.
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Kuldeep Yadav needs five wickets to complete 100 scalps in T20Is, and he would become the fourth Indian bowler and first spinner to get to the landmark after Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah, and Hardik Pandya.
Indian captain Suryakumar Yadav needs three fours to complete 300 boundaries in T20Is.
Shivam Dube needs 35 runs to complete 1000 runs in T20Is.
Tilak Varma needs 81 runs to complete 1500 runs in T20Is.
Finn Allen needs five fours to complete 150 boundaries in T20Is.
India: Suryakumar Yadav (c), Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Varma, Sanju Samson, Shivam Dube, Ishan Kishan, Hardik Pandya, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Varun Chakaravarthy, Kuldeep Yadav, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Rinku Singh.
New Zealand: Mitchell Santner (c), Finn Allen, Cole McConchie, Mark Chapman, Devon Conway, Jacob Duffy, Lockie Ferguson, Matt Henry, Daryl Mitchell, Kyle Jamieson, James Neesham, Glenn Phillips, Rachin Ravindra, Tim Seifert, Ish Sodhi, Ben Sears (reserve).
