After India’s historic victory, congratulations are pouring in from across the country. Former Indian cricketer and minister in Telangana government Mohammad Azharuddin congratulated Team India on defending the title by defeating New Zealand in the final of T20 World Cup 2026. He expressed hope that the Indian team will continue to perform like this and will also score a hat-trick of World Cup wins in the future.

Let us tell you, while talking to the media, Mohammad Azharuddin said that the Indian team has performed brilliantly by winning the T20 World Cup for the second consecutive time. He said that the team players showed strong play throughout the tournament and maintained composure even in difficult situations. Wishing the players all the best, Azharuddin said that if the team continues to play like this, it will not be easy for any team to defeat them.

At the same time, the former captain especially praised wicketkeeper batsman Sanju Samson. He said that Samson struggled in the initial few matches but later gave strength to the team by batting with great intelligence. According to Azharuddin, Samson performed brilliantly under pressure and played an important role in the team’s victory.

He also praised young batsman Tilak Verma. Azharuddin said that whenever Tilak Verma got a chance, he performed well for the team and proved himself as a true team player. He also said that the Telangana government will try to honor Tilak Varma for his brilliant performance.

Apart from this, Azharuddin said that there is also a plan to honor the young cricketer Aaron George who made India win the 2026 Under-19 World Cup. He said that players who have performed well for the country should be honored so that young players can also be inspired.

If we talk about the final match, India won the T20 World Cup 2026 title by defeating New Zealand by 96 runs. With this victory, India became the first team to win the T20 World Cup on its own soil. Apart from this, India has also become the first team to win the T20 World Cup twice in a row and this trophy is in its name for the third time.

In the final match, New Zealand won the toss and decided to bowl first. The Indian team had a very aggressive start. Abhishek Sharma played a quick inning of 52 runs in 21 balls and made an important partnership of 98 runs with Sanju Samson. After this, Samson batted brilliantly with Ishan Kishan and took the team’s score forward rapidly.

Ishan Kishan scored 54 runs in 25 balls while Shivam Dubey played a quick innings in the end taking India’s score to 255/5 in 20 overs. This also became the highest score in the history of T20 World Cup final.

Let us tell you that the New Zealand team, which came to chase the huge target of 256 runs, could not stand in front of the Indian bowlers. Tim Seifert definitely played an inning of 52 runs but the rest of the batsmen could not stay on the crease for long. Indian bowlers bowled out New Zealand for 159 runs by taking consecutive wickets and India registered a historic win by 96 runs.

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