
India set to defend T20 World Cup crown after dominant New Zealand series
Suryakumar Yadav reflects on India’s dominant New Zealand series, praising Ishan Kishan and Abhishek Sharma as the team fine-tunes preparations for the T20 World Cup.


Suryakumar Yadav reflects on India’s dominant New Zealand series, praising Ishan Kishan and Abhishek Sharma as the team fine-tunes preparations for the T20 World Cup.

Only three Indian batters have reached 3000 T20I runs. A closer look at Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma and Suryakumar Yadav’s impact on India’s T20 journey.

The Indian captain, Suryakumar Yadav, has confirmed that their opening batter of the side, Sanju Samson, was playing during the fifth T20I between India and New Zealand which saw the crowd erupting in joy.

After New Zealand’s dominant win in the fourth match, India will aim to bounce back strongly and seal the series on home soil.

India and New Zealand meet in the final T20I at Thiruvananthapuram, where India aim to close the series strongly while the visitors look to end the tour with momentum before the T20 World Cup.

India face New Zealand in the fifth and final T20I at Thiruvananthapuram. With the series already decided, the hosts aim to finish 4-1, while New Zealand look to carry confidence forward into the T20 World Cup 2026
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