New Zealand vs India, T20 World Cup 2026 Final: Where to watch, date, time, venue details

New Zealand will take on India in the T20 World Cup 2026 final on March 8. The game is scheduled to play at the Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad, which is one of the largest and the best stadiums in the world. While India's performance in the stadium is not as great as it should have been, it's time for them to change the narrative. 

The Kiwis surely didnt have a memorable outing in the Super 8 stage, but semi-final performance should have been enough to bring back the confidence. They will try to replicate the same performance in the final encounter as well. The pitch conditions and the toss will be crucial, so both captains will have their thinking hats on. 

Match details

Match: New Zealand vs India, Match 55 Final

Date: Sunday, March 8, 2026

Time: 7:00 PM IST (Local Time)

Venue: Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad

Where to watch the New Zealand vs India match in India?

Cricket fans in India can watch the New Zealand vs India match on JioHotstar, via OTTplay Premium.

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Pitch Report

The Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad has a black soil pitch. However, reports suggest that the final match will have a mixed soil (red and black) that will favor turn and bounce. Experts have evaluated the pitch and the par score is likely to be around 190-200. The Ahmedabad pitch is most likely to be the same like the Mumbai pitch that was played in the semi-final 2 between England and India. Hence, the toss will be an important factor. 

Squads:

India squad: Suryakumar Yadav (C), Jasprit Bumrah, Varun Chakravarthy, Shivam Dube, Ishan Kishan, Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Harshit Rana, Sanju Samson (WK), Abhishek Sharma, Arshdeep Singh, Rinku Singh, Washington Sundar, Tilak Varma, Kuldeep Yadav

New Zealand squad: Mitchell Santner (C) Finn Allen, Mark Chapman, Devon Conway, Jacob Duffy, Lockie Ferguson, Matt Henry, Kyle Jamieson, Daryl Mitchell, James Neesham, Glenn Phillips, Rachin Ravindra, Tim Seifert, Ish Sodhi