India will face Latest Zealand in the ultimate of ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 on Sunday, March 8, in Ahmedabad. World No. 1 T20I team India will start because the favourites to win the boys’s shortest format mega-event for the record-extending third time in front of home fans. The match against Latest Zealand on Sunday can be India’s fifteenth final within the ICC events. Here’s a have a look at how India has performed within the previous 14 finals since playing the primary one in 1983 under Kapil Dev’s leadership.
India defeated the West Indies by 43 runs within the 1983 World Cup final at Lord’s on June 25, 1983. (Picture Credit: X/@ICC)
India went down by 4 wickets against Latest Zealand in the ultimate of the 2000 Champions Trophy at Nairobi (Gymkhana) on October 15. (Picture Credit: AFP)
India and Sri Lanka shared the 2002 ICC Champions Trophy after the ultimate match was cancelled as a consequence of heavy rain in Colombo on September 30. (Picture Credit: AFP)
Australia crushed India by 125 runs in the ultimate of the 2003 ODI World Cup at The Wanderers in Johannesburg on March 23. (Picture Credit: AFP)
India won the inaugural edition of the T20 World Cup on September 24, 2007, by securing a five-run win over Pakistan in Johannesburg under MS Dhoni’s leadership. (Picture Credit: AFP)
India defeated Sri Lanka by 6 wickets in Mumbai on April 2, 2011, to win the 2011 ODI World Cup title. (Picture Credit: AFP)
India won the ICC Champions Trophy 2013 title under MS Dhoni’s leadership. Within the rain-hit final match played at Edgbaston against England on June 23, India secured a win by 5 runs. (Picture Credit: AFP)
Sri Lanka defeated India by 6 wickets in the ultimate of the 2014 T20 World Cup in Dhaka on April 6. (Picture Credit: AFP)
India faced Pakistan in the ultimate of the 2017 Champions Trophy at The Oval in London but ended up suffering a humiliating defeat by 180 runs on June 18. (Picture Credit: AFP)
Latest Zealand defeated India by 8 wickets within the 2021 World Test Championship (WTC) final, which was played in Southampton from June 18 to 23. (Picture Credit: AFP)
Pat Cummins’ Australia crushed India by 209 runs in 2023 World Test Championship (WTC) final at The Oval in June. (Picture Credit: AFP)
The Rohit Sharma-led Indian men’s cricket team suffered a heartbreaking defeat by 6 wickets in the ultimate of the 2023 ODI World Cup at Narendra Modi Stadium on November 19, against Australia. (Picture Credit: AFP)
India won the 2024 T20 World Cup title by securing a 7-run win over South Africa within the summit clash at Kensington Oval on June 29, 2024. (Picture Credit: AFP)
India defeated Latest Zealand by 4 wickets in the ultimate of the 2025 Champions Trophy at Dubai International Cricket Stadium on March 9. (Picture Credit: AFP)