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Santner: "Outplayed by a great team"; India defends T20 World Cup title

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News18•09-03-2026, 00:30

Santner: "Outplayed by a great team"; India defends T20 World Cup title

•New Zealand captain Mitchell Santner admitted his team was "outplayed by a great team" after losing the T20 World Cup final to India by 96 runs.
•India successfully defended their title, becoming the first team to win three T20 World Cups (2007, 2024).
•Santner won the toss and elected to bowl, but India posted a record 255/5 before bowling out the Black Caps for 159.
•He lamented not taking early wickets, suggesting 220 would have been a chaseable target.
•Santner congratulated India, Surykumar Yadav (SKY), and the team for their dominant campaign and winning under home pressure.

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