T20 World Cup 2026: India vs New Zealand Match Prediction – Who will win today’s match?

India will be up against New Zealand in the Final of the ICC 2026 WT20. This match will be played at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. Suryakumar Yadav will lead the India side for this match. India beat England in the semi-final by seven runs and have made their way to the Final. They are the defending champions having won the title last time around and they will be keen to go back to back.

On the other hand, New Zealand beat South Africa in the semi-final by nine wickets. They had one win, a loss and a no result in Super 8 stage and qualified for the semis on the basis of NRR after finishing second. Mitch Santner will lead the side for New Zealand. This is a very crucial match and promises to be an exciting match. In this article we look at the playing XIs, top picks, pitch reports for this match. If you're a gamer and like to predict matches, then play on Stake, using SportsTiger's special promo code which will help you with 200% deposit bonus - TIGSTA.

India vs New Zealand Match Details

India vs New Zealand Stats

India vs New Zealand Probable Playing XI

India: Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson(w), Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav(c), Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Varun Chakaravarthy, Jasprit Bumrah

New Zealand: Tim Seifert(w), Finn Allen, Rachin Ravindra, Glenn Phillips, Mark Chapman, Daryl Mitchell, Mitchell Santner(c), Cole McConchie, Matt Henry, Jacob Duffy, Lockie Ferguson

India vs New Zealand Dream11 Captaincy Picks

Sanju Samson was the player of the match in the last two games for India. He will be a IND vs NZ Dream11 captaincy pick.

Finn Allen has a good record in this format and smashes a 33 ball hundred in the semi-final. He will be a top pick in this IND vs NZ Dream11 match.

India vs New Zealand Match winner India look a better side when we compare the overall squad of both sides and India are expected to win this match.