Kamal Ghorui
Members of the Indian women’s team, along with head coach Amol Muzumdar, have sent their wishes to India ahead of the final of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup against New Zealand at the Narendra Modi Stadium on Sunday evening.The men’s team, led by Suryakumar Yadav, will look to achieve several milestones in the final. India are aiming to become the first host nation to win the T20 World Cup, the first team to defend the title, and the first side to win the tournament three times.Last November, the women’s team secured their first ICC title when they defeated the South Africa women’s team by 52 runs in the final of the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025 at the Dr. DY Patil Stadium.Ahead of the men’s final, the women’s team expressed support through a video shared by the Board of Control for Cricket in India Women on X. The video featured Muzumdar, Jemimah Rodrigues, Deepti Sharma and Sneh Rana sending their wishes to the men’s team. The caption read: “From one Team India that clinched a World Cup at home to the other going for World Cup glory at home tonight.”“I would like to wish everyone all the very best. In Narendra Modi Stadium, there will be a huge crowd. Fantastic ambience to play the World Cup Finals,” Muzumdar said.“All the best men in blue for the World Cup Finals. We all are supporting you. Go get it,” Deepti Sharma said, while Jemimah Rodrigues added, “Let’s bring this home. We are rooting for you.”India have reached the final of the T20 World Cup for the fourth time, the most by any team. Out of the nine previous finals, six have been won by the team chasing. Of the other three, India won two — in 2007 and 2024 — both in matches decided in the final over.
