NZ does not mind breaking hearts for trophy, says captain Santner

Record ID: 2363060

  • Title: NZ does not mind breaking hearts for trophy, says captain Santner
  • Date: 7th March 2026
  • Summary: AHMEDABAD, GUJARAT, INDIA (MARCH 07, 2026) (ANI- No use India/No use social media/No use digital) NEW ZEALAND CRICKETERS PLAYING SOCCER DURING PRACTICE SESSIONS PRACTICE SESSION UNDERWAY (SOUNDBITE) (English) NEW ZEALAND CAPTAIN MITCHELL SANTNER, SAYING: "We are pretty consistent in these tournaments because we try not to get, you know, overruled by the situation or oppone
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  • Keywords: Australia Gautam Gambhir India Mitchell Santner New Zealand Surkyakumar Yadav Twenty20 World Cup final history team spirit
  • Location: AHMEDABAD, GUJARAT, INDIA
  • City: AHMEDABAD, GUJARAT, INDIA
  • Country: India
  • Topics: Asia / Pacific,Cricket,Sport
  • Reuters ID: LVA001NY8L8WF
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  • Story Text:New Zealand would not mind being the underdogs and breaking hearts in Sunday's (March 8) Twenty20 World Cup final against hosts India, captain Mitchell Santner said on Saturday, ahead of the contest in front of a partisan Ahmedabad crowd.
    New Zealand reached the final after sweeping past South Africa in a ruthless nine-wicket win and are chasing their first global T20 crown after falling short in previous campaigns.
    He did not shy away from the prospect of silencing a packed house, drawing an echo of Pat Cummins-led Australia's triumph at the same venue in the 2023 one-day World Cup final.
    After Santner, Indian captain Suryakumar Yadav spoke to the press in the city where his side would look to make history by becoming the first host to win the world cup.
    "There are nerves, butterflies in the stomach, but as I always say - if there's no pressure, there's no fun," he said.
    More than 100,000 predominantly home fans are expected to fill the world's largest cricket stadium where Australia famously beat India in the final of the 50-overs World Cup three years ago.
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