T20 World Cup Final: Arshdeep Singh Throws Ball At New Zealand Batter, Results In Heated Spat. Suryakumar Yadav Does This

The T20 World Cup final between India and New Zealand witness a huge controversy after Arshdeep Singh threw the ball at Daryl Mitchell on Sunday. The incident happened on the 11th over of the New Zealand innings when a needless throw from Arshdeep struck Mitchell on his thigh. The New Zealand batter played the ball straight to the Arshdeep but the bowler decided to take aim at the stumps but ended up hitting Mitchell instead. The batter was visibly furious as he engaged in a war of words with Arshdeep but India captain Suryakumar Yadav tried to difuse the situation. He was seen having a chat with Mitchell and although tempers did flare, Mitchell and Arshdeep ended up shaking hands on the field. Later, Arshdeep said that he went and apologised to Mitchell for his act. 

A heated exchange between Arshdeep Singh and Daryl Mitchell. Totally unnecessarypic.twitter.com/9cdCnBUOm0

— Subhash (@MidwicketWinger) March 8, 2026

Meanwhile, Sanju Samson scripted perhaps the most important knock of his redemption arc, scoring a brilliant 89 during the T20 World Cup final against New Zealand at Ahmedabad's Narendra Modi Stadium on Sunday, registering the highest individual score in a T20 World Cup final.

Arshdeep Singh apologised to Daryl Mitchell.#INDvNZ #T20WorldCup2026final #T20WorldCupFinal #ArshdeepSingh #T20WorldCup pic.twitter.com/j3eAjv7qMa

— Kuldeep (@Kuldeep2250) March 8, 2026

Samson's brilliant run continues as he went past legendary Virat Kohli to become the batter with the most runs in a single T20 World Cup and also joined Virat and Shahid Afridi in an elite list of batters with fifties in T20 World Cup semifinal and final both. The hard-hitting batter made another fantastic 46-ball 89, with five fours and eight sixes at a strike rate of 193.48.

Arshdeep Singh vs Daryl Mitchell EPIC Fight in #INDvNZ #CricketFinal #IndiaVsNewZealand #T20WC2026 #ArshdeepSingh #TeamIndia pic.twitter.com/KAPfPMhPls

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His knock has overtaken West Indies batter Marlon Samuels' 85* against England in the 2016 T20WC final and New Zealand star Kane Williamson's 85 against Australia in the 2021 edition final.

Samson has made 321 runs so far in five innings at an average of 80.25 and a strike rate of 199.37, with 27 fours and 24 sixes, and, at the time of writing, is the second-highest run-getter in the tournament. He has overtaken Virat Kohli's total of 321 runs in the 2014 T20WC edition to have the most runs by an Indian during a single T20WC edition. However, Pakistan batter Sahibzada Farhan overtook Virat's record earlier, ending the tournament with 383 runs at an average of 76.60 and a strike rate of 160.25, with two centuries and two fifties.

Virat had scored fifties in the 2014 T20 World Cup semifinal: 72* against South Africa and 77* against Sri Lanka in the final. On the other hand, Afridi made 51 against South Africa and later 54* against Sri Lanka at Lord's in the final.

Sanju has also joined Sri Lankan legend Mahela Jayawardene, Babar Azam, Virat, KL Rahul, Kusal Mendis, and Sahibzada as the batter with three successive 50-plus scores in T20WCs, the joint-most by a batter.

Also, in a first time during the T20WC final, the top three in the batting line-up have made a half-century.

(With agency inputs)

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