Ahmedabad, March 7. The defending champions, India, will aim to make history when they face New Zealand in the final of the 2026 T20 World Cup, which will be held at the Narendra Modi Stadium on Sunday.
India is looking to become the first team to win three T20 World Cup titles, while New Zealand will be aiming for their first. As fans eagerly await the match, concerns about the weather persist, leaving many wondering what will happen if the final clash is washed out due to rain.
According to the ICC rules, the final match has 120 minutes of extra time to complete 10 overs per side, which is the minimum requirement in the T20 World Cup Final.
If the match cannot be completed on time, then there is a reserve day on March 9, where the match will be resumed from where it stopped.
If the match cannot be completed on the Reserve Day and gets abandoned, then according to the rules, the 2026 T20 World Cup trophy will be shared between India and New Zealand.
In the history of the ICC tournaments, such a situation has only happened once, when the 2002 Champions Trophy Final between India and Sri Lanka could not be played even on the reserve day, and the trophy was shared between the two sides.
Well, the good news for the fans is that there is no threat of rain in the final. According to the forecast, the skies will remain clear. However, the heat could pose a challenge for the players. The maximum temperature in the city could reach around 40 degrees. It is expected to drop to 23 degrees at night.
India and New Zealand have faced each other 30 times in the shortest format of the game. Out of these encounters, the Men in Blue have registered 18 victories, while the Blackcaps have won 11 matches.
