Ahmedabad, 8/3: Great expectations turned into unbridled ecstasy as the Indian team created history by lifting the ICC T20 World Cup for a record third time, the defending champions producing the perfect performance they’d been seeking all tournament in in the grand finale on the grandest stage here on Sunday.
Sanju Samson, in the form of his life since his return to the playing XI, smashed another brilliant 89 off 46 balls, his under-fire opening partner Abhishek Sharma cracked a fortunate 52 off 21 balls while one-drop Ishan Kishan hammered a superb 54 off 25 balls as India rode on the top-three carnage and late blitz from Shivam Dube (26 n.o., 8b) to post an imposing 255/5 in front of a packed house at the Narendra Modi Stadium.
