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Stats: India go where no side has gone before  

India became the first team to successfully defend a T20 World Cup and the first team to win the title at home

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The tactical fault lines of the India-New Zealand final 

Ahmedabad's batting-friendly surface, New Zealand's dominance against pace and India's off spin vulnerability create a fascinating tactical puzzle ahead of the T20 World Cup final

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Stats: Raining sixes and Bethell's unique feat 

In a game that produced 499 runs - the most in a T20 World Cup encounter - plenty of records were rearranged

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India vs England: A familiar semifinal at a different Wankhede 

All the tactical subplots ahead of a semifinal showdown that has become a recurring chapter in the last three T20 World Cups

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Built for the future: How Abhishek Sharma is re-engineering T20 batting benchmarks 

From Virat Kohli's control to Suryakumar Yadav's invention, India's T20 greats have each shaped an era. Abhishek Sharma represents something more radical

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Stats: India match sixes record in second-half mayhem 

India hit 23 sixes against New Zealand in Thiruvananthapuram - the joint-most against a full-member side in T20Is

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What the data shows about Suryakumar Yadav's recent slump 

Suryakumar recently insisted he is "out of runs, not out of form," but a closer look at the numbers over the past 15 months shows why that distinction is becoming harder to draw

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Batters flex their muscles in record-breaking season of SMAT  

The 2025 edition of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy was the most batting friendly edition with the highest scoring rate and the most number of sixes hit

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IPL Auction 2026: What the teams need - Part II 

Ahead of the mini auction, a look at the requirements for KKR, RR, LSG, GT, MI

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IPL Auction 2026: What the teams need - Part I 

Ahead of the mini auction, a look at the requirements for CSK, SRH, DC, RCB and PBKS