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No retreat from the batting creed, even on the grandest stage 

Back-to-back knockout 250-plus totals showcased the high-risk, high-reward approach India refused to abandon even when the stakes were highest

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How New Zealand lost the Powerplay and the final 

India's 92-run Powerplay set the tone for the final, leaving New Zealand chasing the game from the outset

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Suryakumar Yadav, ready in waiting 

He spent years looking ready before the opportunity arrived. Now, in a home World Cup final, the occasion meets him as captain

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Where stories look for an ending 

A difficult tour of India brings New Zealand back to the same opponent in a World Cup final, while Abhishek Sharma and Varun Chakaravarthy pursue unfinished stories of their own

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The man who takes March off 

Each year, Ramesh Abeywickrama negotiates time away from corporate life to oversee Sri Lanka's 146-year-old Royal-Thomian cricket match, a rivalry that has survived civil war, pandemic and the quiet tensions of class

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Six balls that changed the night 

A near-perfect evening for Glenn Phillips turned on one calculated call from Mitchell Santner, as it did for New Zealand

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Buoyed NZ aim to seal semifinal spot 

A win would confirm their place in the last four whereas a loss would keep them waiting for the Pakistan-Sri Lanka clash

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The many lives of RPICS 

Conditions shifting and captains second-guessing, Colombo's most layered venue has produced cricket in its own image at this T20 World Cup

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Where the margins lay, the night turned 

Santner and McConchie recalibrated at 84 for 6, trusted the percentages, and let the ground asymmetry work for them

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Sri Lanka out to shrug off the home-team blues 

After a washout in their Super Eight opener, New Zealand will hope their switch from India to Sri Lanka doesn't come with any further hiccup