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India batsman Sanju Samson will captain the side after Smith's departure, with England batsman Liam Livingstone also in the squad. Head was caught for 137 from 120 balls with just two runs needed, but Glenn Maxwell flogged the winning runs a ball later while Labuschagne ended 58 not out from 110. This was supposed to be India's day in front of an enormous home crowd with their prime minister Narendra Modi, who this stadium is named after, up in the stands.
New Zealand captain Kane Williamson: "Firstly, congratulations to India. They've played outstandingly well throughout this competition and perhaps played their best game of the competition today. Australia may have won it all before, but this ranks as one of their greatest nights. Head ends India's dreamThey will be hoping to better than their semi-final place from last season, and have made some shrewd signings in 6ft 7in New Zealand seamer Kyle Jamieson and Australia all-rounder Glenn Maxwell. Captain Morgan and the veterans who are still going strong KKR captain Eoin Morgan also played for Sunrisers Hyderabad in 2015 and 2016 and for Kings XI Punjab in 2017 Australia captain Pat Cummins: "We saved our best for last and a couple of big-match players stood up and we're pretty chuffed.
It also caps a six-month period in which they beat India to win the World Test Championship and retained the Ashes in England. At the end, their players, including England's old foes David Warner and Steve Smith, charged onto the field in celebration. There could be an opportunity for exciting 19-year-old opener Yashasvi Jaiswal to make a name for himself in his second full season with the franchise.
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India captain Rohit Sharma: "We were not good enough today but I'm really proud of the team and how we played from game one. We tried everything we could from our side but it wasn't supposed to be. There have been changes on and off the field for Punjab Kings , with a new name and two marquee Australian signings. Things were bleak and the criticism that this team was full of "hit-out or get-out" types was very much real.
Australia were contenders when this tournament began, without being tipped by many to go all of the way, just like when they won the 2021 T20 World Cup. Any team which features England duo Ben Stokes and Jos Buttler will fancy their chances in a T20 competition, but Rajasthan Royals have made tough work of it in recent years.Head did not play in the first four games of Australia's campaign because of a broken hand, but Australia kept him in their squad, knowing the match-winning quality he possesses. With the likes of West Indies' Kieron Pollard and India duo Rohit Sharma and Hardik Pandya, you can expect high scores and plenty of big hitting from the Mumbai batting. The crowd was alive again at that stage, although Smith's lbw decision would have been overturned had he reviewed. He absolutely nailed it. He nailed everything today: field placements, bowling changes. Everything was spot on." But credit to the guys. Proud effort to stay in the fight and, at the halfway stage of the innings, give ourselves some hope and a bit of a chance.
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