India beat New Zealand by 96 runs in the final at the Narendra Modi Stadium on Sunday to become the first team to retain the men’s T20 World Cup title.

Put into bat, India posted a commanding total of 255-5, powered by a 98-run opening stand between Sanju Samson, who scored 89 runs, and Abhishek Sharma, who made 52 runs. Samson hit eight sixes and five fours in his 46-ball innings. Number three, Ishan Kishan contributed 54 runs.

In response, New Zealand was restricted to 159 runs in 19 overs, falling short of the 256 runs needed to claim their maiden T20 World Cup. James Neesham took three wickets in a single over to slow India’s scoring towards the end of the innings.