During the final of the ICC T20 World Cup 2026, when tension broke out on the field, Team India pacer Arshdeep Singh hit Daryl Mitchell. The incident happened in the 11th over of the T20 World Cup final. Daryl Mitchell hit back-to-back sixes in that over of Arshdeep Singh. Next ball Arshdeep gives a wide to save. Mitchell defended the fifth ball of the over after a wide. Arshdeep fields the ball on his follow through and throws hard straight at the wicket at Mitchell’s end.

The umpire of the match had to convince Arshdeep Singh – Photo-AP

Because, Mitchell was a little out of his crease, but Arshdeep’s target was not the wicket but the Kiwi batsman. The New Zealand player, who is usually known for his calm nature, got angry at Arshdeep’s behavior and complained loudly to the umpire. Mitchell’s anger was not abating. Then the field umpire and Team India captain Suryakumar Yadav came in and poured water on the matter.

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Arshdeep Singh admitted his mistake

Arshdeep Singh immediately admitted his mistake for hitting the ball to Daryl Mitchell. After completing the over, he approached Mitchell and shook his hand. Mitchell could not stay at the crease for long after this incident. The in-form Mitchell lost his wicket to Akshar Patel’s foul ball. Thus Mitchell was dismissed for 17 runs off 11 balls.

Talking about the final match against New Zealand, Team India lost the toss and batted first to post a record score of 255 runs in the allotted 20 overs. Three top-order batsmen scored fifties for Team India. New Zealand’s batting was very disappointing in response to this score by the Indian team.