The victory will taste particularly sweet for India since it came at a venue where they were beaten by Australia in the final of the 50-overs World Cup three years ago.

India aim to become the first team to retain the T20 World Cup, facing a strong New Zealand side and the pressure of expectations from 1.4 billion fans.

Bowlers restrict South Africa to 169-8 before New Zealand chase down target in 12.5 overs to book title clash at Eden Gardens.

Police defeated Army by 28 runs to lift the Jay Trophy in its inaugural edition last year. The final has been rescheduled for April 5-7 citing the March 5 polls.

Aiden Markram’s unbeaten 82 and a strong opening stand with Quinton de Kock steer South Africa to victory with 23 balls to spare.

India will be boosted by the return of finisher Rinku Singh, who flew home due to a family emergency.

In their respective second matches of the red-ball tournament, Police trail APF by six runs and Army trail Bagmati by 68 runs at the end of Day 1.

The 2021 finalists find themselves facing two must-win matches against former champions Sri Lanka and England after Saturday’s washout against Pakistan.

The teams earned one point each from the abandoned first fixture of the tournament's Super Eight stage.

APF beat Nepal Police by eight wickets, while Army hand Bagmati a nine-wicket defeat.

At the end of the first day, Police are trailing by 24 runs against Army, while Bagmati are trailing by 31 runs against APF.

However, as the Rhinos look forward to becoming a major cricketing nation, fans’ support alone is not sufficient.

Achieves career-best 244 rating points after strong T20 World Cup performance.

Dipendra Singh Airee’s 23-ball fifty and Sompal Kami’s three-wicket haul power Nepal to a seven-wicket win over Scotland in front of a massive travelling support at Wankhede.

Dipendra Singh Airee’s innings powers Rhinos past Scotland in chase of 171.

Dropped catches hurt Nepal as Munsey and Jones power Scotland to strong total in Mumbai.

Samra, named after India stalwart Yuvraj Singh, smashed 110 off 65 balls to power Canada to a commanding 173-4 following their decision to bat first.

Mitchell Marsh’s team must now rely on 12th-ranked Ireland to save them by beating Zimbabwe later on Tuesday.

The Rhinos, who started their T20 World Cup campaign on a promising note, lost to the West Indies by nine wickets on Sunday.

Nine-wicket loss to West Indies confirms exit before final group match against Scotland.