"I wouldn't mind winning a trophy. It's going to be obviously a challenge where everyone knows we're probably not the favourites. But yeah, I wouldn't mind breaking a few hearts to lift the trophy for once."
"I guess that's the goal, is to silence the crowd. T20 cricket is fickle at times. We've seen South Africa playing very good cricket all the way through and then had a little hiccup against us and out. So I think for us, it's taking confidence from that, and if we go about our business the same way, we can upset another big team."
"So I think that comes with a lot of added pressure as well. Top-ranked India are attempting to become the first team to win back-to-back T20 World Cups and the first to lift the trophy on home soil. They would also be the first to win the title three times."
New Zealand captain Mitchell Santner expressed confidence in his team's chances against India in the T20 World Cup final in Ahmedabad, despite being underdogs. New Zealand reached the 2021 final but lost to Australia and have never won a white-ball World Cup. The team showed inconsistency during the tournament, defeating an unbeaten South Africa by nine wickets in the semifinals after Finn Allen scored the fastest century, but also losing to South Africa and England earlier. India enters the final undefeated with three consecutive wins and seeks to become the first team to win back-to-back T20 World Cups and the first to win on home soil. Santner acknowledged the challenge of silencing over 100,000 home fans at Narendra Modi Stadium but believes T20 cricket's unpredictability offers New Zealand an opportunity to upset India.
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