Sanju Samson Sets Multiple Records in T20 World Cup 2026 Final Against New Zealand

Sanju Samson delivered a record-breaking performance in the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 final against New Zealand at Ahmedabad's Narendra Modi Stadium. Scoring 89 runs off 46 balls, he set the highest individual score in a T20 World Cup final, surpassing Marlon Samuels' 2016 record. Samson also became the highest run-scorer for India in a single T20 World Cup edition with 321 runs, and hit a tournament record 24 sixes. He joined Virat Kohli and Shahid Afridi as one of the few players to score fifties in both the semifinal and final of the same tournament, marking his third consecutive half-century in knockout matches.