Sanju Samson T20 World Cup 2026 Final: Sanju Samson once again showed the magic of his bat and won the hearts of the fans. This right-handed batsman not only gave a great start to Team India by scoring a half-century against New Zealand in the final of the T20 World Cup, but this player also managed to score a hat-trick of half-centuries. Not only this, he also became the first Indian opener to play an innings of fifty plus score in the semi-finals and final. Let us tell you how Sanju broke these records.
Sanju Samson’s amazing performance in the final
Sanju Samson gave a fast start to the Indian team in the final of the T20 World Cup. He along with Abhishek Sharma added 98 runs. On one hand, while Abhishek was seen playing a stormy innings, on the other hand, Sanju Samson took some time to bat and reached his half-century in 33 balls. With this, Samson accomplished the feat which Virat Kohli had done 12 years ago.
Sanju Samson’s records
Sanju Samson became the first Indian opener to play fifty plus innings in the semi-finals and final of the T20 World Cup. He is the second Indian to achieve this feat. Virat Kohli also did this feat in the year 2014. Shahid Afridi has done this amazing thing in the year 2009. After Virat and KL Rahul, Sanju Samson has also achieved the feat of scoring three consecutive half-centuries in the T20 World Cup.
Pressure? WHAT PRESSURE!?
Third consecutive fifty for Sanju Samson, all on the biggest stage!
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Sanju overtakes Virat
Sanju Samson played an inning of 89 runs in the final match. He missed a century for the third consecutive time but this player left Virat Kohli behind during his innings. This player scored 321 runs in five matches. This is the most runs by any Indian in a T20 World Cup. Earlier, Virat had scored 319 runs in the 2014 T20 World Cup. After 12 years, this record has become in the name of Sanju. Sanju Samson did not get a chance in the first 4 matches but as soon as this player was selected in the team, this player showed his strength. Sanju Samson scored 321 runs in 5 matches at an average of 80.2. This player hit 24 sixes and 27 fours in the tournament.