T20 World Cup 2026: ICC T20 World Cup 2026 was played hosted by India and Sri Lanka. In the final, India won the title for the third time by defeating New Zealand by 96 runs at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. This victory was historic in many ways. At the same time, this edition of T20 World Cup was full of records. Cricket fans got to see many great feats in this tournament that lasted for almost a month.
Team India’s big feat
India became the first team which managed to win three T20 World Cups. Apart from this, it also became the first team to become champion twice consecutively. At the same time, this was the first time on home ground that a team won the T20 World Cup title.
India made the biggest score
India scored 255 runs in the final, which is the highest score in the T20 World Cup final. This was the highest score ever in any T20I knockout or playoff match.
Score 250+ runs 3 times
Team India scored 250+ runs a total of 3 times in this edition. India also became the first team to score two consecutive 250+ scores. Before the final, Team India had also scored 253 runs against England in the semi-final. At the same time, 256 runs were scored against Zimbabwe in Super-8, which was the highest score of this edition.
Most runs in one edition
Sahibzada Farhan of Pakistan also performed a big feat. He scored a total of 383 runs, which is a world record for the most runs scored in a single edition. He left behind Virat Kohli, who had scored a total of 319 runs in the 2014 T20 World Cup. However, now Tim Seifert (326) and Sanju Samson (321) have also broken this record of Kohli.
Record of biggest partnership
In the Super-8 match, Sahibzada Farhan and Fakhar Zaman had made a partnership of 176 runs against Sri Lanka. Which was the biggest partnership for any wicket in T20 International cricket.
Highest score in powerplay
During the final match, Team India had added 92 runs in the first 6 overs without losing any wicket, which was the highest score made in the powerplay in the history of T20 World Cup. Earlier, West Indies had done this in 2024, but that was not the final match.
Big feat of Sanju Samson
The final match was very special for Sanju Samson. He made the record of playing the biggest innings in the T20 World Cup final by scoring 89 runs against New Zealand.
Most runs in a match
The semi-final match was also quite historic. India and England together scored 499 runs in this match, which is the world record for the most runs in a T20 World Cup match.
Fastest fifty in the final
Abhishek Sharma completed his half-century in just 18 balls in the final against New Zealand, which is the record of this edition and the fastest half-century in a T20 World Cup knockout match.
Record of most sixes
Sanju Samson hit a total of 24 sixes in the T20 World Cup 2026, which is the record for the most sixes in a single edition of the T20 World Cup.
Fastest century of T20 World Cup
New Zealand’s Finn Allen made the record of the fastest century in T20 World Cup history, he achieved this feat in just 33 balls. He scored this century in the semi-final match against South Africa.
Team India hit the most sixes
Team India hit a total of 106 sixes in the T20 World Cup 2026, with this it became the first team to hit 100 sixes in this edition of the T20 World Cup.
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