Sanju Samson shatters Virat Kohli’s record:India win 3rd ICC title in 3 years, first team to slam 100+ sixes most 200+ totals

India won the T20 World Cup title for the third time. In the final played in Ahmedabad, Team India defeated New Zealand by 96 runs. After losing the toss and batting first, India scored 255 runs for 5 wickets, in response to which New Zealand’s team was all out for 159 runs. With this victory, India claimed their third ICC trophy in three years. Additionally, Team India became the first team to hit more than 100 sixes in one edition of the T20 World Cup, while Sanju Samson also broke Virat Kohli’s record by scoring the most runs for India in one edition of the tournament. IND vs NZ, T20 WC 2026, Final, records 1. India won 3 ICC trophies in last 3 years India won three ICC trophies within just three years. The team won the T-20 World Cup in 2024, claiming this title after 17 years. Then in 2025, they maintained their winning momentum by winning the Champions Trophy, and now in 2026, India has secured their third ICC trophy in three years by winning the T-20 World Cup. 2. Team India’s firsts – 3 T20 WCs, defends title victory at home soil India wrote a new chapter in T-20 World Cup history. Team India became champions in 2026 after 2024 and became the first team to defend the T-20 World Cup title. With this, India also became the first team in the world to win three T-20 World Cups (2007, 2024 and 2026). With the victory in the final played in Ahmedabad, India also won the T-20 World Cup trophy on home soil for the first time. Earlier, the team had won titles in South Africa in 2007 and West Indies in 2024. Now India has three T-20 World Cup trophies to its name, while West Indies and England have only won this title twice. 3. First team to hit 100+ sixes in T20 World Cup India has become the first team to hit more than 100 sixes in a single T20 World Cup. The team smashed a total of 106 sixes throughout the tournament. In this list, West Indies hold the second spot, having hit 76 sixes during the 2026 T20 World Cup. 4. India scored 200+ runs most times in T20 World Cup India became the team to score 200+ runs most times in T20 World Cup history. Team India has scored 200+ runs seven times so far. South Africa is second on this list with six 200+ scores, while West Indies, Sri Lanka and England have crossed this mark four times each. Team India has scored more than 250 runs seven times so far 5. India made the highest score in T20 World Cup final In the 2026 T20 World Cup final played in Ahmedabad, India scored a massive 255/5. This is the highest score in the history of T20 World Cup finals. India also holds the second position in this list, having scored 176/7 in the 2024 final against South Africa. This is followed by New Zealand’s 172/4 in the 2021 final and India’s 157/5 score in the 2007 final. 6. India’s biggest T20 World Cup victory India defeated New Zealand by 96 runs in the 2026 final, which is India’s biggest win in T-20 World Cup history. Before this, India’s biggest victory was by 93 runs against Namibia in 2026, while in 2012 the team had registered a 90-run victory against England. 7. Bumrah becomes highest wicket-taking fast bowler in T20 WC Jasprit Bumrah has become the highest wicket-taking fast bowler in T20 World Cup history. He has 40 wickets to his name. In this list, Sri Lanka’s Lasith Malinga and South Africa’s Anrich Nortje are in second place with 38 wickets each, while India’s Arshdeep Singh and New Zealand’s Tim Southee are next with 36 wickets each. 8. Sanju Samson surpasses Kohli’s record Indian wicketkeeper-batter Sanju Samson scored 321 runs in the 2026 T20 World Cup. This is the highest number of runs scored by an Indian player in a single T20 World Cup edition. Previously, this record was held by Virat Kohli, who scored 319 runs in 2014. Sanju Samson is in the third spot, ranked highest among Indian players in this list. 9. Abhishek Sharma records third fastest fifty Abhishek Sharma completed his half-century in just 18 balls in the 2026 T20 World Cup final. This is India’s third fastest fifty in T20 World Cup. Yuvraj Singh tops this list, who scored a fifty in 12 balls against England in 2007. KL Rahul is in second place, who scored a half-century in 18 balls in 2021. 10. Gautam Gambhir has never lost a final till date Gautam Gambhir has an impressive record in major finals. He played a key role in India’s 2007 T20 World Cup triumph with a 75-run knock against Pakistan and followed it up with a crucial 97 against Sri Lanka in the 2011 ODI World Cup final. His success continued as a coach, guiding India to the 2025 Champions Trophy and the 2026 T20 World Cup titles. Gambhir has also enjoyed success in the IPL, leading Kolkata Knight Riders to championships in 2012 and 2014 as captain and again in 2024 as mentor, maintaining a remarkable unbeaten record in major finals.