The Indian opener scripted history with his 89-run knock in the crucial finals of the ICC T20I World Cup 2026 against the Blackcaps. Sanju Samson slammed his third consecutive half-century tonight in the finals of the ICC T20I World Cup 2026 and scored 89 runs off just 46 balls. With this knock, he scripted history and joined the elite list of players like Virat Kohli and Shahid Afridi. In the 2014 edition, Virat Kohli scored an unbeaten 72 against South Africa in the semi-final and 77 in the finals against Sri Lanka. Batting first, India posted 255 runs in 20 overs, courtesy of half-centuries from all three top-order batters, Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson, and Ishan Kishan.

Source: dna March 08, 2026 16:04 UTC