Sanju Samson record in IND vs NZ T20 World Cup Final: After Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson also etched his name in the record books during ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026. Samson reached another half-century in the final against New Zealand national cricket team, achieving a rare milestone in the tournament.
With this knock, Sanju Samson became the seventh player in the world to score 50 or more runs in three consecutive innings in a T20 World Cup. Before him, only two Indians had managed this feat in T20 World Cups.
Sanju Samson joins elite list
Samson is now the third Indian to register three successive 50+ scores in a T20 World Cup, after Virat Kohli and KL Rahul. His impressive run began with a 97-run innings against West Indies national cricket team in the Super 8 stage. He followed it up with a crucial 89 in the semi-final against the England national cricket team, and continued the streak with another strong knock in the final against New Zealand.
Players with three consecutive 50+ scores in T20 World Cups
Only seven batters have achieved milestone of scoring three consecutive 50+ scores in T20 World Cups. The list includes Virat Kohli, Mahela Jayawardene, Babar Azam, KL Rahul, Kusal Mendis, Sahibzada Farhan, and now Sanju Samson.
Virat Kohli achieved this feat across two different editions of T20 WC tournament. During ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2016, he scored unbeaten knocks of 82 and 89 in his last two matches. He then continued the streak in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2021 with a 57-run innings in his opening game, completing three successive fifties in World Cup matches.
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