India’s opener and wicketkeeper-batter Sanju Samson matched former Pakistani all-rounder Shahid Afridi’s 17-year-old record with a stellar innings in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup final.
In the final played at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, India set a record target of 256 runs for New Zealand, the highest-ever total chased in any Men’s T20 World Cup final, thanks to Samson’s aggressive batting.
Samson scored a blazing 89 off 46 balls, including eight sixes and five fours. This marked his third consecutive half-century in the ongoing World Cup, following his fifties against West Indies in the Super 8 stage and against England in the semi-final.
With today’s half-century, Sanju Samson became only the third player in ICC Men’s T20 World Cup history to score fifties in both the semi-final and final. The list previously included only Shahid Afridi and Virat Kohli.
