The 2026 T20 World Cup Final between India and New Zealand was a historic match that saw several long-standing records shattered, here are the main records that were broken:
🏆 Team Records
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* Highest Score in a T20 World Cup Final: India's 255/5 surpassed the previous record of 173/2 (set by Australia in 2021).
* First Three-Time Champions: India became the first nation to win three T20 World Cup titles (2007, 2024, 2026), moving ahead of England and the West Indies.
* First Successful Title Defense: India is the first team in history to win back-to-back T20 World Cups.
* Highest Powerplay Score in a Final: India’s 92/0 in the first 6 overs is the highest ever recorded in a T20 World Cup final (matching the overall tournament record set by WI vs AFG in 2024).
* Biggest Victory Margin in a Final: The 96-run win is the largest margin of victory in any T20 World Cup final.
🏏 Individual Batting Records
* Highest Individual Score in a Final: Sanju Samson’s 89 (46) broke the record previously held by Marlon Samuels (85* in 2016) and Kane Williamson (85 in 2021).
* Most Runs in a Single Edition (India): Sanju Samson finished with 321 runs, surpassing Virat Kohli’s 2014 record of 319 runs for the most runs by an Indian in one T20 World Cup.
* Highest Opening Partnership in a Final: The 98-run stand between Abhishek Sharma and Sanju Samson is the highest opening partnership in T20 World Cup final history.
* Fastest Fifty in the 2026 Tournament: Abhishek Sharma reached his half-century in just 18 balls, the quickest of this edition.
* Most Sixes in a Single Tournament: Sanju Samson hit 24 sixes throughout the tournament, setting a new all-time record for a single edition.
🥎 Individual Bowling Records
* Most Successful Pacer in Tournament History: Jasprit Bumrah reached 40 career wickets in T20 World Cups, surpassing Lasith Malinga (38) to become the leading fast bowler in the tournament's history.
* Best Figures by a Pacer in a Final: Bumrah’s 4/15 is now the best performance by a fast bowler in a T20 World Cup final.
* Joint Leading Wicket-Taker: Both Jasprit Bumrah and Varun Chakravarthy finished as the joint-highest wicket-takers of the 2026 edition with 14 wickets each.
📺 Viewership Record
* Global Streaming Record: The match set a world record for digital sports viewership, peaking at 82.1 crore (821 million) concurrent viewers on the streaming platform during the final stages.
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