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T20 World Cup 2026 Player of the Tournament Nominees: T20 World Cup 2026 has now reached its final stage. In the tournament, India has defeated England and made it to the finals, where they will face New Zealand. Meanwhile, ICC has released the shortlist for Player of the Tournament, which includes star performers from different teams. This is a list of eight brilliant cricketers, who performed brilliantly throughout the tournament and played an important role in taking their teams forward. Fans can now choose their favorite player through voting.

Sanju Samson's name among 8 players

Sanju Samson is the only player from India among the players nominated for Player of the Tournament. The thing is that Sanju Samson was not the first choice of the team at the beginning of the tournament. But later he got a chance to play and he proved to be the biggest match winner of the team. He was the hero of the team's victory in the last match of Super-8 and again in the semi-finals. Sanju, who has scored 232 runs in just 4 matches, now has a big chance to win this award.

It's a hot field as the eight nominees in the race to be named the #T20WorldCup Player of the Tournament has been unveiled

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List of nominated players

• Will Jacques (England): Has taken 226 runs and 9 wickets in 8 matches. He also won four Player of the Match awards in this edition. At the same time, he did wonders as a finisher and also contributed with the ball.
• Sahibzada Farhan (Pakistan): Scored 383 runs in 7 matches. He has made the record of scoring the most runs in this edition and has also scored two centuries. However, Pakistan team could not reach the semi-finals.
• Lungi Ngidi (South Africa): Took 12 wickets in 7 matches. Lungi Ngidi also bowled very economically in this edition, his economy was only 7.19, due to which he has been included in this list.
• Aiden Markram (South Africa): Scored 286 runs in 8 matches. Batted brilliantly in the top order and also played unbeaten innings in the chase. He also took important wickets against India, which is also the only defeat of Team India in this tournament.
• Rachin Ravindra (New Zealand): Has taken 11 wickets in 8 matches and also scored 128 runs. He has contributed with both bat and ball, due to which he is proving to be a big match winner for New Zealand.
• Shadley Van Schalkwyk(USA): Achieved the feat of taking 13 wickets in just 4 matches and the economy was also only 6.80. He is the bowler taking the most wickets in the tournament. During this period, he also took four wickets each against India and Pakistan.
• Tim Seifert (New Zealand): Has scored 274 runs in 8 matches, which includes 3 half-centuries. He also played an inning of 58 runs in the semi-finals and played an important role in the victory.

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