India created history by becoming the first side to win three T20 World Cup titles after beating New Zealand in the final of the 2026 edition in Ahmedabad.
A belligerent batting performance led by the top three in the batting order — Sanju Samson, Abhishek Sharma and Ishan Kishan — helped India put up a mammoth 255 for five on the board.
The bowling pack, led by Jasprit Bumrah’s spell of 4/15, ensured the Kiwis did not come close to the target, eventually winning by 96 runs.
Here is the full list of records broken by India during the T20 World Cup 2026 final against New Zealand:
- 1 – India is the first team to win the T20 World Cup on home soil.
- 1 – This is also the first instance of a team defending the T20 World Cup title.
- 2 – New Zealand lost its second T20 World Cup final after the 2021 edition, the joint-most with Pakistan (2007, 2022) and Sri Lanka (2009, 2012).
- 3 – India became the first team to win three editions of the T20 World Cup. England and the West Indies have won two each.
- 3 – Sanju Samson became the third Indian to be named Player of the Tournament in the T20 World Cup after Virat Kohli (2014. 2016) and Jasprit Bumrah (2024).
- 4 – Jasprit Bumrah’s figures of 4/15 were the best bowling figures by a pacer in a T20 World Cup final and the second best overall.
- 7 – Sanju Samson became the seventh batter to register three consecutive scores of 50-plus in the T20 World Cup.
- 14 – Jasprit Bumrah and Varun Chakaravarthy finished top of the 2026 edition’s wicket-taking charts.
- 89 – Sanju Samson’s score against New Zealand is the highest by a batter in a final.
- 92 – The PowerPlay score of 92 in the final was the highest for India in T20 World Cups.
- 96 – The 96-run win against New Zealand was India’s biggest in the global T20 competition.
- 98 – The opening partnership between Sanju Samson and Ishan Kishan was the highest for any team in a T20 World Cup final.
- 255 – India’s score of 255 for five was the highest total in the finals of the T20 World Cup and the third-highest in the competition overall.
- 321 – Sanju Samson’s run tally in just five matches is the most for an Indian batter in a single edition.
