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Sanju Samson broke Kohli’s record, celebrated on the pitch after victory against West Indies, viral video created havoc

By Samira Vishwas

Sanju Samson breaks Virat Kohli Record: The Indian team performed brilliantly against West Indies in the last match of Super-8 of ICC T20 World Cup 2026 and secured its place in the semi-finals by completing the chase of 196 runs in 19.2 overs. For Team India, this match was no less than a virtual quarter-final. Only victory was going to decide the way forward.

In this important match, wicketkeeper batsman Sanju Samson played a responsible innings and led the team to a memorable victory by remaining unbeaten till the end. He scored 97 runs in 50 balls, which included 12 fours and 4 sixes. His innings completely changed the course of the match in favor of India.

Virat Kohli’s record broken

With this inning of Sanju Samson, the record of the biggest match-winning innings for India while chasing in the T20 World Cup changed to the name of Virat Kohli. In 2016, Kohli led the team to victory by scoring unbeaten 82 runs against Australia in Mohali. Now Samson made this record in his name by scoring 97 runs. With this victory, India also avenged its defeat against West Indies in the 2016 T20 World Cup semi-finals.

Also read: Team India created history against West Indies at Eden Gardens, Sanju Samson played a memorable inning of 97 runs.

This video of Sanju Samson went viral

Before the start of the tournament, questions were being raised about Sanju Samson’s form and he got only limited chances in the initial matches. There was extra pressure on him in this match, but he made it memorable. After hitting the winning four, Samson was seen sitting on the field thanking God, which was an emotional moment for him.

Team India created history

The Indian team created history by achieving the target of 195 runs in the T20 World Cup match against West Indies. Before this, Team India had never successfully chased such a big target in the history of T20 World Cup. In a pressure-packed match, the Indian batsmen displayed great composure and aggression to achieve the target. The team adopted a positive attitude from the beginning and maintained the run pace in the middle overs. Fighting till the end, India won the match and this victory became one of the most memorable successful run chases in T20 World Cup history.

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