Sanju Samson rocks in T20 World Cup 2026, becomes India’s number-1 run machine by scoring 321 runs in 5 matches

T20 World Cup 2026: The bat of Indian wicketkeeper batsman Sanju Samson has spoken strongly in the ICC T20 World Cup 2026. He has performed brilliantly in the 5 matches played so far and has scored 321 runs on 161 balls. With this strong performance, Samson has become one of India’s most successful batsmen in this tournament.

Sanju Samson scored 321 runs in 5 matches

Sanju Samson has made a tremendous comeback after sitting on the bench in the initial matches of T20 World Cup 2026. He has played a total of 5 matches in this tournament so far, in which he has scored 321 runs facing 161 balls. During this period, he has seen 3 consecutive half-centuries with his bat. In this tournament, a total of 27 fours and 24 sixes came from Samson’s bat. With this explosive performance, he has become the highest run-scorer for India in the T20 World Cup.

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Virat Kohli’s record broken

In the T20 World Cup 2026, Sanju Samson has created a new record by batting brilliantly. By scoring 321 runs in just 5 innings, he has made the record of scoring the most runs by any Indian batsman in a single edition of the T20 World Cup. Earlier this record was in the name of veteran batsman Virat Kohli, who had scored 319 runs in one edition. The third name in this list is that of Ishan Kishan, who has scored 317 runs in a tournament.

5 batsmen who scored the most runs for India in this tournament

Sanju Samson was the highest run scorer for India in the T20 World Cup 2026. After him, Ishan Kishan was in second place, who scored 317 runs in this tournament. Captain Suryakumar Yadav was at third position, who scored 289 runs. At the same time, star all-rounder Hardik Pandya secured fourth position by scoring 254 runs, while Shivam Dubey remained at fifth position with 201 runs.