Sanju Samson Records: The Indian team has qualified for the semi-finals of T20 World Cup 2026. Team India achieved the target of 196 runs given by West Indies by losing 5 wickets. The hero of India’s victory was Sanju Samson, who came to open and returned unbeaten after scoring 97 runs to ensure victory. On the basis of this inning, Sanju Samson broke a great record of Virat Kohli.
Sanju Samson broke Virat Kohli’s great record
In the history of T20 World Cup, the record of scoring the most runs in a match while chasing and winning was held in the name of Virat Kohli. In 2016, Kohli played an unbeaten inning of 82 runs while chasing the target against Australia at Mohali ground. After this, he played an unbeaten inning of 82 runs while chasing the target of 160 runs against Pakistan in the T20 World Cup 2022 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. In both these matches, Team India had successfully chased the runs.
Now Sanju Samson has destroyed this record of Virat Kohli and has gone ahead of him. In this match against West Indies, Sanju Samson played an unbeaten inning of 97 runs in 50 balls. During this, he hit 12 fours and 4 sixes. With this victory, Team India qualified for the semi-finals. Not only this, India has also taken revenge for the defeat against West Indies in the semi-finals of T20 World Cup 2016.
Sanju Samson’s celebration video went viral
Sanju Samson was under the scanner for his poor form at the beginning of the T20 World Cup 2026, but in this do-or-die match for Team India, Sanju Samson has become a hero by playing a match-winning innings. When Sanju Samson hit the match-winning four against West Indies, he sat on the field and thanked God and silenced all the critics, the video of which is going viral.
Cometh the hour, cometh Sanju Samson! 🫡
9⃣7⃣*(50) – A knock for the ages to take #TeamIndia into the semi-finals👏
Scorecard ▶️ https://t.co/ur4pr8Bi3K#T20WorldCup | #MenInBlue | #INDvWI | @IamSanjuSamsonpic.twitter.com/ftJRp2wMTE
— BCCI (@BCCI) March 1, 2026
साष्तांग नमसकार Sanju Samson!🫡🔥#T20WorldCup | #SUPER 8 | #INDvsWI | #SanjuSamsonpic.twitter.com/ePMYw9FSb0
— Star Sports Kannada (@StarSportsKan) March 1, 2026
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