The final match of T20 World Cup 2026 was played on 8 March at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. This match was played between India and New Zealand. The Indian team won by 96 runs and won the T20 World Cup 2026 title and created history. The Indian team maintained its dominance in every department throughout the match, which is why India won the final by a huge margin.
Since 2023, India has played a total of 33 matches in the ICC white-ball tournament, out of which it has won 31 and lost only 2 matches. At the same time, India has played 27 matches in the Multi-Nation T20 International tournament played after 2023. Of these, they won 25 matches, lost 1 match to South Africa and 1 match had no result. Apart from this, the trend of knockout matches of T20 World Cup has also been interesting.
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Since 2016, a total of 15 knockout matches including semi-finals and finals have been played. Of these, 11 matches have been won by the team which chased the target. There have been only 4 matches in which the team batting first won. The special thing is that these four matches were won by India by batting first.
Sanju Samson made world record
Sanju Samson’s score of 89 runs has become the highest individual score so far in the T20 World Cup final. Earlier this record was made by Marlon Samuels (85) in 2016 and Kane Williamson (85) in 2021. The partnership of 105 runs between Samson and Kishan has also become the second highest 100+ run partnership in the final. Earlier, the biggest 100+ partnership was 111 runs made by Craig Kieswetter and Kevin Pietersen against Australia in 2010.
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Teams that have won the most T20 World Cups
The first edition of the T20 World Cup was played in 2007. Since then this tournament has been played 10 times. India has been a finalist four times, which is a historic milestone.
- India:3 titles (2007, 2024, 2026)
- England: 2 titles (2010, 2022)
- West Indies:2 titles (2012, 2016)
- Pakistan:1 title (2009)
- Sri Lanka:1 title (2014)
- Australia:1 title (2021)
Highest total runs in Men’s T20 World Cup knockout matches (both teams combined)
- 499 runs: India vs England, Mumbai (Wankhede), 2026 Semi-Final
- 414 runs: India vs New Zealand, Ahmedabad, 2026 Final
- 388 runs: Australia vs Pakistan, Gros Islet, 2010 Semi-Final
- 388 रन: India vs West Indies, Mumbai (Wankhede), 2016 Semi-Final
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Biggest win (by runs) against full-member teams in the T20 World Cup
- 107 runs: West Indies vs Zimbabwe, Mumbai (2026)
- 104 runs: South Africa vs Bangladesh, Sydney (2022)
- 104 रन: West Indies v Afghanistan, Gros Islet (2024)
- 96 रन: India vs New Zealand, Ahmedabad (2026 Final)
- 90 रन: India vs England, Colombo RPS (2012)
These Indian players got Player of the Tournament in T20 World Cup
- 2014: Virat Kohli
- 2016: Virat Kohli
- 2024: Jasprit Bumrah
- 2026: sanju samson
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