In this T20 World Cup 2026 final match India won the title and here is the list of records broken in India vs New Zealand final.
India won by 96 runs and made history by becoming the first team to win three T20 World Cup titles after defeating New Zealand in the 2026 final in Ahmedabad.
Top three Indian batting order Sanju Samson, Abhishek Sharma and Ishan Kishan helped India put up a mammoth 255 for five on the scoreboard.
The bowling side led by Jasprit Bumrah‘s spell of 4/15 Kiwis did not come close to the target, eventually winning by 96 runs.
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List of records broken by India during the T20 World Cup 2026 final against New Zealand:
- India created history by becoming the first host nation to win the T20 World Cup.
- It was also the first instance of a team retaining the T20 World Cup trophy.
- New Zealand team lost its second T20 World Cup final after the 2021 edition with Pakistan (2007, 2022) and Sri Lanka (2009, 2012).
- India became the first team to win three time title of the T20 World Cup. England and the West Indies have won two time each.
- Sanju Samson became the third Indian player to be named the Player of Tournament in the T20 World Cup after Virat Kohli (2014. 2016) and Jasprit Bumrah (2024).
- Jasprit Bumrah’s bowling figures of 4/15 were the best bowling figures by a pacer in a T20 World Cup final and the second best overall.
- 7th – Sanju Samson became the seventh batter to score three consecutive 50-plus in the T20 World Cup.
- 14 Wickets – Jasprit Bumrah and Varun Chakaravarthy are top of the 2026 World Cup wicket-taking charts.
- 89 Runs – Sanju Samson’s scored 89 runs against New Zealand is the highest by a batter in a final match.
- 92 runs – PowerPlay score of 92 runs in the final was the highest for India in the T20 World Cups.
- 96 runs – The 96 runs win against New Zealand was India’s biggest win in the global T20 competition.
- 98 runs – The opening partnership between Sanju Samson and Ishan Kishan was the highest for any team in the final T20 World Cup.
- 255 runs – India’s score of 255/5 was the highest total in the T20 World Cup final and the third-highest in the competition overall.
- 321 runs – Sanju Samson’s run tally in just five matches is the most for an Indian batter in a single tournament.
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