India won the 2026 T20 World Cup in a convincing manner by getting the better of New Zealand in the final at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. The Men in Blue were clinical in all three departments of the game and outplayed the opposition to lift yet another ICC trophy, third in a row, having won the T20 World Cup in 2024, followed by the Champions Trophy in 2025 and now the 2026 T20 World Cup.
The Tournament
If we talk about the recently concluded T20 World Cup, the event shattered records on various front be it in the digital space or on the ground during the game. This was one of the most successful editions out of the ten that have taken place so far.
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The Viewership
As far as the number of digital viewership of the final is concerned, it clocked 82.1 crore views on Jio Hotstar during the post-match presentation.
The Performance
Coming back to the performance on the ground, this was one of the most explosive T20 World Cups in the history of the event, which saw several records being broken.
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The Records
In this article will look at all the records broken during the 2026 T20 World Cup
3– India became the first team to win the T20 World Cup title three times. No other team has succeeded in winning the trophy more than twice. India is followed by England and the West Indies who have two editions each of the T20 World Cup. To add to that, India is the only team to defend its title and win it on home soil as well.
255/5- India now hasthe highest total in a T20 World Cup final, 255/5 to be precise, which also happens to be the highest total in any knockout or playoff match in the history of T20I cricket
92- India’s score of 92/0 in the first six overs against New Zealand in the final of the tournament is the joint highest total in powerplay in the T20 World Cup. The Men in Blue equalled the same score posted by West Indies for the loss of one wicket against Afghanistan two years ago.
89– Sanju Samson’s score of 89 in the final against New Zealand is the highest score by a batter in the final of the T20 World Cup.
176– The opening partnership between Fakhar Zaman and Sahibzada for Pakistan in the match against Sri Lanka was the highest stand for any wicket in T20I cricket.
383– Sahibzada Farhan’s Telly of 383 runs is the most runs scored by a batter in a T20 World Cup edition.
499– The second semifinal between India and England saw both teams cross the250 run mark with India coming out on top by seven runs. The total of 499 runs scored in the match is the second-highest match aggregate in T20I cricket
18– India’s left-handed opening batter Abhishek Sharma scored a fifty off just 18 balls in the final, which happens to be the second fastest half-century for India in the T20 World Cup and the overall fastest half-century in a T20 World Cup knockout game.
24– Sanju Samson hit 24 sixes in the recently concluded T20 World Cup and now holds the record for hitting the most sixes in a T20 World Cup edition.
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33– New Zealand’s opening batter Finn Allen scored a century off just 33 balls, which is the fastest century by any batter in the history of the T20 World Cup. Allen broke the record of Chris Gayle, who got to his hundred in 47 balls against England in 2016.
146.00– Brian Bennett remained not out in four of thesix innings in which he batted, scoring 292 runs at an average of 146.00, which is the highest average in the T20 World Cup.
106– India hit 100 sixes in the 2026 T20 World Cup, which is the highest by any team in a T20I competition.
250 Plus- India became the first team to register back-to-back 250+ totals. They didso against England in the semifinal and against New Zealand in the final. The Men in Blue also scored the highest total of this T20 World Cup, 256/4 against Zimbabwe.
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