Fans go beserk after Sanju Samson's blazing knock in T20 World Cup final

Sanju Samson again stood tall when the team required him the most. In the Final of the T20 World Cup on March 8, at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, the opener played a historic knock before departing. Indian cricket fans absolutely love the way Samson tackled the New Zealand bowlers.

Though he missed a century for only 11 runs. The right-handed batter lost his wicket for 89 runs in 46 balls. He smashed five fours and eight maximums to make the innings massively impactful.

A historic knock by Sanju Samson

According to stats by Cricbuzz, Samson recorded a total of 24 sixes in a T20I series, the second most by any batter among the full member teams. New Zealand opener Finn Allen is top of the chart with 25 sixes with his name. The Popular social media platform ‘X’ is flooded with reactions from cricket fans.

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On the first ball of the 15^th over of the first innings, New Zealand pace bowling all-rounder James Neesham took Samson’s wicket with the support of the substitute fielder Cole McConchie. When the batter departed, India was on 203 runs.

During the knock, Samson stitched two crucial partnerships- first with his opening partner Abhishek Sharma, and then with the number three batter Ishan Kishan. The pair of Sharma and Samson collected 98 runs off 43 balls. And with Ishan, the partnership was 105(48).

Most sixes in a T20I series (FM teams)
25 - Finn Allen (NZ) vs PAK, 2024
24 - Sanju Samson (IND), T20 WC 2026
24 - Sikandar Raza (ZIM) - T20 WC Africa Qualifier, 2023/24
22 - Phil Salt (ENG) vs WI, 2023
22 - Abhishek Sharma (IND) vs ENG, 2025
22 - Tim Seifert (NZ) vs PAK, 2025

Historic night for Team India, a historic night for Sanju Samson as well

In the Final of the T20 World Cup 2026, the defending champion made history at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. For the seventh time in the history of the Men’s T20 Internationals, the team registered 250-plus runs in an innings, which is the highest among all the teams in the format.

Today (March 8, 2026), the Suryakumar Yadav-led team put 255 runs in 20 overs, losing 5 wickets, despite some quick departures in the middle overs. On an individual basis, Sanju Samson created a record as well. According to stats, the opener’s 89 is the highest individual score in a T20 WC final, surpassing 85* and 85 by Marlon Samuels and Kane Williamson in 2016 and 2021, respectively.

Fans reacted to Samson's magnificent batting.

Samson is timing every shot beautifully tonight 🎯🎯🏏🏏 #INDvsNZ #T20WorldCup2026final #IndiaVsNewZealand #INDvNZ Abhishek Sharma Sanju Samson Ishan Kishan

— Sanjay (@SalaarGodzillAA) March 8, 2026

Dynamic. Fearless. Match-changing. 🔥
What an innings from Sanju Samson! 🔥
89 runs off just 46 balls with a strike rate of 193.
Pure class, fearless hitting, and perfect timing on the biggest stage of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 Final. 🇮🇳🏏#SanjuSamson #t20worldcup2026… pic.twitter.com/psw4BM4AU8

— Prem Kumar (@cbhushanamazon) March 8, 2026

Sanju Samson in the last 3 games

vs West Indies - 97(50)*
vs England - 89(42)
vs New Zealand - 89(46) ❤️❤️❤️ pic.twitter.com/V4T5OmhDiR

— Karthick (@Carthickkkk) March 8, 2026

For the first time in T20 World Cup history, a team’s top three have all smashed 50+ in the same innings :

- Sanju Samson 89
- Abhishek Sharma 52
- Ishan Kishan 54#NZvsIND pic.twitter.com/QXR3LEfoPW

— Uzair Arbab (@uzair_arbab_) March 8, 2026

Ishan Kishan bringing explosive shots in the middle overs 🚀🚀🔥🔥 #INDvsNZ #T20WorldCup2026final #IndiaVsNewZealand #INDvNZ Abhishek Sharma Sanju Samson Ishan Kishan

— Sanjay (@SalaarGodzillAA) March 8, 2026

Sanju Samson continuing the batting masterclass 💥💥🏏🏏 #INDvsNZ #T20WorldCup2026final #IndiaVsNewZealand #INDvNZ Abhishek Sharma Sanju Samson Ishan Kishan

— Sanjay (@SalaarGodzillAA) March 8, 2026

- 97*(50) Vs WI in Virtual QF.
- 89(42) Vs ENG in Semifinal.
- 89(46) Vs NZ in Final.

THIS IS THE SANJU SAMSON T20 WORLD CUP. 🫡🔥

pic.twitter.com/aBwT0fIvtj

— Tanuj (@ImTanujSingh) March 8, 2026

Consistency + Class = Sanju Samson.

— Hitman_hits (@Hitman_Hits264) March 8, 2026

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