India fulfilled their dream on Sunday, March 8 by successfully defending their Men’s Under-20 World Cup title. In an impressive display at Ahmedabad’s Narendra Modi Stadium, Suryakumar Yadav’s team secured a 96-run victory in front of a packed crowd.
Earlier, India Women’s team suffered a 10-wicket defeat in the day-night Test against Australia in Perth. After a disappointing start to the day for the fans, the men’s team gave them plenty to cheer for and produced a memorable performance at the same stadium where they faced heartbreak in the 2023 World Cup final against Australia.
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Asked to bat first, India posted a massive 255 for five. Sanju Samson continued his stellar form scoring 89 off 46 balls with five fours and eight sixes. Abhishek Sharma fired on all cylinders under pressure, hit the fastest fifty in T20 World Cup knockout history.
Ishan Kishan kept the momentum going with a 25-ball fifty, while James Neesham slowed India down briefly by taking three wickets in the 16th over. Shivam Dube’s cameo of 26 off eight balls took India past the 250-run mark to seal an impressive total.
Chasing the challenging target of 256, Finn Allen, who he recently scored a 33-ball century against South Africahe fell cheaply while Rachin Ravindra and Glenn Phillips also departed in single figures. New Zealand could only manage 52 runs for the loss of three wickets in the powerplay.
The dismissal of Tim Seifert for 52 in the ninth over effectively sealed the match for India. Jasprit Bumrah tore through the Kiwi middle order to finish with excellent figures of 4-0-15-4. Riding on the devastating spell of Bumrah, India bowled out New Zealand for 159 in just 19 overs, leaving the visitors well short and giving India a final triumph.
Here are some of the records that India have made in the T20 World Cup Final
1 – India became the first team to win three Men’s Under-20 World Cup titles. West Indies (2012 and 2016) and England (2010 and 2022) have won two titles each.
1 – India became the first team to successfully defend their title in the Men’s T20 World Cup.
1 – India became the first team to win the Under-20 Men’s World Cup title at home.
3:1 – India beat New Zealand for the first time in the Under-20 Men’s World Cup after losing in 2007, 2016 and 2021.
2:2 – India beat New Zealand for the second time in an ICC final after winning the Champions Trophy last year in Dubai.
96 – India recorded their biggest win (by runs) in T20 World Cup history. Their previous biggest win was by 93 runs against Namibia in New Delhi this year.
96 – India collected the biggest win in the history of T20 World Cup finals. At the R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo in 2012, West Indies’ 36-run over against Sri Lanka.
39 – Jasprit Bumrah became the highest wicket-taking pacer in T20 World Cup history. He surpassed South Africa’s Anrich Nortje and Sri Lanka’s Lasith Malinga, who both have 38 wickets.
4-0-15-4: Jasprit Bumrah recorded the best figures by a pacer and the second best overall in the history of T20 World Cup finals. Ajantha Mendis holds the record with figures of 4-0-12-4 against West Indies in 2012.
89 – Sanju Samson created the record for the highest individual score in the history of T20 World Cup finals. He passed Marlon Samuels’ 85 against England in Kolkata in 2016.
321 – Sanju Samson sets the record for most runs by an Indian in a single edition of the Men’s T20 World Cup. Virat Kohli passed 319 in 2014.
2 – India became only the second team to score three 250-plus runs in a T20 competition. Sunrisers Hyderabad reached 2024 in Indian Premier League.
18 – Abhishek Sharma hits fastest fifty in T20 World Cup knockout history. In the semi-final against South Africa, he surpassed Finn Allen’s half-century off 19 balls.
24 – Sanju Samson made a record for sixes in the T20 World Cup edition. He surpassed Finn Allen, who reached 20 in 2026.
3 – Sanju Samson became the third batsman to hit a half-century in a T20 World Cup semi-final and final. Virat Kohli (2014) and Shahid Afridi (2009) are the other batsmen.
7.2 – India put together the fastest team 100 in the history of T20 World Cup qualifiers. They broke the New Zealand record of 7.5 overs against South Africa in the semi-final.
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08 March 2026 23:05 IST
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