The final of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 in Ahmedabad was the ideal way to end the event. India beat New Zealand by 96 runs and broke several records on the way. But to appreciate the whole tournament, you have to look at the stats world cup fans will remember: the records that fell across 55 matches in India and Sri Lanka.
Team Records: India Make History
- First team to win three T20 World Cups: India now have three titles (2007, 2024, 2026). England and West Indies have two each.
- First team to defend the title: India won in 2024 and again in 2026.
- First host nation to win the T20 World Cup.
- Most finals: India's fourth T20 World Cup final, more than any other team.
- Highest total in a T20 World Cup final: India's 255/5 against New Zealand.
- India's highest T20 World Cup total: 256/4 against Zimbabwe in Chennai, the second-highest in tournament history behind Sri Lanka's 260/6 against Kenya in 2007.
- Longest winning run: India won 12 T20 World Cup matches in a row across 2024 and 2026, a tournament record, until South Africa beat them by 76 runs in the Super 8.
Batting Records: Records Shattered, Stars Emerge
- Most runs in a single edition: Sahibzada Farhan (Pakistan), 383, breaking Virat Kohli's 319 from 2014.
- First batter with two hundreds in one edition: Sahibzada Farhan.
- Fastest century: Finn Allen (New Zealand), 33 balls against South Africa in the semi-final, beating Chris Gayle's 47 balls from 2016.
- Most centuries in an edition: 7. The previous best was 2.
- Highest score in a T20 World Cup knockout: Jacob Bethell (England), 105 against India in the semi-final.
- Highest score in a men's T20 World Cup final: Sanju Samson (India), 89.
- Fastest fifty in a T20 World Cup knockout: Abhishek Sharma (India), 18 balls in the final.
- First captain to score a T20 World Cup century: Harry Brook (England).
- First Associate-nation centurion, and youngest centurion: Yuvraj Samra (Canada), 110 against New Zealand.
- Player of the Tournament: Sanju Samson, 321 runs in five innings.
