India record highest Powerplay score in T20 World Cups: Stats
What's the story
In a magnificent display of power-hitting, India hammered a flurry of boundaries against New Zealand in the 2026 ICC T20 World Cup final. Lighting up the Narendra Modi Stadium's crowd, Abhishek Sharma and Sanju Samson slammed 92 runs in the Powerplay after NZ elected to field. While India recorded the highest Powerplay total in T20 World Cups, Abhishek completed an 18-ball half-century.
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How the two openers started
The NZ bowlers kept Samson and Abhishek at bay in the first two overs, conceding just 12 runs. Settling in, both the Indian openers regularly took the aerial route. As a result, India were 51/0 in four overs. While Samson's maturity kept the scoreboard ticking, Abhishek showed his audacious strokes. As India reached 92/0 in six overs, Abhishek touched the 50-run mark.
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Highest Powerplay score in T20 World Cups
As mentioned, India (92/0) registered the highest Powerplay score in T20 World Cups. West Indies and Ireland are the only other teams with a 90-plus score in this regard. Although Rachin Ravindra dismissed Abhishek in the eighth over, India reached their hundred on the next ball. Notably, India recorded the fastest team hundred in a T20 World Cup knockout (7.2 overs).
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Record 50-plus opening stand
According to Cricbuzz, Samson and Abhishek recorded the first 50-plus opening stand in a Men's T20 World Cup final. The previous-highest was 48 between Pakistan's Kamran Akmal and Shahzaib Hasan against Sri Lanka at Lord's in 2009.