• 1 – India is the first team to win the T20 World Cup on home soil.
  • 1 – This is also the first instance of a team defending the T20 World Cup title.
  • 2 – New Zealand lost its second T20 World Cup final after the 2021 edition, the joint-most with Pakistan (2007, 2022) and Sri Lanka (2009, 2012).
  • 3 – India became the first team to win three editions of the T20 World Cup. England and the West Indies have won two each.
  • 3 – Sanju Samson became the third Indian to be named Player of the Tournament in the T20 World Cup after Virat Kohli (2014. 2016) and Jasprit Bumrah (2024).
  • 4 – Jasprit Bumrah’s figures of 4/15 were the best bowling figures by a pacer in a T20 World Cup final and the second best overall.
  • 7 – Sanju Samson became the seventh batter to register three consecutive scores of 50-plus in the T20 World Cup.
  • 14 – Jasprit Bumrah and Varun Chakaravarthy finished top of the 2026 edition’s wicket-taking charts.
  • 89 – Sanju Samson’s score against New Zealand is the highest by a batter in a final.
  • 92 – The PowerPlay score of 92 in the final was the highest for India in T20 World Cups.
  • 96 – The 96-run win against New Zealand was India’s biggest in the global T20 competition.
  • 98 – The opening partnership between Sanju Samson and Ishan Kishan was the highest for any team in a T20 World Cup final.
  • 255 – India’s score of 255 for five was the highest total in the finals of the T20 World Cup and the third-highest in the competition overall.
  • 321 – Sanju Samson’s run tally in just five matches is the most for an Indian batter in a single edition.