India’s Sanju Samson and Abhishek Sharma recorded the first 50-run opening partnership in a T20 World Cup final, during the title clash against New Zealand in Ahmedabad on Sunday.
Samson and Abhishek took on the Kiwis’ new-ball bowlers as they brought up their fifty-run stand in just four overs. The Indian pair had already smashed five fours and three sixes by that point.
The previous highest opening partnership in a T20 World Cup final was 48, by Pakistan’s Kamran Akmal and Shahzaib Hasan in 2009, against Sri Lanka.
The previous best by an Indian pair was 25, by Gautam Gambhir and Yusuf Pathan in 2007, against Pakistan.
Published on Mar 08, 2026
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