Highest individual scores in T20 World Cup knockouts: Sanju Samson enters top five
Indian opener Sanju Samson recorded the fourth-highest score by a batter in a T20 World Cup knockout game, during the semifinal against England at the Wankhede on Thursday.
Samson smashed a 42-ball 89 to give India a flying start in its last-four clash.
On Wednesday, New Zealand’s Finn Allen had become the first player to score a hundred in a T20 World Cup knockout game.
India’s Virat Kohli had scored an unbeaten 89 against West Indies at the Wankhede in 2016.
Highest individual scores in T20 World Cup knockouts
100* – Finn Allen (NZ) vs SA (2026)
96* – Tillakaratne Dilshan (SL) vs WI (2009)
89* – Virat Kohli (IND) vs WI (2016)
89 – Sanju Samson (IND) vs ENG (2026)
86* – Alex Hales (ENG) vs IND (2022)
Published on Mar 05, 2026
