In the T20 World Cup 2026 match against the West Indies, Team India's wicketkeeper-batsman Sanju Samson played a knock of an unbeaten 97 runs, which came in 50 deliveries. His knock included 12 boundaries and four maximums (Pic: X/@BCCI)

With this, he surpassed legendary batsman Virat Kohli's record of the highest individual score for the "Men in Blue" during a successful run-chase in the history of the T20 World Cups (Pic: X/@BCCI)

He outdid Kohli's record of an unbeaten 82 runs against Australia in 2016. The Delhi-born cricketer also registered an unbeaten 82 runs against Pakistan in Melbourne in 2022 (Pic: File Pic)

This is also India's highest chase in T20 World Cup history, outdoing their 173 runs against South Africa at Mirpur in 2014 (Pic: X/@BCCI)

Samson's knock of an unbeaten 97 runs is also the second-highest individual score for India in T20 World Cup history, with Suresh Raina's 101 against South Africa at Gros Islet in 2010 being the best knock by an Indian in the shortest format's global showpiece's history (Pic: X/@BCCI)