ICC T20 World Cup 2026 IND vs. NZ Final: Sanju Samson only one run away from this record
ICC T20 World Cup 2026 IND vs. NZ Final: The final match of the T20 World Cup 2026 will be played between India and New Zealand on March 8. This title match will be played at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. During this match, Indian wicketkeeper-batsman Sanju Samson could achieve a major achievement. By scoring just one run in this match, Sanju Samson will join Mahendra Singh Dhoni's list.
Everyone will have high expectations from Sanju Samson in the T20 World Cup final. If Sanju Samson manages to score one run in the final, he will join Dhoni in the special list of players who have scored more than 1,000 runs in T20 cricket while playing for India as wicketkeeper-batsman. Dhoni is the first wicketkeeper-batsman to score 1,000 runs in T20 cricket for India.
Dhoni played 98 T20Is for India from 2006 to 2019, scoring 1,617 runs in 85 innings as a wicketkeeper-batsman. During this period, Dhoni also led India to victory in the 2007 World Cup.
On the other hand, Sanju Samson, who made his T20I debut for India against Zimbabwe in 2015, has 999 runs as a wicketkeeper-batsman in T20Is. Sanju has played 44 matches so far.
Dhoni and Samson are followed by Rishabh Pant (996) and Ishan Kishan (545) in the list of India's highest run-scorers as wicketkeeper-batsmen in T20Is.