Kolkata, March 1 -- Indian batter Sanju Samson overtook Virat Kohli's record, scoring the highest individual score for India during a successful run-chase in the history of the T20 World Cups.

Samson achieved this record on Sunday with a masterclass against the West Indies at Kolkata's Eden Gardens during a match which was essentially a virtual quarterfinal, with the winner sealing the last semifinal spot. He smacked an unbeaten 97 in 50 balls, with 12 fours and four sixes, outdoing Virat's 82* against Australia at Mohali in 2016 and against Pakistan at Melbourne in 2022.

Sanju has batted as an opener 29 times during a run-chase across IPL and T20Is, and this is the first instance of him staying unbeaten till the end.

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