New Delhi, March 8 -- Sanju Samson has cemented his status as one of India's biggest big-match performers by becoming just the third player in T20 World Cup history to score a fifty in both the semifinals and final of the same edition.

Sanju Samson's semifinals heroics against England at Mumbai's Wankhede Stadium set the tone. He blasted 89 off 42 balls, including eight fours and seven sixes, powering India to 253/7, the highest total in a T20 World Cup knockout game. His aggressive 26-ball fifty helped India dominate the powerplay and eventually secure a thrilling seven-run win despite England's Jacob Bethell's century chase.

Carrying that red-hot form into the final against New Zealand at Ahmedabad's Narendra Modi Stadium, Samson deli...