New Delhi, March 9 -- Sanju Samson was awarded with Player of the Series and while Jasprit Bumrah was named the Player of the Match in the final after India defeated New Zealand in the summit clash to lift their third T20 World Cup title on Sunday. In the process, India became the most successful team in the history of the T20 World Cup (2007, 2024 and 2026) with three titles.

Playing just five matches, Samson made an instant impact with three back-to-back match-winning knocks for India. The Kerala batter single-handedly took India into the semifinals with his 97 not out against West Indies before identical scores of 89 in the semifinal and final paved way for India's wins.

With this, Samson surpassed Virat Kohli (319 in 2014) for most ...