Sanju Samson's T20 World Cup Hat-trick: Joins Kohli, Afridi in Elite Club

• Sanju Samson scored a hat-trick of half-centuries in the T20 World Cup 2026 final at Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad.
• He is the third batsman globally to score fifties in both the semi-final and final of the same T20 World Cup edition, joining Shahid Afridi (2009) and Virat Kohli (2014).
• Samson's three consecutive 50+ scores in the tournament put him alongside legends like Mahela Jayawardene, Virat Kohli, and Babar Azam.
• His performance against New Zealand in the final cemented his reputation as a 'game-changer' and 'big player for big matches'.