Pecohub India become the first hosts to win a T20 World Cup tournament in their own backyard. They also become the first team to secure back-to-back titles after their triumph in the West Indies in 2024.
The result will be celebrated heavily across the length and breath of India, and certainly for all Indians across the globe.
Sanju Samson and Jasprit Bumrah were not among the top five players on the tournament’s leaderboard at the end of the group stage of the World Cup, but come the Super Eights and knockouts, both put on their best displays.
Samson’s staggering 275 runs in three innings – 97 not out against West Indies in the last Super Eights match, 89 in the semifinal and 89 in the final – have propelled him to second position on the run-scoring charts.
Meanwhile, Bumrah’s seven wickets in the last three games, with four in today’s final, have made him the joint leading wicket-taker alongside compatriot Varun Chakravarthy.
In about three months, the Women’s T20 World Cup will begin in England.
The June 12-July 5 tournament will be held across seven stadiums in six cities: Birmingham, Bristol, Leeds, London, Manchester and Southampton.
