4 members of the title-winning India national cricket team — Sanju Samson, Ishan Kishan, Hardik Pandya and Jasprit Bumrah — have been chosen within the official Group of the Match for the ICC Males’s T20 World Cup 2026 after India secured a file third title.Main the Indian contingent is Participant of the Match Samson, who loved a exceptional marketing campaign on the prime of the order. The wicketkeeper-batter amassed 321 runs in simply 5 innings. Regardless of not beginning the match in India’s taking part in XI, Samson made an instantaneous influence as soon as launched, producing Participant of the Match performances in opposition to the West Indies nationwide cricket crew and the England nationwide cricket crew.

He capped his match in model by smashing 89 within the last in opposition to the New Zealand nationwide cricket crew — the best particular person rating in a males’s T20 World Cup last.Kishan was one other key performer in India’s batting line-up. The left-hander scored 317 runs, the fourth-highest tally within the match, whereas sustaining a placing price of 193.29. Batting on the prime of the order, Kishan delivered a standout 77 in opposition to the Pakistan nationwide cricket crew earlier than shifting to quantity three later within the competitors. He additionally performed essential innings in opposition to England and New Zealand, together with a half-century within the last.All-rounder Pandya earned his place for contributions with each bat and ball. He struck two fifties throughout the match, highlighted by a blistering 52 off 28 balls in opposition to the Namibia nationwide cricket crew. With the ball, Pandya claimed 9 wickets, usually delivering breakthroughs at key moments.Bumrah, who was named Participant of the Match within the last, accomplished India’s illustration within the XI. The tempo spearhead ended the match because the joint-leading wicket-taker with 14 wickets from eight matches and maintained a powerful economic system price of 6.21. His greatest efficiency got here within the last the place he produced figures of 4 for 15.The crew’s opening slot is occupied by Sahibzada Farhan of the Pakistan nationwide crew, who completed because the main run-scorer within the competitors with 383 runs at a median of 76.60. His match featured two centuries, together with knocks in opposition to the Sri Lanka nationwide cricket crew and Namibia.South Africa’s Aiden Markram has been named captain of the aspect, which additionally consists of England’s Will Jacks, West Indies all-rounder Jason Holder, South African pacer Lungi Ngidi, England spinner Adil Rashid and Zimbabwe fast Blessing Muzarabani.Namibia’s Shadley van Schalkwyk has been named because the twelfth participant within the squad.

ICC Males’s T20 World Cup 2026 Group of the Match:

Sahibzada Farhan, Sanju Samson (wk), Ishan Kishan, Aiden Markram (c), Hardik Pandya, Will Jacks, Jason Holder, Jasprit Bumrah, Lungi Ngidi, Adil Rashid, Blessing Muzarabanitwelfth participant: Shadley van Schalkwyk.