Yuvraj Samra becomes youngest batsman to score a century in global showpiece

Updated On: 17 February, 2026 03:50 PM IST | Sujay Shivalkar

In the T20 World Cup 2026 match against New Zealand, Canada`s Yuvraj Samra achieved a stunning feat. Here`s all you need to know (Pics: X/File Pic)

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In the T20 World Cup 2026 match against New Zealand, Canada`s Yuvraj Samra achieved a stunning feat. Here`s all you need to know (Pics: X/File Pic)

<p>In the T20 World Cup 2026 match against New Zealand, Canada`s opening batsman, Yuvraj Samra, played a knock of 110 runs off just 65 deliveries, which was laced with 11 boundaries and six maximums <em><strong>(Pic: X/@ICC)</strong></em></p>

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In the T20 World Cup 2026 match against New Zealand, Canada`s opening batsman, Yuvraj Samra, played a knock of 110 runs off just 65 deliveries, which was laced with 11 boundaries and six maximums (Pic: X/@ICC)

<p>He completed his century in 58 balls. With this, he became the youngest batsman to score a century in a T20 World Cup match at just 19 years of age <em><strong>(Pic: X/@ICC)</strong></em></p>

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He completed his century in 58 balls. With this, he became the youngest batsman to score a century in a T20 World Cup match at just 19 years of age (Pic: X/@ICC)

<p>Before him, Pakistan`s Ahmed Shazad held the record, who smashed a century against Bangladesh in the 2014 edition when he was 22 years old <em><strong>(Pic: File Pic)</strong></em></p>

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Before him, Pakistan`s Ahmed Shazad held the record, who smashed a century against Bangladesh in the 2014 edition when he was 22 years old (Pic: File Pic)

<p>His knock of 110 runs is also the highest individual score by an Associate nation player in the T20 World Cups. He surpassed Aaron James of the USA, who had made 94 not out against Canada in the previous edition <em><strong>(Pic: X/@ICC)</strong></em></p>

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His knock of 110 runs is also the highest individual score by an Associate nation player in the T20 World Cups. He surpassed Aaron James of the USA, who had made 94 not out against Canada in the previous edition (Pic: X/@ICC)

<p>Despite Samra`s ton, Canada suffered a loss by eight wickets against New Zealand at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai <em><strong>(Pic: X/@ICC)</strong></em></p>

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Despite Samra`s ton, Canada suffered a loss by eight wickets against New Zealand at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai (Pic: X/@ICC)

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