Yuvraj Samra dethrones Pakistan's Ahmed Shehzad for huge world record during CAN vs NZ in T20 World Cup 2026

Canada's Yuvraj Samra dethroned Pakistan's Ahmed Shehzad to become the youngest centurion at a T20 World Cups, when the left-hander reached his milestone in 58 balls against New Zealand in a Group D clash of the T20 World Cup 2026. The 19-year-old was aged at 19 years and 141 days when he reached the three figures with a four off Kyle Jamieson in the 17th over.

Coming into this game on the back of 17 runs in the first two games, Samra went all guns blazing, smashing the Kiwis all around the park. He raced to his fifty in just 36 ball, becoming the youngest to score a T20 World Cup half-century. Samra was particularly brutal against James Neesham, smashing the medium pacer for 4, 4, 4, 6 in the sixth over,

Named after Indian legend Yuvraj Singh, Samra was playing in only his 19th T20 International since making his debut in March last year. The southpaw scored 110 off 65 balls, studded with 11 fours and six sixes. He was dismissed in the final over while attempting a big hit against Jacob Duffy.

Youngest player to score T20 World Cup hundred

Before Samra, Shehzad held the recird for youngest t20 World Cup centurion at 22 years and 127 days against Bangladesh in the 2014 edition of the tournament. In fact, Samra's hundred was also the second in this edition of the tournament after Sri Lankan Pathum Nissanka.