India’s wicket-keeper batsman Sanju Samson batted explosively in Durban. After losing the toss and batting first, the Indian team had an average start. After this, Sanju Samson and captain Suryakumar Yadav batted explosively.
Sanju completed his half-century in 27 balls. With this, he did what Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Rishabh Pant have been unable to do in T20 cricket to date. Sanju has jointly become the Indian wicketkeeper to score the most 50+ scores in T20.
Sanju has done this feat 3 times so far. Apart from him, Ishan Kishan and KL Rahul have also scored 50 players 3 times each in T20 International. Pant and Dhoni have scored more than 50 only 2 times each in T20 International.
Record-Breaking Innings and Back-to-Back Centuries by Sanju Samson
Talking about the match, Sanju Samson scored 107 runs in 50 balls. During this, 7 fours and 10 sixes came out of his bat. He was caught out while trying to hit the 11th six. With this, Sanju has also made another record in his name. He has become the fastest Indian batsman to score a century in T20 against South Africa.
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Earlier, Sanju Samson had scored a century against Bangladesh in the last T20 played in Hyderabad. Sanju played an innings of 111 runs in 47 balls. Sanju’s bat did not work in the first 2 matches of the series. He scored 29 runs in the first T20 and 10 runs in the second T20 against Bangladesh.
Sanju has scored 2 centuries in 2 consecutive T20 Internationals. With this, he has become the first Indian player to do this feat.
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