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Sanju Samson played a brilliant inning of 107 runs in 50 balls with the help of 7 fours and 10 sixes.
SA vs IND, 1st T20I: The first match of the four-match T20 series between South Africa and India is being played in Durban on 8 November. Fans got to see The Sanju Samson Show in the ground today. Sanju was seen in dangerous form in the last series against Bangladesh, he scored a century in the last T20 against Bangladesh.
Even against South Africa today, the batsman has maintained his excellent form by scoring a century. Let us tell you, Sanju has become the first Indian batsman to score back to back centuries in T20 International.
Sanju Samson completed his half-century in 27 balls.
Sanju Samson completed his half-century in 27 balls in style by hitting back to back sixes against Nqabayomzi Peter on the second and third balls of the 8th over of the innings.
Sanju Samson smashed 6.6 to bring up his fifty.pic.twitter.com/jOGDh7W9HC
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) November 8, 2024
Sanju scored a century in 47 balls
Sanju Samson completed his century in 47 balls by taking a single against Keshav Maharaj on the first ball of the 15th over of the innings. This is the second T20 International century of Sanju Samson’s career. Sanju was caught by Tristan Stubbs off the ball of Nqabayomzi Peter in the 16th over. He played a brilliant inning of 107 runs in 50 balls with the help of 7 fours and 10 sixes.
SANJU SAMSON – THE FIRST EVER ASIAN IN HISTORY TO SMASH BACK TO BACK T20I HUNDREDS. pic.twitter.com/t7AT54ijpP
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) November 8, 2024
Sanju Samson equaled Rohit Sharma
In the first T20 match against South Africa, Sanju Samson hit a total of 10 sixes. He has equaled Rohit Sharma’s record of hitting most sixes in an innings of T20 International. Rohit had hit 10 sixes against Sri Lanka in Indore in 2017.
India scored 202 runs against South Africa
Batting first in the first T20 match against South Africa, Team India scored 202 runs on the board at the loss of 8 wickets. Sanju Samson played an inning of 107 runs and Tilak Verma played an inning of 33 runs. For South Africa, Gerald Coetzee took the maximum of three wickets for 37 runs in 4 overs.
