DTVHINDI“I have seen a lot of failures, and…”, Sanju Samson gets emotional after his century in Johannesburg
Sanju Samson played an unbeaten inning of 109 runs in 56 balls in the fourth T20 match against South Africa. Sanju Samson (Photo Source: The Indian team defeated South Africa by 135 runs in the last match of the T20 series in Johannesburg and captured the series 3-1. Sanju Samson who was seen playing the role of opener in this series. He made a great start to the series by scoring a century in the very first match, but was out on duck in the next two matches. Sanju again created history by scoring a century in the fourth T20 match. He has become the first batsman to score three T20 International centuries in a calendar year. Sanju Samson has had to face a lot of struggles in his career. He made his debut in international cricket against Zimbabwe in 2015, but till now he has not been able to make a permanent place in the team. Sanju became very emotional while talking about his innings in the fourth T20 match against South Africa. I kept believing in myself- Sanju Samson Sanju Samson said during a conversation with broadcasters after his century, It’s a little difficult to tell right now because I’m breathing very fast. I have seen a lot of failures in my life, two centuries and then two zeroes, I kept believing in myself, kept working hard and today it was successful. After some failures, a lot of things were going on in my mind, Abhishek helped me in the beginning and then Tilak also. Tilak is the future of Indian cricket- Samson In the fourth T20 match against South Africa, there was a partnership of 210* runs for the second wicket between Sanju Samson and Tilak Verma. Sanju scored 109* runs in 56 balls and Tilak Verma played an unbeaten inning of 120* runs in 47 balls. This is the highest partnership by India for any wicket in T20 International. Also, this is the third highest partnership made for any wicket by a full members team in T20 International. Talking about the partnership with Tilak Verma, Sanju said, I have had many partnerships with him, he is a very young player and he is the future of Indian cricket and it is great to partner with him. I don’t like to talk too much, the last time I talked too much I was out for zero twice, I want to keep it simple and focus on what I can do. (That’s) what our captain (Suryakumar Yadav) was expecting from us, and we are happy that we accomplished it.
Sanju Samson created history in Johannesburg, became the first batsman in the world to achieve this feat.
Sanju Samson played an unbeaten inning of 109 runs with the help of 6 fours and 9 sixes in 56 balls in the fourth T20 match. Sanju Samson (Photo Source: Getty Images) The last match of the T20 series between South Africa and India is being played in an exciting manner in Johannesburg. Batting first, India put 283 runs on the board, this is the team’s second highest total in T20. Sanju Samson who was seen playing the role of opener in this series. He made a great start to the series by scoring a century in the very first match, but then created a shameful record by getting out on a duck in the next two matches. Sanju Samson has made a big record in his name by scoring a century against South Africa in the fourth T20 match. Let us tell you, not only legends like Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, no batsman in the world has been able to come close to this record. Sanju Samson became the first batsman to score 3 centuries in a calendar year By scoring a century in the fourth T20 against South Africa, Sanju Samson has become the first batsman in the world to score three centuries in a single calendar year in T20 International. Let us tell you, this is also Sanju’s third century in the last five T20 innings. Sanju had scored his first century this year in the last series against Bangladesh. He played an inning of 111 runs in 47 balls in the last match of the series against Bangladesh. Then he created history by scoring a century in the first and last match of the T20 series against South Africa. SANJU SAMSON – FIRST PLAYER IN HISTORY TO SCORE 3 T20I CENTURIES IN A CALENDAR YEAR. pic.twitter.com/3H9LWlMF1Z — Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) November 15, 2024 Record partnership between Sanju Samson and Tilak Verma In the fourth T20 match against South Africa, there was a partnership of 210* runs for the second wicket between Sanju Samson and Tilak Verma. This is the highest partnership by India for any wicket in T20 International. And it is the third highest partnership for any wicket by a full members team in T20 International. Sanju played an unbeaten inning of 109 runs with the help of 6 fours and 9 sixes in 56 balls. At the same time, Tilak Verma played an unbeaten inning of 120 runs in 47 balls with the help of 9 fours and 10 sixes.
SA vs IND: Samson-Tilak hit centuries, India made a series of records in Johannesburg by making a total of 283/1
Tilak Verma and Sanju Samson played unbeaten century innings in the fourth T20 match. SA vs IND, Sanju Samson & Tilak Verma (Photo Source: Getty Images) SA vs IND, 4th T20I: South Africa and India The last match of the four-match T20 series between is being played in Johannesburg on 15 November. Indian team won the toss and batted first and scored 283 runs on the board at the loss of one wicket. This is India’s second highest total in T20 International. SA vs IND: The pair of Abhishek Sharma and Sanju Samson gave a great start In the fourth T20 match, the pair of Abhishek Sharma and Sanju Samson gave a great start to India. There was a partnership of 73 runs between the two batsmen for the first wicket. Abhishek Sharma returned to the pavilion after playing a stormy innings of 36 runs in 18 balls with the help of 2 fours and 4 sixes. He was out in the sixth over against Adele Simlane. Sanju Samson and Tilak Verma played century innings There was a record partnership of 210* runs for the second wicket between Sanju Samson and Tilak Verma. Sanju Samson played an unbeaten inning of 109 runs in 56 balls with the help of 6 fours and 9 sixes. He completed his century in 51 balls. Sanju has become the first batsman in the world to score three T20 International centuries in a calendar year. Tilak Verma played an unbeaten inning of 120 runs in 47 balls with the help of 9 fours and 10 sixes. He has become the second Indian batsman to score centuries in two consecutive innings in T20 International. SA vs IND, 4th T20I: These records were made in Johannesburg- 1. Tilak Verma (41 balls) has become the third batsman for India to score the fastest century in T20. Rohit Sharma (35 balls) is at first place and Sanju Samson (40 balls) is at second place. 2. India registered its second highest total (283/1) in T20 International cricket in Johannesburg. The team had recorded its highest total this year by scoring 297 runs against Bangladesh. 3. Sanju Samson (3 centuries) has become the batsman who has scored most centuries in T20 as a wicketkeeper. 4. Sanju Samson is the first player to score 3 centuries in a calendar year in T20 International cricket. 5. Highest team total in T20 International 344/4 – Zimbabwe vs Gambia, Nairobi, 2024 314/3 – Nepal vs Mongolia, Hangzhou, 2023, Asian Games 297/6 – India vs Bangladesh, Hyderabad, 2024 286/5 – Zimbabwe vs Seychelles, Nairobi, 2024 283/1 – India vs South Africa, Johannesburg, 2024 278/3 – Afghanistan vs Ireland, Dehradun, 2019 6. Tilak Verma (10 sixes) has equaled the record of Rohit Sharma and Sanju Samson for hitting most sixes in an innings of T20 International. 7. Team India (23 sixes) has become the fourth team to hit the most sixes in an innings of T20 International. 8. The partnership of 210* runs between Sanju Samson and Tilak Verma is the third highest partnership for any…
