India vs South Africa LIVE Score : Sanju Samson played an amazing innings and scored a century. In this match being played in Durban, Sanju also made many great records on the basis of his century.
New Delhi: It was a long time when Sanju Samson was there and gone from the list of Team India with always disappointed hope of getting opportunities. Now, it seems Sanju is finally solidifying his position. Since T20 World Cup many had been given a break, therefore Sanju Samson is going all out to cash the opportunity he got. Sanju has made a great debut in South Africa as well after showing an amazing performance against Bangladesh. Sanju has played an amazing innings and also scored a century in the first match of the T20 series between India and South Africa. On the basis of this century in Durban, Sanju also made many great records in that match.
The ten sixes equaled Rohit’s feat from the famous innings of 118 for India against Sri Lanka in Indore in 2017. Samson became only the second Indian to achieve that many sixes in a T20I innings. The sensational knock of 107 came off just 50 balls which was replete with bold strokes lighting up the stadium and shocking the South African bowlers. Samson’s innings also came as his second successive T20I hundred, a milestone that makes him the first Indian to score back-to-back centuries in the shortest format. It also had seven 4s and a strike rate above 200 that helped India post a competitive 202/8. Fireworks started early and with wickets falling on and around him, Samson held on, dominating the bowlers and giving India a great platform to defend. Probably not underestimating the momentum Samson would bring along, South Africa won the toss and chose to bowl first. Aggressive play from him kept the South African attack on the back foot, with bowlers like Marco Jansen and Gerald Coetzee failing to produce an answer to his blistering shots Powered by the impressive play by Samson, India crammed enough runs to deliver a huge target for South Africa to chase. This super ton added Samson to the exclusive group of players across the world who have scored back-to-back hundreds in T20Is, joining names such as Gustav McKeon, Rilee Rossouw, and Phil Salt. Samson’s hundred ensured he is now among the best wicket-keepers from India in T20I history His three 50+ knocks in T20Is have him way above legends MS Dhoni and Rishabh Pant and alongside Ishan Kishan and KL Rahul.