[Watch] Sanju Samson hits back-to-back sixes to reach 50 in IND vs SA 1st T20I
Sanju Samson continued his good form with the bat in the first of the ongoing four-match T20I series against South Africa in Durban on Friday, November 8. The right-handed batter slammed consecutive sixes to reach his half-century. This was Samson’s third T20I fifty, first against Proteas.
The milestone came in the eighth over of India’s innings. Nqabayomzi Peter first bowled a short length ball on middle and leg and Samson picked the length before depositing that over deep mid-wicket. The wicketkeeper batter repeated a similar shot as Peter bowled a half-tracker outside leg off the next delivery.
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“Tiger hain tu Sanju Tiger (You are tiger, Sanju.)… Score, Score, Score! Sanju Samson smashed 50 in no time!”
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Samson is coming on the back of a century against Bangladesh in his last T20I. The 29-year-old slammed 111 runs off 47 balls in Hyderabad. His knock helped the Men in Blue win the third T20I by 133 runs to clinch the series by a 3-0 margin.
Sanju Samson and Suryakumar Yadav dominate after India lose Abhishek Sharma early
Sanju Samson and skipper Suryakumar Yadav looked terrific with the bat after India lost Abhishek Sharma early in the first T20I.
At the time of writing, the visitors were 85/1 after 8.2 overs, with Samson (56 off 30) and Yadav (20 off 14) at the crease. Gerald Coetzee dismissed Abhishek for seven runs.
The two teams are locking horns for the first time after India beat Proteas in the 2024 T20 World Cup final. South Africa will look to avenge the defeat by winning the match and the series.
On the other hand, Suryakumar Yadav and Co. are coming on the back of 3-0 wins against Sri Lanka (away) and Bangladesh (home). The reigning T20 World Champions would now be eyeing to continue their winning momentum against the Proteas.
India won the T20I series in South Africa by a 2-1 margin in 2017/18. The previous series ended in a 1-1 draw in 2023/24.
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