Sanju Samson etched his title in cricket historical past by changing into the primary participant to hit three T20I centuries in a calendar yr. His exceptional achievement got here throughout the fourth T20I towards South Africa on the Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, on Friday. Samson’s good knock performed a pivotal position in India’s record-breaking efficiency.
The Indian workforce posted a mammoth 283/1, their highest abroad T20 whole, shattering the earlier file. It was additionally the best whole ever scored on the iconic Wanderers Stadium.
Samson Breaks Information
Samson’s third T20I hundred positioned him third amongst Indian gamers with probably the most T20I centuries. He surpassed KL Rahul’s tally of two and now trails solely Rohit Sharma (5) and Suryakumar Yadav (4). Notably, Samson achieved his three centuries in final 5 innings.
The Indian wicketkeeper’s explosive innings consisted of 6 fours and 9 sixes, reaching his century in simply 51 balls. This knock additionally marked Samson’s second ton within the ongoing collection towards South Africa.
Tilak Varma Shines Alongside Samson
Tilak Varma joined the social gathering with a scintillating 41-ball century, changing into the second Indian to attain back-to-back T20I lots of. His innings featured 9 fours and 10 towering sixes. Collectively, Samson and Tilak achieved a historic feat – the primary occasion of two gamers from the identical ICC full-member workforce scoring centuries in a T20I match.
Varma and Samson now share one other distinctive file. They’re the one Indian batters to attain two T20I centuries towards the identical opposition.
India’s Domination on the Wanderers
India’s innings began aggressively, with opener Abhishek Sharma smashing 36 off 18 balls. After his dismissal, Samson and Varma constructed an unbroken partnership that powered India to an imposing whole.
The match additionally marked India’s highest abroad T20 rating and the best T20I whole ever recorded on the Wanderers.
This high-scoring affair added a number of information to India’s illustrious T20I historical past:
- Samson turned the primary participant with consecutive T20I centuries in a yr.
- Tilak Varma joined Samson because the second Indian to realize back-to-back T20I tons.
- India set their highest abroad whole of 283/1.
- For the primary time, two batters from the identical full-member workforce scored centuries in a T20I match.
Most T20I Centuries by Indian Gamers
Right here’s the up to date listing of Indian gamers with probably the most T20I lots of:
1. Rohit Sharma – 5
2. Suryakumar Yadav – 4
3. Sanju Samson – 3
4. Tilak Varma – 2
5. KL Rahul – 2
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