Sanju Samson seized his opportunity with a spectacular maiden T20I century, leading India to a record total of 297-6 and a commanding 133-run victory over Bangladesh, while also capturing the second-fastest century in India’s T20 history.
New Delhi: Samson has never really had much of a run with the team India, failing to cash in on the opportunities that came his way and losing his spot in the line-up. He recently got one due to the retirement of many seniors-Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli-with T20I-from the T20 World Cup. He managed to grab this opportunity as he has so far been able to sum up all the lessons given him through those first two underwhelming outings.
THE CENTURY CELEBRATION BY SANJU SAMSON. 💪🇮🇳 pic.twitter.com/basUF8ICmL
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) October 12, 2024
It’s Sanju Samson’s world, and we are just living in it ❤️❤️
Happy to see him do well 🥺#IndvsBan pic.twitter.com/IXae9Lm6km
— Broken Cricket Dreams Cricket Blog (@cricket_broken) October 12, 2024
Hyderabad jumps in joy to celebrate the centurion! 🥳
📽️ WATCH the 💯 moment
Live – https://t.co/ldfcwtHGSC#TeamIndia | #INDvBAN | @IDFCFIRSTBank pic.twitter.com/OM5jB2oBMu
— BCCI (@BCCI) October 12, 2024
The evident happiness and relief reflected in Samson’s face after hitting a boundary to go for his maiden T20I century, that got him the second-fastest in the history of India. A joyous reaction upon achieving this milestone ran viral on social media.
Sanju Samson joined Suryakumar Yadav after the early dismissal of Abhishek Sharma and together they had severe punishment for the Bangladeshi bowlers. India raced to 100 in just 7.1 overs, the fastest in their history ever in the T20 format. While Samson was all out on attack mode, Yadav has been no less impressive and reached fifty in just 23 balls. While Sanju was dismissed in 111, and just another ball after that when Surya lost his wicket at 75, the onslaught didn’t stop. Riyan Parag hammered 34 off 13 balls, and Hardik Pandya bailed India out to add 47 off 18. The Bangladesh set a new total of 297-6, as Bangladesh was reduced to 164-7 to lose the match by 133 runs.
