The fan was injured by a shot from Sanju Samson.Image Credit Source: PTI/Screenshot
Ever since Team India introduced Sanju Samson in the opening T20 International, his bat has been on fire. First he targeted Bangladesh and now in South Africa it seems as if Samson’s ferocious form is being seen. After scoring a brilliant century in the first match, Sanju scored another century in the fourth T20 match playing an explosive innings. In the match played in Johannesburg, Sanju beat the South African bowlers fiercely, but one of his shots not only caused pain to the South African team and their fans but even injured a fan. This fan found it impossible to avoid this shot from Sanju and the ball hit this fan hard in the face.
The last match of the T20 series took place between India and South Africa on Friday, November 15, in Johannesburg. The fate of the series would be decided in this match and Sanju Samson played an important role in it. Leaving behind the disappointment of being out for 0 in the last two matches, the Indian opener once again showed his explosive style by sending balls out of bounds towards the fans. Sixes came from Samson’s bat again, which scared the South African players and their fans, but a six turned out to be truly fatal.
The ball hit Sanju’s sixer on his face.
This incident occurred in the 10th innings of the Indian innings. Part-time player Tristan Stubbs came to bowl, but Sanju did the same to him as he did to the main bowlers. Sanju hit 2 consecutive sixes in this over, but one of his shots was so dangerous that it hit the railing built on the stands. There were many spectators sitting near him, but one fan’s luck was not good. After hitting the railing, the ball came towards him quickly and he didn’t even have a chance to save himself. As a result, the ball hit him hard on the left side and cheek. This scared all the spectators present. This fan screamed in pain but the people present immediately helped him. At the same time, an ‘ice bag’ was applied to his face, which helped reduce the pain.
Sanju Samson’s six hit one of the fans in the stadium. pic.twitter.com/fYvUG1k1ZX
-Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) November 15, 2024
He scored the second century in a row and achieved a great result.
Sanju should have hoped that his shot would not cause serious injuries to the fan, but even this small accident did not stop him. After this, the Indian batsman continued the same attack in the next 10 overs and scored a century in just 51 balls. This was Sanju’s second century in this series and the third overall in his career. Sanju scored an unbeaten 109 runs in just 56 balls, which included 6 fours and 9 sixes. Not just Sanju but Tilak Verma, who was ranked number three, also scored a brilliant century for the second consecutive match. Tilak completed his century in 41 balls and along with Sanju formed an unbeaten partnership of 210 runs, on the basis of which team India scored 283 runs.
