Great feat by Sanju Samson. (Photo-PTI)
The first match of the 4-match T20 series between India and South Africa will take place at the Kingsmead Cricket Stadium in Durban. Opener Sanju Samson gave team India a great start after losing the toss and coming to bat first. Sanju Samson has recently been given the responsibility of opening and has lived up to the trust of the management. He batted brilliantly in this match against South Africa and surpassed MS Dhoni in a special list.
Great feat of Sanju Samson
Sanju Samson touched the figure of 50 runs in 27 balls in this match. During this, Sanju Samson hit 3 fours and 5 sixes. Let us tell you, this is the third half-century of Sanju Samson’s T20 career. At the same time, he also scored a century in T20 for Team India. During this period, Sanju Samson scored more than 50 runs as a wicket-keeper three times. With this, he has left MS Dhoni behind in the list of wicket-keepers. Actually, MS Dhoni had scored 50+ twice in T20 as a wicketkeeper. At the same time, Sanju Samson has now scored three 50+ scores in T20 as a wicketkeeper.
Sanju Samson has now jointly reached the top position with Ishan Kishan in terms of scoring the highest score of 50+ in T20 as an India wicketkeeper. Ishan Kishan also scored 50+ runs three times in T20 for India as a wicketkeeper. While KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant and Dhoni have achieved this feat 2 times each. In such a situation, Sanju Samson will now get a chance to surpass all the Indian wicketkeepers in this special list during this series.
Second Indian goalkeeper to do so
Let us tell you that Sanju Samson is only the second Indian wicketkeeper to reach the milestone of 50 runs in T20 in South Africa. Previously, Dhoni had achieved this feat in South Africa in the year 2018. That means after 6 years, an Indian wicketkeeper has scored a half-century in T20 format in South Africa. Let us tell you that this is the 34th match of Sanju Samson’s T20 career, but it is only his 15th match as a wicketkeeper.
