Sanju Samson created history by scoring a century, the first Indian player to do such a feat.
Sanju Samson
Sanju Samson Century: The first T20 match is being played between India and South Africa. In this match, South African captain Aiden McCram has won the toss and decided to bowl first. Sanju Samson has shown excellent batting for India and has scored a strong century. He is in excellent form and has scored the second century of his T20 International career and has done wonders for India.
Sanju Samson completed his century in 47 balls
Sanju Samson completed his century in 47 balls in the first T20 match against South Africa, but after scoring the century, he could not stay at the crease for long and was out. He scored 107 runs in 50 balls, which included 7 fours and 10 sixes. Sanju had played the previous T20I match against Bangladesh and scored a century in that too. He has become the first Indian player to score centuries in two consecutive matches of T20 International. No Indian player before him had been able to do this. Overall, Sanju has become the fourth player to score centuries in two consecutive T20I matches. He has equaled Gustave Macon, Riley Rousseau, Phil Salt.
Players who have scored centuries in two consecutive T20I matches:
Gustave Macon of France, 2022
Riley Rousseau of South Africa, 2022
Phil Salt of England, 2023
Sanju Samson of India, 2024
Rohit scored most centuries for India in T20I
Sanju Sassaman has become the fourth Indian player to score centuries in two or more T20Is in his career. Before Sanju, Rohit Sharma (5 centuries), Suryakumar Yadav (4 centuries) and KL Rahul (2 centuries) have done this. Rohit has scored maximum 5 centuries for India in T20 International.
Sanju Samson made his debut for the Indian team in the year 2015. But then due to poor form, he could not cement his place in the team and kept going in and out of the Indian team. So far, he has scored 701 runs in 34 T20 International matches for Team India, which includes 2 centuries and two half-centuries.
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