Sanju Samson slams his 2nd T20I century: Key stats
India's Sanju Samson floored the South African bowlers in the first T20I being held at Kingsmead, Durban. Samson, who opened the innings, smashed a whirlwind century. He shared two pivotal stands alongside Suryakumar Yadav and Tilak Varma. Samson smashed his 2nd T20I century. His first hundred came against Bangladesh. He managed 107 from 50 balls before being dismissed by Nqabayomzi Peter.
Fourth Indian batter with multiple T20I centuries
Samson is now the fourth Indian batter with multiple centuries in the format for India. He joins the likes of Rohit Sharma (5), Suryakumar (4) and KL Rahul (2). Samson's 107 takes him to 701 runs at 25.96. In addition to 2 tons, he owns 2 fifties as well for India. Notably, this was his maiden clash versus the Proteas.
7,000 runs in the 20-over format for Samson
During his knock, Samson surpassed 7,000 runs in T20s. He attained the milestone in his 282nd match (269 innings) as per ESPNcricinfo. Samson owns 7,048 runs with the help of 5 tons and 46 fifties.
Highest score in India-SA T20Is
Samson's 107 is now the highest individual score in a T20I between India and South Africa. He surpassed David Miller's unbeaten 106 in Guwahati in 2022.
More records for Samson
Samson's 107 follows the 122 he smashed versus Bangladesh in October 2024. He is now the 4th batter to register successive tons in T20Is after the likes of Gustav Mckeon, Rilee Rossouw, and Phil Salt. As per Cricbuzz, Samson managed 58 runs from 27 balls against spin in this contest. It's now the third-most runs in an innings by an Indian batter against spin.
Samson equals Rohit's unique record
10 sixes by Samson is the joint most for India in a T20 International alongside Rohit who hit 10 against Sri Lanka in Indore in 2017.
