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Samson's struggles against leg-spin

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Samson will have the spotlight

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T20I leg-spin dismissals.

The ball turning away has certainly troubled Samson at the highest level. He has fallen prey to leg-spinners five times in 10 T20I innings (70 runs off 55 balls).

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Overall stats against leg-spinners

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A look at his T20I stats

Samson made his T20I debut back in 2015. He then got a chance against Sri Lanka in January 2020. Samson owns 333 runs in 22 T20Is at 18.50. His strike rate reads 131.62.

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Is time running out for Samson?