Sanju Samson IND vs SA: Sanju Samson was chosen Player of the Match for the T20 match played between India and South Africa in Durban. He scored a century while batting aggressively. This innings of Samson is being praised a lot. Pakistani cricketer Ahmed Shehzad has also reacted. He said that Samson should be praised and he should also get credit. Samson had scored 107 runs facing 50 balls.
According to a news in ‘Times of India’, Ahmed Shehzad said, “Sanju really deserves more credit. His recent innings was brilliant. It does not affect him whether he is playing with the junior team or the senior team. It is not common to score two consecutive centuries in international cricket. If it were easy everyone would do it. But Sanju has made a record. This will prove to be very good for his career.
Samson hit 10 sixes in Durban –
The first match of the T20 series was played between India and South Africa in Durban. India won this match by 61 runs. Samson had come to inaugurate. He scored 107 runs with the help of 10 sixes and 7 fours. With this innings, India scored 202 runs. In response, the South African team was all out after scoring 141 runs. With this win, Team India has also taken a 0-1 lead in the series.
Sanju’s international career has been like this –
Samson has got a chance to play in very few international matches so far. He has played 34 T20 matches for Team India. During this period 701 runs have been scored. He has scored 2 centuries and 2 half-centuries. Samson has also played 16 ODI matches. During this period 510 runs have been scored. He has scored 1 century and 3 half-centuries in ODIs.
Also read: IND vs SA 2nd T20: Second T20 match between India and South Africa, know where you will be able to watch the match for free.
