Sanju Samson makes HISTORY in third T20I against Bangladesh, breaks Suryakumar Yadav’s record to…
Sanju Samson made history by scoring his maiden T20I century in just 40 balls, breaking Suryakumar Yadav's record and leading India to a remarkable total of 297/6 against Bangladesh, their highest in T20Is and the second-highest team total in T20I history.
New Delhi: Sanju Samson used to be unstoppable on the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad, hitting his maiden T20I century in mere Forty balls, on October 12, as he outplayed the Bangladeshi bowlers in the 1/3 and final match of the series.
The century used to be a personal milestone for Samson, and on the identical time, he enabled himself to interrupt a record held by T20I captain Suryakumar Yadav. He overtook Yadav’s forty five-ball hundred against England. He is now placed 2d with former captain Rohit Sharma above him, who created the record of the fastest T20I hundred for an Indian together with his 35-ball hundred against Sri Lanka in 2017.
Having batted after putting in a modest performance in the first T20I, where he may score simplest 29 runs, and just 10 in the 2d T20I, Samson used to be desirous to make an impact. Right from the onset of the match, he attacked the bowling attack with aggression, and by visible intent, he proved himself because the captain of the Rajasthan Royals.
Samson’s innings featured an even 11 boundaries and eight towering sixes. India got off to a whimsical start, surpassing the 100 and fifty-run mark in the first 10 overs of the innings.
Captain Suryakumar Yadav played genuinely well on the side of Samson, striking 75 runs from simplest 35 balls. They put up a glorious partnership of 173 runs and blew away the Bangladeshi bowling.
The struggling Abhishek Sharma used to be sent back early in the innings with a mere four runs off pacer Tanzim Hasan Sakib. From there on, alternatively, it used to be the two men who really managed to result in some major damage: 34 off 13 for Riyan Parag and forty seven off 18 for Suryakumar Yadav.
India closed their innings at 297/6, the first time they had broken 300 in T20I cricket. Which is, of course their very best total in the format and the 2d-very best team total in T20I history, on the back of simplest Nepal’s massive 314 against Mongolia. They can never know now, with just three runs shy of history.
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