Sanju Samson became the first Indian batter to score two consecutive T20I hundreds. The moment came during India’s first T20I against South Africa on Friday at Kingsmead in Durban. Overall, the right-hander is the fourth batter after Gustav Mckeon (France), Rilee Rossouw (South Africa) and Phil Salt (England) to score two consecutive centuries in the shortest format of the game. His previous T20I hundred came against Bangladesh in Hyderabad earlier in October.
Coming into the game high on confidence, the right-hander from Kerala started from where he left in Hyderabad as he went berserk against the opposition bowlers from the word go. During his stay in the middle, Samson smashed 10 sixes and seven fours and reached his three figures in just 47 balls.
In fact, Samson’s 107 is also the highest individual score in a India vs South Africa T20I, eclipsing David Miller’s 106 not out in Guwahati in 2022. Samson’s 10 sixes also surpassed Rilee Rossouw and Suryakumar Yadav (8) for most sixes by a batter in a T20I between the two sides.
