In Durban, Sanju Samson scored a brilliant century to help India reach 202 runs in the first innings. When invited to bat first, the tourists made no conscious sacrifices despite playing in a strange country. In the past, captain Suryakumar Yadav has expressed his desire for the players to play aggressive cricket in the shortest format, and thus far, they have met his expectations.
Abhishek Sharma, the opener, left the game after seven runs, continuing his poor performance. Following his ejection, Samson took over and partnered with the skipper for 66 runs. Suryakumar only scored 21 runs off of 17 deliveries, giving the impression that he was not at ease in the middle. This demonstrates how the stumper-batter from Kerala led the middle and ultimately assisted the team in reaching a high total.
According to South Africa captain Aiden Markram, Samson won the match. “The Proteas wanted a good start with the ball, but the keeper-batter’s style made it hard for the hosts, and they didn’t know how to stop him,” he said.
“Where we lost the game was because we wanted to start out better. Sanju performed exceptionally well, exerted pressure on our bowlers, and we have ideas to counter him and improve our strategy moving ahead. It’s difficult to stop him once he starts striking like that, so you have to give him credit,” Markram stated during the post-match presentation.
Sometimes it works, and other times it doesn’t: Sanju Samson.
In international cricket, Sanju Samson became the first Indian player to hit consecutive hundreds. He was named Player of the Match and the Men in Blue won by 61 runs as a result of his performance. Samson discussed the goal during the presenting ceremony and emphasised the possibility that things might not always work out for him.
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We have been discussing the goal of being aggressive and keeping the team ahead of yourself. The 29-year-old stated, “Once you’re playing three-four balls, you’re looking for the boundary. I’m not thinking much, sometimes it pays off, sometimes it doesn’t, happy it worked out well today.”
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