Sanju Samson was in red-hot form for Team India on Saturday (October 12) during the third T20I against Bangladesh, which was played at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad. The right-handed wicketkeeper-batter opened the innings for the hosts and top-scored by amassing a total of 111 runs from 47 balls. During his stay at the crease, he hammered 11 fours and eight sixes. It was due to his super show with the bat that India managed to post a total of 297 runs on the board, which in the end proved to be enough for Men in Blue to win the match by 133 runs.
During his first T20I century for India in 33 matches, Sanju broke multiple batting records.
Here’s a look at five records Samson broke during his 111-run knock in the 3rd India-Bangladesh T20I:
1st Indian wicketkeeper to score century in T20Is: Samson created history on Saturday by becoming the first Indian wicketkeeper-batter to score century in T20Is. He crossed the 100-run mark with a boundary on the 40th ball of his inning. Before Samson, the record for the highest individual score by an Indian stumper in T20Is was in the name of Ishan Kishan, who scored 89 runs against Sri Lanka in February 2022.
1st batter to score 100 in India-Bangladesh T20I match: The century in Hyderabad also helped Samson become the first batter to score a century in 17 T20I matches played so far between India and Bangladesh. Before Samson, the record for the highest individual score in an India-Bangladesh T20I match was in the name of Rohit Sharma, who hammered 89 runs in Colombo on March 14, 2018.
Most sixes in an India-Bangladesh T20I match: Samson smacked as many as eight sixes during his 111-run knock against Bangladesh in the third T20I. The eight sixes helped him break Nitish Kumar Reddy’s record of scoring most sixes in an India-Bangladesh T20I match. Reddy smashed seven sixes for India during the 2nd T20I against Bangladesh, which was played in Delhi on October 9, 2024.
2nd fastest century by an Indian in T20Is: Samson crossed the 100-run mark against Bangladesh in 2nd T20I in just 40 balls, which helped him become the second fastest Indian batter to score a century in T20Is. Rohit holds the record for scoring the fastest century for India in T20Is. During his 118-run knock against Sri Lanka in December 2017, he crossed the triple-figure mark in just 35 deliveries.
2nd Indian to hit five sixes in an over: Samson hammered Bangladeshi spinner Rishad Hossain for five sixes in a row during the 10th over of Indian innings, which helped him become the second Indian batter after Yuvraj Singh to hit at least five sixes in an over of a T20I match. During the India-England T20I match played in Durban on September 19, 2007, Yuvraj had smashed six sixes in an over.
For his outstanding knock in the final match of the series, Samson won the Player of the Match award.
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