New Delhi. Sanju Samson, who came in the opening, scored a brilliant century against Bangladesh. Sanju played a century in the third and last T20 match against Bangladesh at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad. He hit 5 consecutive sixes in one over of Rishad Hussain. Sanju completed his century in 40 balls. He scored a fifty in just 22 balls. Sanju was not able to do anything special in the first two matches of this series but he found the solution in the first two matches in Hyderabad.
Indian captain Suryakumar Yadav won the toss and decided to bat first. India had lost the wicket of opener Abhishek Sharma early but after that Sanju got the support of Captain Suryakumar Yadav. Sanju completed his century in 40 balls. He hit 9 fours and 8 sixes in his century innings. He scored 111 runs in 47 balls. The pair of Sanju and Suryakumar Yadav made a partnership of 172 runs in 69 balls for the second wicket.
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Sanju made these records
Sanju Samson has become the first Indian wicketkeeper to score a century in T20 International cricket. He hit 11 fours and 8 sixes in his innings of 111 runs. During this period, Samson left behind Liam Livingstone and Hazratullah Zazai. This is the fourth fastest century by a batsman in T20 International cricket against a full member team. David Miller is at number one in this list, who scored a century in 35 balls against Bangladesh in 2017. Rohit Sharma has also achieved this feat in 35 balls.
Indian batsman who scored the fastest century in T20 International
The Indian record for scoring the fastest century in T20 International cricket is in the name of Rohit Sharma. Rohit has achieved this feat in 35 balls while Sanju is at second place in this list. He scored a century in 40 balls while Suryakumar Yadav completed his century in 45 balls. Abhishek Sharma has scored a century in 46 balls while KL Rahul has also scored a century in 46 balls.
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FIRST PUBLISHED: October 12, 2024, 20:10 IST
