New Delhi. Sanju Samson created history by scoring a goal in the first game of the South Africa tour. Sanju is the first Indian to score centuries in two consecutive T20 International matches. Sanju, who was in excellent form, completed his 50 in 27 balls. He hit the next 20 balls more aggressively. Sanju completed his century on the 47th ball. He hit 9 sixes and 7 fours to cross the 100-run mark. He was eliminated after scoring 108 runs in 50 balls. He was caught by Tristan Stubbs near the boundary line on the ball from Kabayomji Peter.

Sanju is ready to take Rohit’s place
The South Africa series is considered very important for Sanju Samson. After Rohit Sharma’s retirement from T20, there is a vacant place for the opener in the Indian team. Sanju Samson is trying to reach that spot. He scored a century against Bangladesh last month. He then scored 11 runs in 27 balls. Now, by playing an excellent innings against South Africa, he has signaled to the selectors that he is ready to replace Rohit.

Scored runs at a strike rate of 214
Sanju Samson played such a storming innings against South Africa as if he had been waiting for this opportunity for a long time. He did not discriminate against African bowlers and beat them all. Even as wickets kept falling at the other end, Sanju’s bat continued to burn. With a strike rate of 214, he scored a century and made history.

Fourth batsman in the world to score two consecutive centuries
Sanju Samson has become only the fourth batsman in the world to score a century in T20 International matches. Before him, only Phil Salt from England, Riley Rossow from South Africa and Gustave Macon from France could achieve this feat.

India scored 202 runs
Thanks to Sanju Samson’s century, India scored 202 runs for 8 wickets in 20 overs. Alongside Samson, Tilak Verma played an excellent innings of 33 runs. Suryakumar Yadav was out for 21 runs and Rinku Singh was out for 11 runs. India had once scored 162 runs for 2 wickets in 14 overs. At that time, it seemed like India would score more than 220 runs. But the African team managed to control the Indian batsmen in the final over. Indian batsmen scored just 40 runs in the last 6 overs.

Keywords: India vs. South Africa, Sanju Samson, South Africa, Team India