Sanju Samson, current skipper of the inaugural Champions of the Indian Premier League, Rajasthan Royals is set to lead the side in the 18th edition of the marquee T20 event. Sanju Samson has had a pretty decorated IPL career in his own right. Sanju has scored 4419 runs in 168 matches of the most difficult T20 league globally. Sanju has been part of multiple IPL franchises. He has played for three franchises so far – Kolkata Knight Riders, Delhi Daredevils and Rajasthan Royals. He has a batting style of his own, takes the attack to the opposition and is really destructive in early overs.
The talented right-handed batter has played many influential innings in his successful IPL career. However, some of his innings stand apart. Here are three of the most outstanding performances of Sanju Samson in the Indian Premier League.
3. 102 vs RPSG (2017)
This innings announced the arrival of Sanju Samson to the IPL. Having been invited to bat first by RPSG, the team’s batting order crumbled at the start. However, young Sanju took charge and scored his maiden ton against a settled bowling lineup. His innings of 102 runs consisted of 8 boundaries and 5 sixes. Delhi Daredevils posted a total of 205 runs and eventually won the match easily as they bowled out RPSG for just 108 runs.
2. 102 in 63 balls against SRH ( 2019)
In an important match, Captain Sanju rose to the occasion as he scored a ton against Sunrisers Hyderabad. Having won the toss and Rajasthan Royals elected to bat first. Having lost Jos Buttler cheaply, Sanju Samson came into the crease. The skipper smashed a century of 60 balls. Rajasthan was able to post a decent total of 198 runs on a batting-friendly pitch. However, Sanju’s efforts didn’t yield results as Sunrisers chased the target with an over to spare.
1. 121 in 63 balls against PBKS ( 2021)
Sanju Samson played the best knock of his IPL career during the COVID era. In the 4th match of the 14th edition of IPL, playing against PBKS, the captain’s knock single-handedly took Rajasthan close to what would have been a monumental victory. Chasing a mammoth target of 221 runs, Sanju came into the crease and dispatched bowlers all over the ground. He hit 12 boundaries and 7 sixes to score 119 runs. Unfortunately, Sanju failed to finish off the innings, and Rajasthan lost the match by a mere 5 runs.
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