Sanju Samson surpasses MS Dhoni, Rishabh Pant for this massive T20I performance | Cricket News

NEW DELHI: Indian team batsman Sanju Samson made his name in the record books in the first T20I against South Africa on Friday, surpassing legendary Indian wicketkeepers MS Dhoni and Rishabh Pant by registering his third 50+ score in the shortest format of the game achieved.
With this achievement, Samson joins players like Ishan Kishan and KL Rahul, who have also scored three 50+ scores in T20Is as a wicket-keeper for India, and is ahead of Dhoni and Pant, who have two such scores in their T20I career have.
Most 50+ scores by Indian WK in T20Is

The milestone came in Samson's aggressive innings against South Africa, where he showed impressive power and precision.
The standout moment of his knock was when he hit two sixes in a row against Nqabayomzi Peter and reached his half-century with a brilliant pull shot that sent the ball in front of the field.

Samson's fifty only came in 27 balls and his aggressive approach quickly put South Africa under pressure after they decided to bowl first.
His remarkable strike rate of over 150 demonstrated his attacking mindset as he carved up the South African bowlers with ease.
After winning the toss, South Africa hoped to capitalize on the early bowling conditions.

However, Samson and his partner Suryakumar Yadav quickly turned things around in India's favor and put together a formidable opening partnership.
Despite Abhishek Sharma's early fall on 24, Samson and Yadav took control, accelerating India's score and maintaining a run rate of around 10 per over.