Sanju Samson Sets Records with Historic Century Against South Africa

Sanju Samson Sets Multiple Records, Achieves Historic 1st with Century Against South Africa

Sanju Samson made headlines as he became the 1st Indian cricketer to score back-to-back T20I centuries, registering a fantastic hundred in the first T20I against South Africa in Durban on Friday. This win came on the heels of his explosive 47-ball 111 in India's preceding T20I against Bangladesh. Samson reached his century in just 47 deliveries, smashing 7 fours and 9 sixes along the way. He also recorded the fastest century by an Indian in T20I cricket against South Africa team

List of the players with consecutive T20I hundreds:

- Gustav Mckeon

- Rilee Rossouw

- Phil Salt

- Sanju Samson

With the recent retirements of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma from T20I cricket, 2 openings have emerged in India's top order for the shortest format. Previously on the fringes of the playing XI, Samson has took this opportunity, delivering consistent performances in T20s.

The 29-year-old, who captains the Rajasthan Royals (RR) in the Indian Premier League (IPL), has become only the 3rd player from Test-playing nations and the fourth overall to achieve T20I centuries in consecutive matches. The illustrious group also includes England's Phil Salt, South Africa's Rilee Rossouw, and France's Gustav McKeon, with the latter being the 1st to accomplish this.

Samson was the 1st player retained by the Rajasthan Royals ahead of the IPL 2025 mega auction, with a retention price of Rs 18 crore. Having guided the franchise to 2 playoffs in the last 3 seasons, he is currently regarded as one of India's top T20I batters.

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