In the second T20 against West Indies, Sanju Samson batted brilliantly and scored 82 runs off 41 balls. This innings with nine fours and four sixes helped Team India post the highest T20 score against West Indies. The Indian team managed to score 249 runs in 20 overs. Sanju Samson batted brilliantly in this match, but he was also unlucky. He had a chance to score a century but lost his wicket. Sanju Samson is the first batsman in the world to be dismissed between 80 and 90 three times in a calendar year in T20.
Sanju Samson missed three T20 centuries
Before his 82 in Ranchi, Sanju Samson scored 89 against New Zealand in Ahmedabad. He also scored 89 against England at the Wankhede Stadium. Clearly, Samson had a chance to score a century in all three matches, but it didn’t happen. Had Samson converted all three innings into centuries, his questioners would have been silenced. However, this does not bother Sanju Samson.
What did Samson say after his brilliant innings in Ranchi?
After his brilliant innings, Sanju Samson said that he had a filling for the wicket during practice in Ranchi. Samson said, “Yesterday, during practice, I realized that the ball would come fast and stay low. We had to play big shots on every ball. I just tried to play according to the ball. I didn’t plan my shots beforehand. As a professional cricketer you are always under pressure, you can only focus on professional things. In T20 format results are not in your hands, you have to play precisely. My job is to play well for the country. We Scored well.”
