After getting life support, Sanju Samson played a stormy innings in Ranchi, scored a explosive half-century in just 21 balls.


Indian cricket team’s star wicketkeeper-batsman Sanju Samson has once again stole the show with his explosive batting. In the second T20 match being played at the Jharkhand State Cricket Association (JSCA) International Stadium in Ranchi, Sanju Samson batted in a brilliant and stormy manner and scored a quick half-century in just 21 balls. In the recent matches, questions were being raised on him due to his bat being quiet, but in this match he has given a befitting reply to the critics with his explosive innings. However, his luck also supported him during this innings.

Taking advantage of life donation, Sanju took bowling class

In the Ranchi T20 match, West Indies team won the toss and decided to bowl first. Once again all eyes were on Sanju Samson who came to start the innings. There came a time in the second over of the innings when his wicket could have fallen, but Caribbean player Kamil Puran took a very easy catch. Sanju took full advantage of this gift of life given on a personal score of just 6 and after this he rained fours and sixes all around the field. In the fifth over bowled by Akil Hussain, Sanju scored a total of 22 runs with the help of two sixes and two fours and completely changed the course of the game.

Runs rained in powerplay, Sanju scored 52 runs alone

This explosive innings of Sanju Samson can be gauged from the fact that he took his score to 48 by hitting a four on the fifth ball of the last over of the powerplay and again by hitting a four on the next ball, he completed his brilliant fifty in just 21 balls. On this Ranchi pitch, Sanju single-handedly strengthened Team India’s score in the powerplay. In six overs of powerplay, India scored 79 runs at the loss of 1 wicket, in which Sanju Samson alone scored 52 runs. However, his partner Abhishek Sharma could not play a big innings in this match and was out after scoring 20 runs in 12 balls.