IND vs SA: Team India's wicketkeeper batsman Sanju Samson has also scored a century in the fourth T20 against South Africa. This is Samson's second century in this series. Samson has become the first batsman to score 3 T20 centuries in a calendar year.
IND vs SA: Sanju Samson celebrates after scoring a century
IND vs SA: Team India's senior wicketkeeper batsman Sanju Samson scored his second T20 century of the series against South Africa on Friday. With this, he has become the first player to score 3 T20 centuries in a calendar year. India's opener showed great form in the fourth T20I by scoring an unbeaten 109 off just 56 balls with the help of 6 fours and 9 sixes. Samson started the four-match series with a brilliant century. After that, he was out for zero in two matches, but he once again scored a century in the deciding match.
IND vs SA: Tilak Verma gave full support to Samson
On Friday, Sanju Samson looked in complete control and thrashed the South African bowlers. Samson took full advantage of the life he got in the first over and played many amazing shots while staying inside the crease. His brilliant innings took India to a score of 283/1. He was well supported by young Tilak Verma. Tilak played an unbeaten innings of 120 runs. There was a partnership of 210 runs between the two for the second wicket. This is the biggest partnership for any wicket in T20 so far.
IND vs SA: Two centuries scored in the same innings of a match
In the fourth and final T20 match, Team India gave the target of 284 runs to the host team. This is India's highest T20 International score abroad till date and the highest score made by any country on South African soil. The most special record among the records broken was that of two Indian batsmen scoring centuries in the same T20 innings. This record was registered in the name of Samson and Tilak. Both of them made a partnership of 210 runs in just 93 balls.
Sanju Samson with batting partner Tilak Varma after scoring a century
IND vs SA: Tilak hit a century faster than Sanju
Samson (109 not out off 56 balls), who had scored a brilliant century in the first match, once again thrashed the South African bowlers. Tilak gave him full support by scoring a century. Tilak scored an unbeaten 120 off 47 balls. Samson has scored three T20 International centuries in the last five innings, including two zeros. Tilak, on the other hand, has scored two consecutive T20 International centuries. Samson completed his century in 51 balls while Verma (41 balls) took 10 balls less.
