The innings began with Samson smashing a fast-paced century.
Alongside Tilak Varma and Suryakumar Yadav, he shared two crucial stands.
Samson scored his second century in T20I. Against Bangladesh, he scored his first hundred.
He was removed by Nqabayomzi Peter after reaching 107 off 50 balls.
Fourth Indian hitter with various T20I hundreds of years
Samson is presently the fourth Indian player with several centuries in the organization for India.
He joins any semblance of Rohit Sharma (5), Suryakumar (4) and KL Rahul (2).
Samson’s 107 takes him to 701 runs at 25.96. Notwithstanding 2 tons, he claims 2 fifties too for India.
Strikingly, this was his lady conflict versus the Proteas.
7,000 runs in the 20-over design for Samson
During his thump, Samson outperformed 7,000 runs in T20s. He accomplished the achievement in his 282nd match (269 innings) according to ESPNcricinfo. Samson possesses 7,048 runs with the assistance of 5 tons and 46 fifties.
Most noteworthy score in India-SA T20Is
Samson’s 107 is currently the most elevated individual score in a T20I among India and South Africa. He outperformed David Mill operator’s unbeaten 106 in Guwahati in 2022.
More records for Samson
Samson’s 107 follows the 122 he crushed versus Bangladesh in October 2024.
He is presently the fourth player to enroll progressive tons in T20Is after any semblance of Gustav Mckeon, Rilee Rossouw, and Phil Salt.
According to Cricbuzz, Samson oversaw 58 runs from 27 balls against turn in this challenge. It’s currently the third-most shows in an innings to an Indian player against turn.
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Samson rises to Rohit’s remarkable record
10 sixes by Samson is the joint most for India in a T20 Global close by Rohit who hit 10 against Sri Lanka in Indore in 2017.