When someone rises to the occasion while others lose their focus, a wave of heartfelt emotions often follows. Such was the case for Sanju Samson in the final T20I between India and Bangladesh at Hyderabad, where his departure after scoring a century left Suryakumar Yadav feeling for him.
The Indian batters were in a punishing mood, launching a fierce assault on the Bangladesh bowlers. After the early loss of Abhishek Sharma, it was Sanju Samson and Suryakumar Yadav who wreaked havoc, propelling the score to 82/1 by the end of the powerplay. Both batters reached half-centuries in under 25 deliveries, helping India amass a mammoth 152/1 at the end of 10 overs. Samson then went on to score a brilliant century in just 31 balls, but his impressive innings was cut short when Mustafizur Rahman dismissed him in the 14th over.
On the fourth delivery of that over, Mustafizur bowled a short ball that slightly deceived Samson with its lack of pace. He attempted to smash it over deep square leg for a maximum but mistimed the shot entirely. The ball sailed into the hands of Mahedi Hasan, who was positioned perfectly for the regulation catch. As the packed Hyderabad crowd rose to applaud, Samson walked off after scoring 111 runs off 47 deliveries. Suryakumar, with his arm around Samson’s shoulder and a smile on his face, showed appreciation for the spectacular innings, sending the Twitterverse into a frenzy.
It ends!!
Boom
After early wicket of Abhishek Sharma. Sanju Samson, Surya Kumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya and Riyan Parag bashing Opp. Bowlers be like 💥 #RohitSharma #SanjuSamson #Gambhir#SuryakumarYadav #INDvBAN #INDvsBAN pic.twitter.com/KQ4jOcpY43
— Ashutosh Srivastava 🇮🇳 (@sri_ashutosh08) October 12, 2024
Sanju Samson celebration after century and Look at the smile from Surya Kumar Yadav 😂 pic.twitter.com/9NqIJRk8Hh
— R A T N I S H (@LoyalSachinFan) October 12, 2024
Not everyday
Not every day you will see someone like Surya getting overshadowed in T20I while batting but that’s the talent of Sanju Samson. That’s how he played today.
— Aditya Saha (@Adityakrsaha) October 12, 2024
Never ever
Ever since debut of Surya Kumar Yadav, I have never seen anyone outscoring Sky in T20Is that speaks volume of Sanju Samson’s brilliance tonight 🔥
Sanju was basically toying with bowlers and missed a great chance of 150 but its okay @IamSanjuSamson ❤️🇮🇳pic.twitter.com/VGZSXTvSyg— Rajiv (@Rajiv1841) October 12, 2024
Thanks Surya and Gambhir, you believed in Sanju Samson and didn’t drop him after two matches.🙏🥲 pic.twitter.com/FUnqlLuEIF
— CrickSachin (@Sachin_Gandhi7) October 12, 2024
Sanju on fire
Destroyed
Surya and sanju destroying bangladesh bowlers so badly… what a hitting by the both batsmans #IndvBan #SanjuSamson #SuryakumarYadav #Surya pic.twitter.com/lACD2VTbcE
— Ujjawal Beniwal (@UjjawalBeniwal) October 12, 2024
Sanju Samson career revival knock
Thank you Surya kumar yadav for trusting him 🩷😌 pic.twitter.com/H2t7VZ8yo6— Registanroyals (@registanroyals) October 12, 2024
True
Sanju. Surya. Riyan. Hardik. Felt like it was a competition between the 4 today to show who bats more sexy.
— arfan (@Im__Arfan) October 12, 2024
