Under a clear, bright sky on a pitch known for favouring batters, India and South Africa took the field for the third T20I. Proteas skipper Aiden Markram won the toss and elected to bowl, sending Indian openers Sanju Samson and Abhishek Sharma out to bat. But India’s start quickly faltered as Samson was dismissed by Marco Jansen in the very first over with a superb delivery from the left-armer.
On the second ball, Jansen unleashed a well-pitched good-length delivery on the leg-stump line. The ball was delivered cross-seam and it further straightened slightly after pitching. Samson aimed to defend but misread the line and the ball skidded low. Thereafter, the white rock bypassed his bat and clipped the leg stump. The Indian wicketkeeper looked stunned by the perfect delivery, while Jansen celebrated as South Africa claimed an early breakthrough. The dismissal sparked a buzz on Twitter, with fans discussing Jansen’s delivery and Samson’s misfortune.
MOST T20 DUCK IN INTERNATIONAL MATCH FOR INDIA.
12 – Rohit Sharma (151 innings)
7 – Virat Kohli (117 innings)
6 – Sanju Samson (32 innings)
5 – Kl Rahul (68 innings)#INDvsSA pic.twitter.com/LLVfH6o4PN— VIKAS YADAV (@VikasYadav66200) November 13, 2024
Sanju in the last 4 T20is:
Century.
Century.
Duck.
Duck. pic.twitter.com/VjHvSv4fMs— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) November 13, 2024
Moye moye!
L 0 L!
Another 0 for Sanju Samson 😭
Now if he is dropped his father will abuse Gambhir and Surya Kumar Yadav 😭 pic.twitter.com/qxa8zVlcot— Ꭾᴀɴᴛᴀꜱᴛɪᴄ (@PantasticPant) November 13, 2024
Another 100 loading next?
#INDvsSA
Sanju Samson’s performance: pic.twitter.com/aDDDUgJjEF— 🇮🇳 رومانا (@RomanaRaza) November 13, 2024
Again ang again!
What a duck again!
Leader of Justice Gang shree Sanju Samson #INDvsSA pic.twitter.com/sTImasMbjX
— AVOID (@Eclipse__05) November 13, 2024
He is built different!😭😭
Sanju Samson…
100
100
0
0
யாரு கண்ணு பட்டுச்சோ 😭😭😭 pic.twitter.com/Vsp7xbFjBg— வர்ஷா🌩️ (@Varshha4ever) November 13, 2024
Something is fishy next innings!
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Sanju samson #INDvSA pic.twitter.com/RKuXbkTUrV
— प्रतीक्षा 🌸 (@Pratiksha_hehe) November 13, 2024