India batter Sanju Samson ran havoc on the South African bowling assault on Thursday (December 21) as he smashed 100 in ODI cricket inĀ balls. Coming within the center after Sai Sudarshan’s wicket, Samson saved his cool till he constructed a partnership with Tilak Varma. KL Rahul, Sai Sudarshan and debutant Rajat Patidar departed cheaply.
Fans couldn’t maintain calm after Samson performed a statement-making knock in opposition to the Proteas. Checkout the reactions right here:
Sanju Samson on the batting quantity that’s his.Ā
Ā Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) December 21, 2023
Come on ra #SanjuSamson #INDvsSA pic.twitter.com/PLXaAQaROO
Ā Harry Billa (@Billa2Harry) December 21, 2023
Fifty for Sanju Samson….
Ā In the sequence decider, Sanju standing tall for India, staff below strain and he scored his 4th fifty from simply 14 innings in ODIs. pic.twitter.com/YeiOPS85Ue
Ā Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) December 21, 2023
Sanju Samson at the moment #SanjuSamson pic.twitter.com/WdZQkdMSPa
Ā Mr Om (@MrOm14852020) December 21, 2023
Timely knock for him & staff.
Carry on @IamSanjuSamson#CricketTwitter #SanjuSamsonpic.twitter.com/1JwmsqQ1xM
ā alekhaNikun (@nikun28) December 21, 2023
Coming to the match,Ā South Africa captain Aiden Markram gained the toss and opted to bowl first in opposition to India within the third and closing ODI of the three-match sequence at Boland Park on Thursday.
Rajat Patidar handed his ODI cap. After India’s commanding victory within the series-opener, Proteas turned the tables round and registered an 8-wicket win within the second ODI at Gqeberha.
“Ruturaj Gaikwad hasn’t absolutely recovered from the blow he sustained to his ring finger whereas fielding within the second ODI. He stays below the supervision of the BCCI Medical Team,” BCCI introduced on social media X.
Speaking on the time of the toss, Markram mentioned, “We’ll bowl first. Looks like a good wicket, won’t change too much. We want to keep challenging ourselves, hopefully, we can take wickets regularly and restrict them to a low total. One last push for most of the guys before a nice break, we’ll try our best. Expect more of the same as we did in the second ODI. The dimensions here are certainly different, so running hard between wickets will be key. No changes.”
India skipper KL Rahul mentioned, “Not really. The wicket will be even for both innings and the lights come on pretty late here. We got ourselves to a good position but ended up losing 5 wickets for 40-odd runs. Once we get a good start, we have to make it count. Today is another opportunity for the boys to prove themselves.”
