Sanju likes Wankhede, this time Mumbai band played, scored century in 54 balls
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Sanju Samson has an old connection with Wankhede. Now the fans could not forget his explosive innings of 89 runs against England in the semi-finals of T20 World Cup 2026. He gave another blast in IPL 2026 against Mumbai Indians. Taking full advantage of the small boundary and flat wicket, Sanju completed his half century in just 26 balls.
Sanju Samson played a explosive inning against Mumbai Indians.
New Delhi. As soon as the name of Wankhede Stadium comes to the mind of cricket fans, the picture of rain of sixes and flat wicket emerges. On the night of 23 April 2026, on this historic ground, Sanju Samson once again proved why this ground is no less than a ‘lucky charm’ for him. Till date, fans have not been able to forget the innings against England in the recent T-20 World Cup.
Sanju Samson has an old connection with Wankhede. Now the fans could not forget his explosive innings of 89 runs against England in the semi-finals of T20 World Cup 2026. He gave another blast in IPL 2026 against Mumbai Indians. Taking full advantage of the small boundaries and flat wicket, Sanju completed his stunning century in just 54 balls. This is Sanju’s second century this season.
‘Sanju Special’ innings against Mumbai
Sanju, who came to open for Chennai Super Kings (CSK), adopted an aggressive stance from the beginning. By the end of the power play, thanks to Sanju, the team’s score was 73/2, in which Sanju had scored 35 runs alone.
Sanju did not give any concession to Mumbai bowler Krish Bhagat, who was playing his first match. By scoring 15 runs in Krish’s over, Sanju made his intentions clear that he is not going to stop today. While continuously hitting fours and sixes, Sanju scored 101 runs in just 54 balls which included 10 fours and 6 sixes. Sanju played all the balls of the last over which Krish bowled and completed his second century of this season.
series of records
IPL 2026 has been full of dreams for Sanju Samson. Before this, he had played a historic inning of 115 runs against Delhi Capitals, which was the first century of this season. Sanju has become the only player in IPL history to score the first century of the season in four different seasons (2017, 2019, 2021 and 2026).
World Cup form continues
Sanju Samson emerged as India’s biggest ‘match winner’ in the T20 World Cup 2026. Statistics show that he was the “Player of the Tournament” of the tournament, where he scored runs at a strike rate of 199 in the knockout matches. Now he is showing the same ‘killer instinct’ in the yellow jersey of Chennai in the IPL. This innings of Sanju was not only a nightmare for the Mumbai Indians bowlers, but was also an answer to all those critics who questioned his consistency. When Sanju’s bat swings in Wankhede, the only noise heard is applause and the ball crossing the boundary line.
