Sanju’s Tsunami… became the first CSK batsman to score a century against Mumbai Indians, made these 5 big records

New Delhi. Sanju Samson appeared in a different style in the high-voltage match against Mumbai Indians. He played an unbeaten inning of 101 runs facing only 54 balls. The most special thing about this innings was that Sanju took on the fast bowlers of Mumbai. The statistics bear witness to the fact that he scored 83 runs in just 40 balls against the Pacers, which included 10 brilliant fours and 6 skyscraper sixes. Although he exercised some patience against spin and kept rotating the strike, but as soon as he gained speed, his bat started to burst into flames.

This century of Sanju Samson is historical in many ways. This is the first century scored by any CSK batsman against Mumbai Indians in IPL history. With this century, Sanju Samson has now reached joint fourth place with KL Rahul in the list of batsmen who have scored most centuries in IPL. Both of them now have 5-5 IPL centuries registered in their names. The special thing about Sanju’s journey is that he has achieved this position while playing for different teams. His first century came for Delhi Capitals, then two for Rajasthan Royals and now he has scored two centuries for Chennai Super Kings also.

Made a place in CSK’s ‘Century Club’
In the history of Chennai Super Kings, there have been very few batsmen who have scored more than one century. Sanju Samson has now joined the list of legends like Shane Watson, Murali Vijay and Ruturaj Gaikwad, who have two or more centuries for CSK. Not only this, Sanju has also equaled Shane Watson’s record of 2018, in which he scored two centuries for CSK in the same season. Earlier in the same season, Sanju had played a destructive inning of 115 runs against Delhi Capitals at Chepauk ground.

Indian dominance in T20 cricket
If we talk about overall T20 cricket, then Sanju Samson has now reached par with Rohit Sharma in terms of scoring the most centuries among Indians. He now has a total of 8 T20 centuries to his name. Abhishek Sharma and Virat Kohli are at the top in this list with 9 centuries each. Looking at the pace with which Sanju is playing, it seems that he can soon become number one in this list too.

New chapter in Mumbai vs Chennai
In this match, CSK also scored its third highest score (207/6) against Mumbai Indians. While Mumbai bowlers were seen struggling on the Wankhede pitch, Sanju’s timing completely turned the match towards Chennai. Mumbai’s fast bowlers were badly beaten and their economy rate remained above 11, while the spinners tried to control it to some extent.

This unbeaten inning of 101 runs by Sanju Samson is not just a century, but a befitting reply to those critics who have been questioning his consistency. Scoring two centuries in the same season and playing such innings against a tough opponent like Mumbai in their own home proves that Sanju Samson is one of the most dangerous batsmen in Indian cricket at present.