Wicketkeeper batsman Sanju Samson did wonders in the third T20 played against Bangladesh in Hyderabad. Samson played a stormy innings of 111 runs in just 47 balls with the help of 11 fours and 8 sixes in this match. The special thing was that Samson hit five sixes in a single over of Rishhad Hussain. Sanju Samson has become the first wicketkeeper batsman of India to score a century in T20 International. He is also the first wicketkeeper of India to hit five sixes in an over. After the match, Samson told that he had already planned to hit five sixes in an over. Was planning to hit five sixes for a year Sanju Samson said, “There is a long story behind this. I have been trying to do something like this (five sixes in an over) for the last one year. I was chasing it and it happened today.” Samson had the full support of the coach and captain
Samson said, “The dressing room and the leadership group that we have, they keep telling me, we know what kind of talent you have and we support you no matter what, not just with words, they have shown me with action as well. In the last series, I got out twice on zero, I went back to Kerala thinking, what will happen brother, but they supported me in this series and I am very happy that I gave my captain and coach something to smile about.”
India defeated Bangladesh by 133 runs
Team India, after playing first in the third T20, scored a mountain-like score of 297 runs for 6 wickets in 20 overs. In response, Bangladesh’s team could only score 164 runs for seven wickets. India thus won the series 3-0.
