Sanju Samson carried his form from the 3rd T20I against Bangladesh to the first match against South Africa in Durban. Samson created history for India during the series opener in Kingsmead as he became the first Indian with centuries in back-to-back T20I innings.
Apart from those six overs with the bat where India lost 6/35, the other 34 overs went majorly India's way as the Men in Blue registered an easy 61-run win. Apart from the little partnership between Klaasen and David Miller, India weren't troubled much with the ball after Sanju Samson's ton.
The finalists of T20 World Cup 2024, India and South Africa, will lock horns in the first T20I of the four-match series today. What will be India's playing XI for the series opener? Will Ramandeep Singh make his debut? Will Samson open again? Here we analyse everything
India will be up against South Africa in a four-match T20 series, set to kick off in overcast Durban on Friday, November 8. Some might call it a repeat of the T20 World Cup final which took place four months ago, but for many, it's almost a final audition for the IPL auction a couple of weeks later.
Rajasthan Royals exhausted their retentions before the IPL 2025 mega auction. However, among those six names, England white-ball captain Jos Buttler wasn't the one. Buttler, who has had tremendous run for the Royals across seven seasons, penned an emotional post after not being retained.
Kerala: Established in 2021, the awards are categorised into three groups - Kerala Jyothi, Kerala Prabha, and Kerala Shree -- and announced every year in the wake of 'Keralappiravi', the state's formation day that falls on November 1.
IPL 2025 Retention RR's full list of retained and released players: Sanju Samson, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Riyan Parag and Dhruv Jurel are the top retentions announced by Rajasthan Royals.
Sanju Samson is one of the vital cogs of the T20I team, especially after his maiden T20I ton in 40 balls against Bangladesh recently in Hyderabad. He is next slated to tour South Africa for four T20Is starting November 8. However, Samson is set to undergo treatment before the tour.
Sanju Samson did not play a single game in the T20 World Cup 2024 with Rishabh Pant being the preferred wicketkeeper in the Playing XI. Samson has revealed that he was in line to play in the final against South Africa but was sidelined at the last moment before the toss.
India cricketer Sanju Samson slammed his maiden T20I century in the third T20I against Bangladesh in Hyderabad. On the back of this knock, he has gained massively in the latest ICC T20I rankings jumping by a staggering 91 places.
Sanju Samson has gotten back into India reckoning for multiple performances with his second century in international cricket and maiden ton in T20Is. Samson will now go back to domestic cricket to play the Ranji Trophy and has harboured Test ambitions for India.
South Africa spinner Tabraiz Shamsi asked everyone if the slam-bang cricket, one that was on display on Saturday between India and Bangladesh is fun for people to watch. Team India smashed the highest T20I score among full-member nations amassing 297 on a very good pitch in Hyderabad.
It hasn't always been fair with Sanju Samson but life isn't and he didn't help his cause by not making full use of all the opportunities presented until Saturday night in Hyderabad. It was a culmination of everything Sanju Samson was playing and building towards as he smacked his maiden T20I ton.
Sanju Samson batted on a different level in the India vs Bangladesh 3rd T20I. He has shattered an all-time record of Rohit Sharma during his 111-run carnage against the Bangla Tigers in Hyderabad. Samson was dismissed for 111 by Mustafizur Rahman.
Sanju Samson was in sensational touch during the India vs Bangladesh 3rd T20I at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium. The wicketkeeper batter ripped Rishad Hossain apart as he smashed him for five consecutive sixes in the first innings of the game in Hyderabad.
Sanju Samson and Suryakumar Yadav gave India a record-laden start in the third and final T20I game against Bangladesh in Hyderabad. Samson registered the second-fastest century for India in the shortest format with a memorable knock.
Sanju Samson managed to score just 39 runs in the first two games and is under pressure to keep his place in India's playing XI for the third T20I against Bangladesh on Saturday. India are expected to make three changes to their team having already secured the series.
India could be fielding as many as three debutants in the first T20I against Bangladesh at the New Madhavrao Scindia Cricket Stadium in Gwalior. India T20I captain Suryakumar Yadav has confirmed Sanju Samson will be opening in the first game. Here is India's probable Playing XI.
Suryakumar Yadav will be leading an exciting bunch of youngsters for India in the three-match T20 series against Bangladesh starting October 6 in Gwalior. The BCCI picked only one designated opener for the series with the Test players rested and the ones involved in Irani Cup as well.
After the ongoing Test series against Bangladesh, India will face the same team in the three-match T20I series starting on October 6. But with an eye on the Test season, the selectors are unlikely to pick the players who are in the Test team.
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