Sanju Samson stars with ton as India defeat South Africa by 61 runs in 1st T20I

The rotation duo of Varun Chakaravarthy (3/25) and Ravi Bishnoi (3/28) past shared six wickets betwixt them to vessel retired South Africa for 141 successful 17.5 overs.

Earlier, Samson became the archetypal Indian to people back-to-back centuries successful T20Is.

The opener notched his 2nd T20I 100 disconnected conscionable 47 balls. His archetypal had travel successful India’s past outing against Bangladesh past month.

Often panned for not realizing the minefield of endowment that helium is, the Kerala antheral has present go the archetypal Indian batter to deed back-to-back centuries successful T20 Internationals arsenic his 50-ball-107 had arsenic galore arsenic 10 sixes isolated from 7 hits to the fence.

Once Samson was dismissed, India could negociate lone 35 runs successful the past 5 overs, which could outgo them dearly successful the agelong run.

On a breezy Durban evening with crosswinds blowing crossed the Kingsmead, Sanju showed Samson-like spot isolated from silken grace that 1 tin subordinate with Rohit Sharma’s halcyon days.

There were pulled sixes disconnected abbreviated balls from leg-spinner Nqabyomzi Peter and to magnitude deliveries from pacers, helium would conscionable marque country and tonk them down the ground.

The champion changeable which would beryllium etched successful the representation for the longest clip would beryllium a lofted six implicit other screen disconnected seamer Andile Semilane wherever the batter holding the airs station execution was show to behold.
He added 66 runs successful conscionable 5.5 overs with Suryakumar Yadav (21) and different 77 with Tilak Varma (33) successful 5.4 overs.

However, South Africa clawed their mode backmost into the crippled arsenic they stemmed the travel of runs by picking wickets successful the past 5 overs.

Pacer Gerald Coetzee who claimed 3 wickets was the prime of the bowlers for the hosts.