Sanju Samson could not score a hat-trick of centuries, the game ended within 3 balls, Kohli-Rohit’s record broken

Rahul Tiwari

khelja|10-11-2024

In cricket, every day, every match and often every ball is different. What a player did before that or what happened to him does not affect his next ball or match. He has to prepare again for the next moment. Team India's wicketkeeper-batsman Sanju Samson also realized this. After scoring brilliant centuries in two consecutive T20 matches, there were huge expectations from Sanju for the third time but this time, leave alone a century, he could not even open his account. Along with this, he also made a record which one would never want to remember.

Couldn't score a hat-trick, was out on 0

Sanju Samson scored a brilliant century in the first match of the T20 series between India and South Africa. In that match played two days ago in Durban, Sanju had scored a century in just 47 balls. This was his second consecutive T20 International century. Just before that he had also scored a century against Bangladesh. In this way, he became the first Indian batsman to score two consecutive T20 International centuries. Seeing such excellent form, big scores were expected from him and even a hat-trick of a century was expected but it did not happen.

Sanju could not succeed in this in the second match of the series on Sunday 10 November at St. George Park ground in Port Elizabeth. South African fast bowler Marco Johnson made him his victim in the very first over of the innings. Yanson not only dismissed Samson but also embarrassed the Indian batsman for playing the wrong shot by uprooting Samson's leg stump. Sanju played 3 balls but could not even open his account. With this he suddenly fell from the throne to the floor.

Virat-Rohit's record broken

With Sanju getting out on 0 like this, some special records were also created, which he would like to forget as soon as possible. This is the fourth time this year, when Sanju Samson was out without opening the account in T20 International. In this way, the new record of the Indian batsman who has been out on 0 for the most number of times in a year is now in the name of Sanju Samson. Before him, Virat Kohli, Yusuf Pathan and Rohit Sharma were out 0-3 times in a year. Not only this, he has also become the second batsman to score a century and then get out on 0 in a T20 series against South Africa. Before him, Johnson Charles of West Indies also faced a similar fate.

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