Ghana, hear this! India's Sanju Samson has smashed his way to 50 sixes in T20 International cricket. This big achievement came during India's Asia Cup 2025 match against Oman in Abu Dhabi. Eei, the guy dey bat well!
Sanju Samson is now the 10th Indian batsman to enter the prestigious '50-six club' in T20Is. He reached this milestone with a powerful six during the game against Oman. This be big news for Indian cricket fans for here!
Samson's Important Innings
Samson entered the game when India was at 6/1. He partnered with Abhishek Sharma and they built a partnership of 66 runs. Later, he had crucial partnerships with Axar Patel (45 runs) and Tilak Varma (41 runs), helping India to a strong total. He eventually got out after scoring 171/6.
A Fine Knock of 56 Runs
Sanju Samson scored a valuable 56 runs off 45 balls, hitting three fours and three sixes. He had a strike rate of 124.44. It's important to note that he didn't get a chance to bat in India's previous two matches in Group B of the Asia Cup 2025. But this time, he show himself!
- Samson join the likes of Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Hardik Pandya, Yuvraj Singh, Suresh Raina, MS Dhoni, and Shikhar Dhawan in terms of T20I sixes for India.
- He reached his 50 T20I sixes in his 45th T20I match (39 innings).
Sanju Samson's T20I Stats
Sanju Samson made his T20I debut for India in 2015. He has also hit over 70 fours in the format (74). Currently, he has 917 runs with a strike rate of over 150. His record includes three centuries and three half-centuries. He now has 52 sixes in T20Is.
Overall in T20 cricket, Samson has over 350 sixes (353) and 638 fours. He has scored 7,685 runs in 307 matches (292 innings). This match saw him score his 49th fifty in T20s. The guy be fire!