2024-05-08 08:53:00
Sanju Samson is performing well in IPL 2024. Sanju has been careful not to let the pressure of captaincy affect his performance even once. Sanju, a seasoned team man, this time wields the baton for the team more than for his own achievements.
Fans also saw the star’s selfless innings during the match against Delhi Capitals. Sanju scored 86 runs off 46 balls. Sanju had to be dismissed due to the third umpire’s controversial decision, despite scoring his fourth century in his IPL career.
It was his fifth half-century of the season against the Capitals. Earlier, Sanju scored half-centuries in both matches against Lucknow Super Giants (82*, 71*) and this season, Sanju has scored half-centuries against Royal Challengers Bengaluru (69) and Gujarat Titans (68*).
This is the first time in his IPL career that Sanju has completed five fifties in a season. Sanju has 25 fifties in his IPL career so far.
Half-centuries scored by Sanju Samson in every season
2013 – 1
2014 – 2
2015 – 1
2016 – 1
2017 – 2
2018 – 3
2019 – 0
2020 – 3
2021 – 2
2022 – 2
2023 – 3
2024 – 5*
So far this season, Sanju has scored 471 runs in 11 innings at an average of 67.29 and a strike rate of 163.54. The player delivered a career-best performance in the IPL.
If he manages to score 14 more runs in the remaining matches this season, Sanju can also surpass his mark of most runs in an IPL season. The highest score by a Rajasthan skipper in a season is 484 in 2021.
Sanju also made another record in the last match. Sanju became the fastest player to reach 200 IPL sixes in terms of innings played.
Fastest player to hit 200 sixes in IPL (In terms of sleeves)
(Star – Sleeves taken to complete 200 sixes in order)
Sanju Samson – 159*
MS. Dhoni – 165
Virat Kohli – 180
Rohit Sharma – 185
Suresh Raina – 193
With his six sixes in the last match, Sanju became ninth in the list of players who have scored most sixes in the IPL.
Players with most sixes in IPL
(In order of star – Six)
Chris Gayle – 357
Rohit Sharma – 276
Virat Kohli – 258
A B. De Villiers – 251
MS. Dhoni – 248
David Warner – 236
Kieron Pollard – 223
Andre Russell – 207
Sanju Samson – 205*
Suresh Raina – 202
Despite losing the last match, Rajasthan Royals are still in second position. The team currently has 16 points from 11 matches with eight wins and three losses.
Rajasthan’s next match will take place on May 12. Home team Chennai Super Kings will be the opponent for the match at Chepauk.
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