Sanju Samson scored his second successive T20I century, smashing 107 off just 50 balls as India took a 1-0 lead in the series in Durban.

Team India batter Sanju Samson on Friday etched his name in the record books during the first T20I against South Africa, surpassing legendary Indian wicket-keepers MS Dhoni and Rishabh Pant by recording his third 50+ score in the shortest format of the game.

Sanju Samson, on Friday, November 8, became the joint-seventh fastest Indian to reach the landmark of 7000 runs in T20Is. He got to the milestone in his 269th innings in T20Is during the opening T20I against South Africa at the Kingsmead in Durban.

Samson's exceptional performance against South Africa showcased his aggressive batting style, characterized by power and precision.

Team India's keeper-batter Sanju Samson struck a brilliant 107 off 50 balls as the Men in Blue hammered South Africa by 61 runs in the first T20I at Kingsmead in Durban on Friday, November 8.

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On the back of a brilliant hundred, Samson made it to the elite list of batters who have made multiple tons as he joined the likes of Suryakumar Yadav, Rohit Sharma, and KL Rahul.

Former South African captain AB de Villiers wants Indian wicketkeeper-batter Sanju Samson to be included in India's all formats team. Samson has been in outstanding form, recently scoring back-to-back T20I centuries.

The century against South Africa was Sanju Samson's second consecutive T20I hundred after the Bangladesh ton in the last T20I of the 3-match series back in October.