Sanju Samson Half Century: In the 16th season of IPL, Rajasthan Royals is playing its first match against Sunrisers Hyderabad. In this match, Rajasthan Royals captain Sanju Samson was seen in excellent rhythm. In the very first match of IPL 2023, Sanju Samson completed his half-century in 28 balls. This is not the first time that Sanju has scored a fifty in the opening match of IPL. He has been doing this continuously for the last four years.
In this match being played against Sunrisers Hyderabad, Rajasthan Royals captain Sanju Samson came to bat at number three. In this match, he scored an inning of 55 runs in 32 balls while batting at a strike rate of 171.88. His innings included 3 fours and 4 sixes. Captain Sanju Samson helped the team reach a strong total with this innings.
Crossed the 50 mark in every opening match of IPL in the last four years
From IPL 2020 to 2023, in four years, Sanju Samson crossed the 50-run mark in all the opening matches of the tournament. He also has a century in his name, which he scored in the opening match of IPL 2021 against Punjab Kings.
Sanju Samson’s first innings in every IPL season after 2020
74 off 32 balls – against CSK in 2020.
119 runs in 63 balls – against Punjab Kings in 2021.
55 off 27 balls – against Sunrisers Hyderabad in 2022.
55 runs in 32 balls – against Sunrisers Hyderabad in 2023.
All three top order batsmen scored half-centuries
Please tell that in this match, all the three top order batsmen played half-century innings from Rajasthan Royals who came out to bat first. Jos Buttler, who came on the opening, scored 54 runs in 22 balls while batting at a strike rate of 245.45. Butler hit 7 fours and 3 sixes in his innings. Apart from this, Yashasvi Jaiswal added 54 runs in 37 balls with the help of 9 fours and Sanju Samson, who came at number three, scored 55 runs in 32 balls.
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