Sanju Samson showcased a brilliant batting display in the Kerala Premier League on Sunday. Playing for Kochi Blue Tuskers, he completed his century in just 42 balls and played a blistering innings of 121 runs off 51 balls.
Sports News: In the Kerala Premier League (Kerala Premier League 2025) on Sunday, Indian wicketkeeper-batsman Sanju Samson (Sanju Samson) created a stir with his explosive batting. Playing for Kochi Blue Tuskers, Sanju completed his century in just 42 balls and remained unbeaten, scoring 121 runs off 51 balls.
His innings included 7 towering sixes and 14 fours. Thanks to this brilliant performance, his team achieved the target of 237 runs on the last ball.
Sanju Samson Smashes a Stormy Century
Aries Kollam Sailors set a large score of 236 runs while batting first. Vishnu Vinod scored 94 runs off 41 balls for the team, while captain Sachin Baby played a brilliant innings of 91 runs off 44 balls. Facing such a big target, Kochi Blue Tuskers needed a b start, which Sanju Samson fulfilled perfectly.
Sanju showed an aggressive approach from the start and completed his half-century in just 16 balls. After that, he smashed a century in 42 balls. During the innings, he attacked every bowler and turned the tide of the match single-handedly. Apart from Sanju, Muhammad Ashik also played an important role. He scored an unbeaten 45 runs off 18 balls, including 5 sixes and 3 fours. In this thrilling match that went down to the last ball, Kochi Blue Tuskers won by 4 wickets.
Tension Increased in Team India Before Asia Cup
Sanju Samson's stormy innings has come at a time when Team India is busy preparing for the Asia Cup 2025. The tournament will begin on September 9 in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Samson has been selected in the team as a wicketkeeper-batsman, and Jitesh Sharma is also included with him. The biggest challenge for Indian team head coach Gautam Gambhir and captain Suryakumar Yadav will be to decide at which position Samson should play.
So far, Samson has mostly been seen opening with Abhishek Sharma, but now Shubman Gill has returned. Gill has also been made the vice-captain of the team for the Asia Cup, and it is believed that he will start the innings with Abhishek Sharma.
