IPL 2023 has been a mixed season for Rajasthan Royals captain Sanju Samson. His team also won five out of the first 10 matches and lost five. Last season’s runner-up, the form of the captain of this team, was a matter of concern for the last few matches. But in the 11th match against Sunrisers Hyderabad, he achieved a big milestone by playing a blistering inning of 66 runs off 38 balls. The special thing is that he is even ahead of master blaster Sachin Tendulkar in the position he has achieved.
Sanju Samson scored an unbeaten 66 off 38 balls in this innings against Hyderabad. His innings included four fours and five sixes. With this, Sanju Samson also joined the club of 300 fours in IPL. He became the 22nd player to do so in the overall IPL. At the same time, he is the 16th Indian to do so. In this list, India’s Shikhar Dhawan has 739 fours. At the same time, Indian veterans like Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma and Suresh Raina are also in the top 5.
Sanju Samson Ahead Of Sachin Tendulkar
The special thing is that Sachin Tendulkar is at number 23 for most fours in IPL; who had hit 295 fours in this league. This Means Sanju is ahead of Master Blaster in this matter. In that sense, it can be a big achievement for the Rajasthan Royals captain. But Sanju Samson has played 149 matches in this league, out of which he has scored 3834 runs in 145 innings. On the other hand, Sachin Tendulkar played 78 IPL matches in which he hit 29 sixes and 295 fours.
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How Has IPL 2023 Been So Far For Samson?
Sanju Samson scored his third fifty in IPL 2023. So far, he has scored 308 runs in 11 matches. So far this season, he has hit 22 fours and 19 sixes. His strike rate has been over 150 throughout the season. His average has also been 28 this season. 66 not out was his biggest score in this innings. His innings came in handy for his team, due to which Rajasthan scored 214 runs in 20 overs against Hyderabad.
