Sanju Samson was under huge pressure due to a couple of failures, and he was on the bench for many occasions, or in other words, he was negliated in several times. However, the efforts and challenging spirit can overtake anything, and that is proved by the sensational player in the match against the West Indies. The magical innings of Sanju Samson provided the perfect answer to all critics. The Incredible performance helped team India to achieve the target, and Sanju Samson was not out after scoring 97. So let’s get into the article to check out the highlighting moments of the match.
Highlighting moments of the match between India versus West Indies
Sanju ‘Special’ Samson has guided the team India to a sensational victory with a stunning knock of 97 from just 50 balls and he was not out. The sensation innings helped the team India to pull off a run chase of a massive 196 against West Indies. The victory is making India to seal a spot in the semi-final, while West Indies have been knocked out.
It is worth mentioning that this is the highest-successful T20I run chase at Kolkata’s Eden Gardens. Having said that, sanju Samson’s 97* goes past the record of Virat Kohli as Sanju is now India’s highest individual scorer in a run chase at T20 World Cups. Before this, Kohli’s unbeaten 82s (vs Australia in 2016 and vs Pakistan in 2022) held that record.
India will take on England in the semi-final on Thursday in Mumbai. So let’s wait for the upcoming match.
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