Sanju Samson Shines with Blistering Fifty as India Face South Africa in First T20 

The first T20 match between India and South Africa is being played at Kingsmead Cricket Stadium. After losing the toss, the Indian team opted to bat first. Opening the innings for India, Sanju Samson played a blistering knock and brought up a half-century. Samson completed his fifty in just 27 balls, hitting two consecutive sixes off Keshav Maharaj before reaching his milestone. This was Samson’s third T20I half-century.

From the very beginning, Samson looked in great touch, as if he had walked out to bat fully set. As of the latest update, he remained unbeaten on 58 off 32 balls, with 4 fours and 5 sixes.

South Africa’s captain, Aiden Markram, won the toss and chose to bowl first, setting the stage for an exciting contest. This performance from Samson brings back memories of his recent explosive century against Bangladesh, where he scored 111 runs off 47 balls at a striking rate of 236, including 11 fours and 8 sixes.

Here are the line-ups for both teams:

India: Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson (Wicketkeeper), Suryakumar Yadav (Captain), Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya, Rinku Singh, Axar Patel, Ravi Bishnoi, Varun Chakravarthy, Arshdeep Singh, Avesh Khan.

South Africa: Ryan Rickelton (Wicketkeeper), Aiden Markram (Captain), Tristan Stubbs, Heinrich Klaasen, David Miller, Patrick Kruger, Marco Jansen, Andile Phehlukwayo, Gerald Coetzee, Keshav Maharaj, Enricho Peters.