Duleep Trophy 2024: Watch: Sanju Samson unleashes explosive T20 batting with boundary rampage

Wicketkeeper-batter Sanju Samson stunned everyone with his batting in the Duleep Trophy match between India D and India A. Sanju Samson, playing his first Duleep Trophy match of the season, smashed glorious shots at the Rural Development Trust Stadium in Anantapur on Sunday, September 15.

He wasn't included in any of the four squads for the Duleep Trophy 2024 season. However, he was recalled to the squad after Ishan Kishan was ruled out of the first match. Sanju Samson didn't get a chance in the playing XI during the first game but returned to the playing XI for the second round.

The bowler dismissed the right-handed batter for five runs off six deliveries during the first innings. However, he played a fiery knock under pressure during the second innings. He came to bat when the team was at 158/4 in a chase of 488 runs. Samson took the spinners to the cleaners on the fourth day.

Watch: Sanju Samson's Quickfire Knock In Duleep Trophy 2024

Sanju Samson began his innings with a beautiful boundary off Tanush Kotian. The right-handed batter continued his aggressive play against Shams Mulani and Kotian. Samson smashed three boundaries and three sixes before Mulani dismissed him in the fourth innings of the match.

Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) domestic account on X (formerly known as Twitter) shared a video of Samson's explosive knock. The clip quickly went viral on social media, with many praising his aggressive batting in red-ball cricket.

You can watch the video below:

Getting into the groove early 👌

Stepping out & smashing down the ground.

Sanju Samson has played some cracking shots so far 🙌#DuleepTrophy | @IDFCFIRSTBank

Follow the match ▶️: https://t.co/m9YW0Hu10f pic.twitter.com/i965bytcvI

— BCCI Domestic (@BCCIdomestic) September 15, 2024

The Kerala-born cricketer was dismissed for 40 runs off 45 balls. Shams Mulani dismissed Samson behind with his bowling. Ricky Bhui scored 113 runs, but India got dismissed for 301, resulting in a loss. Spinners Shams Mulani and Tanush Kotian combined for seven wickets in the fourth innings.

That Partnership Took Away The Momentum - Shreyas Iyer

After the match, Shreyas Iyer said that Shams Mulani and Tanush Kotian's partnership shifted the momentum in the opposition's favor. Iyer acknowledged the challenging conditions, as the batters struggled to score on a turning track.

"Right from ball 1, we were on the mark. Picked up four wickets. But Shams and Kotian have been performing brilliantly. That partnership of 120 plus took away the momentum. We came in and lost wickets," he stated.

Iyer said: "We were trailing from then on. The ball turned. Batters were getting beaten. The way their batters batted in the second innings was superb. 488 on a given day is not an easy task. We were calculating in our minds how to go about it." He concluded: We will look to have a good contest in the next game."

Shreyas Iyer-led team will play their final group stage match against India B at the ACA-VDCA Ground in Anantapur, starting on Thursday, September 19. They are at the bottom of the table without any victories in the first two matches.

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