Watch: Sanju Samson annihilates Rishad Hossain, hits him for five sixes in a row

Sanju Samson, on Saturday (October 12), scored his maiden T20I century during the third India vs Bangladesh T20I at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad.

After a string of poor performances in recent times, the right-handed batsman roared back to form with the stunning knock. He made his intentions crystal clear in the very second over of the game by hitting Taskin Ahmed for four boundaries in a row. After that over, he did not look back as he blew Bangladesh away with his whirlwind knock.

He reached his fifty in the seventh over by hitting Rishad Hossain for two fours and a six on three consecutive deliveries. Samson reached his fifty off just 22 balls. There was no stopping the Kerala star even after he completed his half-century.

In the tenth over, Sanju Samson took Hossain to the cleaners once again by hitting him for five sixes in a row. After Hossain bowled a dot delivery, Samson hit the second ball for a six straight down the ground. On the third ball, he hit a six over long-off.

On the fourth ball, Samson hit another six straight down the ground to complete a hat-trick of sixes. The fourth six went towards long-on before the India opener hit another six over deep mid-wicket.

Watch as Sanju Samson hit five sixes in a row:

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The five consecutive sixes took Samson into the 90s before he completed his century in the 13th over. On the first ball of the over, he hit Mahedi Hasan for a four to reach his maiden T20I ton.

Samson reached his century off just 40 balls. The 40-ball ton is the second-fastest T20I century by an Indian. Samson finally departed after scoring 111 runs. His knock came off 47 balls and was studded with 11 fours and 8 sixes.

Talking about the game, India were 289/5 in the 20th over. India have already surpassed their highest T20I total. Their previous highest total in the format was 260/5 which they had scored against Sri Lanka in 2017. Apart from Samson, captain Suryakumar Yadav also played a quickfire knock of 75 runs. His knock came off just 35 balls.