Sanju Samson Becomes The 6th Indian Batsman To Hit Double Century In List A Cricket

Young wicket-keeper batsman Sanju Samson broke the record of the highest individual score against Goa in the Vijay Hazare Trophy. Samson remained unbeaten on 212 runs alongside a century from Sachin Baby to help Kerala post 377 runs in their 50 overs.

The 24-year-old swashbuckling batsman came to the crease in the fourth over after Robin Uthappa’s dismissal. Samson came out all guns blazing and by the time Kerala’s other opener, Vishnu Vinod, got out on 7, he had started belting the ball all around the park.

Read More: India vs South Africa 2019: 2nd Test, Pune – Day 3 Report

Sanju Samson then completed his 50 in just 30 balls and with Sachin Baby (127 off 135 balls) went on to build a third-wicket partnership of 338 runs. The Kerala batsman completed his century in 66 balls and then needed another 69 balls to double that score.

Read More: Sanju Samson Must Meet With Opportunity – Gautam Gambhir

He became only the second double centurion in the history of the tournament. Sanju Samson remained unbeaten on 212 off 129 balls and his knock was laced with 21 fours and 10 sixes as Kerala posted 377 runs in their quota of 50 overs.

The wicket-keeper batsman has been in the reckoning for a national call for quite some time now. He has been in spectacular for India A in recent time. Sanju Samson strengthened his claim with a double century against Goa in Alur earlier today.

Read More: Anil Kumble Reacts After Being Appointed As Head Coach Of Kings XI Punjab

With his double century, Samson became the sixth Indian batsmen after Sachin Tendulkar, Virender Sehwag, Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, and Karanveer Kaushal to scale the record. Notably, Rohit is the only Indian to score 200+ runs three times.

Read More: Chris Jordon Takes A Stunner In His Own Bowling – Watch

List of 200+ scores by an Indian batsman in List A Cricket:

Sachin Tendulkar 200 vs South Africa
Virender Sehwag 219 vs West Indies
Shikhar Dhawan 248 vs South Africa ‘A’
Rohit Sharma 209 vs Australia
Rohit Sharma 208* vs Sri Lanka
Karanveer Kaushal 202 (Uttarakhand vs Sikkim)

Rohit Sharma 264 vs Sri Lanka
Sanju Samson 207* (Kerala vs Goa)

Read More: Watch – Umpire Gives Senuran Muthusamy Out LBW Without An Appeal