Sanju Samson etched his name in history books and broke plenty of records during the third T20I of the series against Bangladesh. Probably playing for his spot in the squad, Samson played a 111-run knock off just 47 balls to cement his place in the team. Samson was unstoppable during his stay on the crease and he slammed 8 sixes and 11 boundaries.

The right-handed batsman batted with a strike rate of 236.17. Samson and Suryakumar punished the Bangladeshi bowlers and added 173 runs for the second wicket in just 11.3 overs.

Samson created history and became the first Indian wicketkeeper-batsman to score a century in T20Is. The India opener slammed Rishad Hossain for five sixes in the 10th over to pip Ishan Kishan and become the Indian wicketkeeper with the highest T20I score.

Kishan held the top spot for two years. He played a vital 89-run knock against Sri Lanka in 2022. MS Dhoni never scored a century in T20Is. He finished his career with two half-centuries.

Rishabh Pant has yet to breach the elusive mark. He has three half-centuries in T20Is. The left-handed batsman has scored 2 centuries in T20s.

There is no doubt that Sanju Samson has punched his ticket for the T20I series against South Africa. There would have been doubts over his place had he failed in the third T20I. Samson got a good start in the series opener but departed for 29. He only managed to score 10 runs in the second game.

The team management backed Samson and gave him another chance. The opening batsman made sure that he lived up to the expectations. Samson is now confirmed to tour South Africa. He could be joined by Ishan Kishan on the tour as the backup wicketkeeper. Kishan has made his return to the Ranji Trophy and he could be handed an India call-up for the first time in 2024.

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