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Follow UsThings were finally going well for Sanju Samson, who had scored a century in the first T20 International (T20I) against South Africa in Durban. It was his second ton in as many innings, having previously scored a century against Bangladesh in Hyderabad.
However, things have gone downhill for the talented wicket as he was dismissed for a three-ball duck in the second game in Gqeberha and on November 13 (Wednesday), he managed to last just two balls, getting out for another duck.
With this, here are some of the unwanted knocks Samson registered:
Samson has registered the joint-most ducks for a top-order batter in T20Is in a calendar year among players from full-member teams.
Most ducks for a top-order batter (1-6) in T20Is in a calendar year
7 - Orchide Tuyisenge, Rwanda, 2023
5 - Sanju Samson, India, 2024
5 - Regis Chakabva, Zimbabwe, 2022
5 - Kushal Bhurtel, Nepal, 2024
Samson is the third Indian opener to register back-to-back ducks in T20Is
Back-to-back ducks for an Indian opener in T20Is
KL Rahul
2nd T20I vs England, Ahmedabad, 2021
3rd T20I vs England, Ahmedabad, 2021
Rohit Sharma
1st T20I vs Afghanistan, Mohali, 2024
2nd T20I vs Afghanistan, Indore, 2024
Sanju Samson
2nd T20I vs South Africa, Gqeberha, 2024
3rd T20I vs South Africa, Centurion, 2024
Among Indians, Samson is the only batter other than Rohit Sharma to score a century and too ducks in the same T20I series.
Players to score a hundred and two ducks in a bilateral T20I series
Colin Munro vs Bangladesh, 2017
Rilee Rossouw vs India, 2022
Rohit Sharma vs Afghanistan, 2024
Sanju Samson vs South Africa, 2024
A NATIONAL RECORD! Samson is the only Indian wicketkeeper with five ducks in T20Is.
Most ducks for Indian wicketkeepers
5 - Sanju Samson (17 innings)
4 - Rishabh Pant (54 innings)
1 - MS Dhoni (85 innings)
1 - Ishan Kishan (16 innings)
1 - KL Rahul (8 innings)
1 - Jitesh Sharma (7 innings)
(All stats by Dhanush Lavanya)
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