Images from the first T20 International between India and South Africa in Durban on Friday.
Sanju Samson continued his golden run with the bat as he became the first Indian to hit two consecutive hundreds in T20 Internationals as he powered the visitors to a huge total in the series opener against South Africa in Durban on Friday.
Samson smashed a brilliant 107 from 50 balls, with 10 sixes and seven fours, to propel India to a mammoth 202/8 in their 20 overs after they were put into bat.
Overall, he is fourth batter to hit back to back centuries in T20 Internationals after England's Phil Salt, South African Rilee Rossouw and France's Gustav McKeon.
Samson, who got to his hundred from just 47 balls, registered the fastest century by an Indian against South Africa in T20 Internationals.
It rained sixes at the Kingsmead stadium as Samson put on a stunning exhibition. He hit leg-spinner Nqabayomzi Peter for back to back sixes in the eighth over to race to his fifty from just 27 balls.
He continued his assault as he hit the South African to all parts of the ground. Samson took a single off Keshav Maharaj to complete his century from 47 balls, racing from 50 to 100 from just 20 balls. before he perished in the 16th over, caught in the deep off leg-spinner Nqabayomzi Peter.
South Africa clawed their way back into the game, picking up wickets regularly at the death. Pacer Gerald Coetzee helped the Proteas restrict the Indians in the last few overs, taking 3/37.
The Kerala batter had slammed a 40-ball century in his previous game, against Bangladesh in Hyderabad last month.
