IPL 2017: Sanju Samson becomes the first player to score a century for his team against Rising Pune Supergiant

Sanju Samson hit 102 runs off 63 ball to become the first player to score a century in 10th season of IPL 2017. As Delhi Daredevils defeated Rising Pune Supergiant in their Indian Premier League clash.

Sanju Samson became the first player to hit a century in the tenth edition of the Indian Premier League. The Delhi batsman achieved this feat against Rising Pune Supergiant in Pune at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune.   

The 22-year-old-wicket-keeper batsman, who came in to bat at number three for D.D, made 102 runs off just 63 balls. He reached his century off 62 balls with six straight down the ground against the bowling of Adam Zampa. He also became the second youngest player to hit a hundred in Indian Premier League.

Samson scored 31 runs off his first 14 balls but his last 48 runs came off just 18 balls. In the end, his innings helped his team reach a total of 205 for the loss four wickets.

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Even with Sam Billings settling down at the other end, Samson took charge to have a go at the bowlers and picked up two more boundaries against Chahr and Stokes off successive overs. The constant attack from one end helped Billings to settle down as well with the England international picking up three consecutive boundaries against Chahr in the sixth over.

Samson, who hit eight fours and five sixes in the innings, became the sixth player from Delhi Daredevils to score a century in IPL after Virender Sehwag, David Warner, Quinton de Kock, Kevin Pietersen and AB de Villiers. The 102-run innings was also Samson’s highest ever in IPL, bettering his 76-run for Rajasthan Royals against Mumbai Indians in 2015. This was also Samson’s highest score in any T20 game. He had previously scored 87 runs.

At the end of the game,“I am very happy but the match is not over. So I need to field well and help my team win. I don’t have words to express,” he said after the innings.