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India lost the first one-day international of the series to South Africa by only 9 runs. Sanju Samson (86*) and Shreyas Iyer (50) made significant contributions following a top-order collapse in the match’s rain-shortened 250-run chase, but they were unable to carry India to victory. India needed 30 runs to win in the match’s final over, and Samson scored 20 off Tabraiz Shamsi’s bowling, with one delivery going wide.
Samson failed to earn a strike in the 39th over of the game as Avesh Khan faced five deliveries. The pair’s choice to take a double off the third delivery of the over, however, was criticized by both previous cricket players and fans. After dismissing Avesh, Kagiso Rabada gave up a no-ball, and Ravi Bishnoi’s bat sent a thick bottom edge across the third-man boundary to end the over.
When Samson required 30 off the final over, spinner Shamsi gave up a wide first, a six, and two fours. The Proteas’ victory was confirmed when the 27-year-old wicketkeeper-batter failed to find a boundary off the fourth delivery.
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Dale Steyn, a legendary fast bowler from South Africa, commented on the dramatic encounter in Lucknow by saying that Samson’s performances in the Indian Premier League made him “nervous” when Rabada conceded the no-ball. Steyn added. Summary – Sanju Samson is a player with the ability to knock six sixes in an over, like Yuvraj.
In the post-game conversation on Star Sports, Steyn said, “His ability to take down the bowlers and strike boundaries at whim, especially in the last 2 overs of the game, is phenomenal. I watched him in the IPL.
“Samson knew that Shamsi had a challenging day ahead of him as he was slated to bowl the final over. When KG bowled the no-ball, I was uneasy. Because Sanju is the type of person who can be like Yuvi, to hit those six-sixes and get the team over the finish line when it needs 30 or more,”
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