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“Made His debut In 2015 And Scored His Maiden Fifty In 2022”-Twitter Reacts To Sanju Samson’s Half-Century In The 2nd T20I Against Ireland

In the second and final Twenty20 international between India and Ireland, captain Hardik Pandya decided to bat first since the forecast for Malahide called for clear skies and a complete 40 overs.

India made three changes to the team that played and won the first Twenty20 International on Sunday despite the rain. One was necessary because Ruturaj Gaikwad was ruled out with a calf injury, which prevented him from batting on Sunday. Sanju Samson was the one to succeed him. Harshal Patel took over for Avesh Khan. Ravi Bishnoi came into the side for Yuzvendra Chahal, who was the player of the match in the first Twenty20 International. Both of these bowling changes were made to create a more balanced attack.

Ireland did not make any substitutions to their starting eleven. Craig Young will play in his 50th Twenty20 International during the encounter. This is the sixth time that an Ireland player has reached this milestone, and it was achieved by the fast bowler.

Even though he is still a teenager, Sanju Samson has established himself as a leading candidate for the position of cricket flag-bearer for the state of Kerala. Kerala is one of the few locations in India where the popularity and following of football exceed that of cricket. After beginning his cricket education in Delhi, where Samson’s father worked as a police constable, the young Samson eventually relocated to Thiruvananthapuram when he was in his early teens.

Sanju Samson is in the team for the 2nd T20I against Ireland

Samson first began making a name for himself on the juvenile circuit in Thiruvananthapuram with his bat. The combination of his impressive technique and his ability to time the ball first earned him a spot on Kerala’s Under-19 team, and his consistent performance in the Cooch Behar Trophy (India’s Under-19 championship) helped him earn a spot on the Indian Under-19 team that competed in the U-19 Asia Cup in 2012.

Ruturaj Gaikwad, the opener for India, had a niggle while fielding during the first game. As a result, he was unable to come out to start the batting, and Deepak Hooda took his spot at the top of the order. After that, Hooda went on to play a great knock of unbroken 47, which ultimately led to India winning the match by 109 runs with 2.4 overs to spare.

Sanju Samson made his opportunity count in the second T20I against Ireland. He hit a fine half-century. Samson made his T20I debut in T20I and was finally able to score his maiden half-century in 2022 in his 14th T20I. He will be looking to put up consistent performances and finally stamp his place on India’s T20I side. The only thing, that he has been lacking, is his consistency in run-scoring. He will hope to answer his critics. Indian fans will be expecting that his career in Team jersey takes off after this innings. He scored 77 runs off 41 balls before getting dismissed.

Twitter reacts to Sanju Samson’s knock:

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