India vs Bangladesh 3rd T20: Sanju Samson scripted history by scoring his first T20I century in an impressive 40 balls against Bangladesh in the dead rubber against Bangladesh at the Rajiv Gandhi stadium on October 12. The star wicketkeeper-batsman cracked the second fastest T20I century for India, belting Bangladeshi bowlers left, right centre. Notably, Rohit Sharma holds the record of hammering fastest T20I century for India. Rohit achieved that feat against Sri Lanka in 2017 in Indore.
Samson took just 40 balls to bring his maiden T20I century. However, his blitzkrieg came to an end after notching 111 off 47 balls riding on 8 sixes and 11 fours.
Fastest T20I hundreds for India
Rohit Sharma - 35 balls vs Sri Lanka in 2017
Sanju Samson - 40 balls vs Bangladesh in 2024
Suryakumar Yadav - 45 balls vs Sri Lanka in 2023
Samson surpassed Rohit Sharma's previous record of 89 runs, the highest score by an Indian batsman against Bangladesh in T20Is.
Overwhelmed by his century, Samson removed his helmet and acknowledged the enthusiastic applause from the crowd. The Rajasthan Royals captain shared a heartwarming embrace with his captain, Suryakumar Yadav, who had also contributed a quick-fire 23-ball fifty.
