Sanju Samson made 2 big records in the T20 World Cup. He hit the maximum number of 24 sixes in a single edition. Also, by scoring 321 runs in 5 matches, he became the highest Indian scorer, surpassing Virat Kohli (319).
Ahmedabad: Sanju Samson has become the player to hit the most sixes in a single edition of the T20 World Cup. In this World Cup, Sanju played only five matches and hit 24 sixes. Till date, no player has hit so many sixes in a World Cup tournament.
In this list, Finn Allen of New Zealand is at second place with 20 sixes. After him comes West Indies’ Shimron Hetmyer (19), Pakistan’s Sahibzada Farhan (18) and India’s Ishan Kishan (18). The special thing is that all these players have achieved this feat in this World Cup. Big names like Nicholas Pooran (17), Chris Gayle, Rahmanullah Gurbaz (16), Marlon Samuels, Shane Watson, Travis Head and Rohit Sharma (15) are also now behind Sanju.
Virat Kohli’s record also broken
Not only this, Sanju Samson has now also become the Indian player who has scored the most runs in a single edition of the T20 World Cup. He has broken Virat Kohli’s 12 year old record. Sanju scored 321 runs in just five matches. In the final match against New Zealand, he left Kohli behind by scoring 89 runs in 46 balls. Kohli had scored 319 runs in the 2014 World Cup, which was a record so far.
Ishan Kishan remained at second place
Sanju is at number one in the list of Indian players who have scored the most runs in this World Cup. Whereas, Ishan Kishan stood second after scoring 317 runs in nine matches. Kishan’s highest score was 77 runs, average 35.22 and strike rate 193.29. He also scored three half-centuries. But Sanju did this feat in only five innings. His average was 80.25 and strike rate was 199.37. He also hit 24 sixes along with three half-centuries. Captain Suryakumar Yadav is at third place in this list, who scored 242 runs in nine matches.