Wed Oct 09 16:07:27 UTC 2024: Sanju Samson will have the opportunity to prove himself as an opener for India in the upcoming three-match T20I series against Bangladesh, marking the first time he will play a full series in this role. His previous opening performances in T20Is have been inconsistent, with just 105 runs in five innings, averaging 21. His best score as an opener was 77 against Ireland in 2022. In the IPL, he has opened the innings 24 times, scoring 559 runs at a lower average of 23.29 compared to his overall IPL performance, which shows an average of 30.6. Samson’s last IPL innings as an opener was in 2019, where he has three fifty-plus scores, with a high of 74 runs against Mumbai Indians.
Overall, Samson’s T20 opener stats reflect a modest average of just below 27 over 45 innings, with nine half-centuries and a highest score of 87. Despite these challenges, the assurance of playing all three matches in the Bangladesh series may provide him with the stability needed to succeed at the top of the order and extend his T20I career.
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