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Ellis Traps Samson LBW After No. 3 Promotion as India Fold for 125 at MCG

The failure at first drop has intensified scrutiny on Sanju Samson’s role, with fresh calls for clear batting definitions after India’s collapse in Melbourne.

Sanju Samson has moved up and down the batting order in T20 cricket.
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Sanju Samson plays a shot during the Asia Cup 2025 Twenty20 international cricket final match between India and Pakistan.
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Overview

  • Sent in at No. 3 after Shubman Gill fell early, Sanju Samson lasted four balls before Nathan Ellis pinned him leg-before for 2.
  • In T20 head-to-heads, Ellis has now dismissed Samson three times in 13 deliveries, limiting him to 12 runs across those encounters.
  • India slipped to 49 for 5 inside eight overs against incisive pace on a bouncy pitch and were eventually bowled out for 125, with Josh Hazlewood central to the early damage.
  • Team management has shuffled Samson’s role since the Asia Cup as part of a flexible order publicly backed by Gautam Gambhir and Suryakumar Yadav.
  • Following the MCG dismissal, social media reactions pressed for options such as Jitesh Sharma, while Irfan Pathan urged fixed roles, backing Suryakumar at No. 3 and warning Samson to deliver soon.