Overview

• Samson overtook Gautam Gambhir on India’s T20I runs list during the Super Four stage, moving to 969 career runs from 41 innings at that point.
• He became India’s leading T20I wicketkeeper for sixes with 55, surpassing MS Dhoni’s 52, as documented after the Sri Lanka match.
• Promoted to No. 5 against Sri Lanka, he struck 39 off 23 with three sixes and was awarded the team’s ‘Impact Player’ medal, also pulling off a stumping of Kusal Perera.
• In the final against Pakistan he scored 24 off 21, a subdued outing that several outlets said renewed questions about his consistency and World Cup selection prospects.
• Throughout the tournament he batted in the middle order rather than opening, with coverage noting that role and competition from keepers like Jitesh Sharma and Dhruv Jurel factor into the selection debate.