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Sanju Samson Surpasses Gambhir on India T20I Runs List, Eyes New Marks in Asia Cup Final

A promoted 39 against Sri Lanka with a sharp stumping earned him the BCCI ‘Impact Player’ medal ahead of the Pakistan final.

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Overview

  • Samson moved past Gautam Gambhir to 969 T20I runs for India, eclipsing Gambhir’s 932, during the Super Four stage.
  • He is 31 runs from 1,000 career T20I runs and needs 64 to overtake Rishabh Pant’s Indian wicketkeeper-batter tally for a multi-nation T20I tournament, with MS Dhoni’s 154 as the other benchmark.
  • Batting at No. 5, he struck 39 off 23 balls with three sixes to help India post 202/5 against Sri Lanka.
  • India’s physiotherapist Yogesh Parmar presented the ‘Impact Player’ medal to Samson in a BCCI video as head coach Gautam Gambhir applauded.
  • He also stumped Kusal Perera off Varun Chakravarthy and enters Sunday’s Dubai final versus Pakistan with 108 tournament runs at an average of 36.00.