6, 6, & 6! Sanju Samson takes Chennai bowlers to the cleaners, scores 74 off just 32

Prolific Kerala batsman showered sixes at Sharjah International Stium on Tuesday as he smacked Chennai bowlers all around park. number three batsman breached 50-run mark in just 19 deliveries at a strike rate of 263.15. Samson continued his power-hitting as he has paired up with skipper Steve Smith taking Rajasthan to 132 in just 11 overs. Sanju Samson smacked 9 sixes before getting dismissed. Catch a glimpse of Samson's sixes here

Winning toss, MS Dhoni chose to field first and got off to a decent start. Men in Yellow dismissed Indian prodigy Yashasvi Jaiswal early in innings making it a forgettable debut for youngster. Kerala batsman was finally dismissed by Lungi Ngidi courtesy of a brilliant catch by Deepak Chahar. Here's how netizens reacted to Samson's striking strokes: 

Chennai-Rajasthan he-to-he 

Mahendra Singh Dhoni-led side have upper hand when it comes to overall he-to-he encounters as y have mand to register 14 wins under ir belt while Rajasthan have only mand eight wins in 22 games that have been played so far between two sides. Rajasthan h beaten Dhoni & Co. in summit clash of inaugural edition of marquee tournament back in 2008 under leership of Australian spin legend Shane Warne and that remains ir biggest win in tournament.

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