'You Take Your Hat Off': Aiden Markram Highlights Samson's Impact, Also Reviews SA's Shortcomings

latest India-South Africa outing saw Suryakumar Yav -led side secure a grand-fashioned win over Proteas Men. At Kingsme Stium in Durban, visiting side was utterly dominant in first match against hosts. India wicketkeeper-batter Sanju Samson was an absolute trailblazer for side as he shocked SA with bat with his sublime ton. SA skipper Aiden Markram highlighted Samson's influence with bat while also voicing his thoughts about where y lost match against Team India.

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Aiden Markram Speaks Out On Sanju Samson's Sensational Knock Agsinst South Africa 

During post-match press conference, Aiden Markram spoke out on India wicketkeeper-batter Sanju Samson's brilliance at Durban's Kingsme Stium. He revealed that Stumper put ir bowlers under pressure, and it's challenging to stop him once he gets into attack.

"Sanju played incredibly well, put our bowlers under pressure, plans to negate him and better plans will help us going forward. Once he is striking like that, it's pretty hard to stop, and you take your hat off to him," Aiden Markram said.

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SA captain also talked candidly about moment home team lost, saying that ball did its job after it wore out. y also desired a stronger start, and that's when y lost match.

"Not so much about toss. Both new balls did a bit with extra bounce. It was consistent in two innings. Once newish ball wore out, it played well. We wanted to get off to a better start, and that is where we lost game," Markram noted.

Team India went on to win first T20I match against Proteas Men by 61 runs at Kingsme Stium in Durban, South Africa. Sanju Samson emerged as Player of Match for his exceptional 107-run knock with seven fours and 10 sixes and h a strike rate of 214.00. While Sanju flared with bat, Indian bowling attack also did a decent job of limiting SA batters. Spinners Varun Chakravarthy and Ravi Bishnoi picked up three-wicket hauls to break hosts' momentum and eventually win inaugural match of T20I series.