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Published 22:08 IST, November 15th 2024

Sanju Samson's Massive Six Hits One Of The Spectators On Face, Wounded Fan Cries Inconsolably

Sanju Samson's confident start turned into a half-century in no time, but as he dealt in sixes, one of his screamers unfortunately hit a spectator on the face.

Sanju Samson's 6 Hits a Fan On The Face | Image: screengrab

After being dismissed on ducks in consecutive matches, Sanju Samson has channeled his blazing self again in the 4th T20I against South Africa at the Wanderers Stadium. Samson expressed his intentions in the second over itself, when he struck Gerald Coetzee for a massive six over the backward square region. The confident start turned into a half-century in no time, but as he dealt in sixes, one of his screamers unfortunately hit a spectator on the face.

Sanju Samson's Six Hits One Of The Fans

The episode transpired in the 10th over of the match when Sanju Samson was looking to clear the boundary on every ball. He successfully took Tristan Stubbs to the cleaners on the first two deliveries of the over, and then took a single. The replays showcased that his Samson's second six first hit the security official, who standing facing the other side of the ground towards the spectators, and bounced off her to thump a fan on the face. The female fan was seen teary-eyed after being struck by the white kookaburra. 

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India Post Gigantic 283/1 On The Board

On the back of some majestic hitting from Sanju Samson and Tilak Varma in the 4th T20I between India and South Africa at the Wanderers Stadium, Team India modified the record books on many accounts. Both Samson and Varma completed their respective tons in the match, and went unbeaten- Samson (109*) and Varma (120*). The relentless hitting by the batters helped India post a ginormous 283/1 after 20 overs. 

Updated 23:10 IST, November 15th 2024

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