Suryakumar Yadav Defends Sanju Samson During Stumper's Intense Mid-match Exchange with Jansen

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 were 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. But tensions were flaring at Kingsme as Samson engaged in a mid-match tussle with South Africa's Marco Jansen over a dispute. That is when Skipper Suryakumar Yav stepped into defence of his compatriot during match.

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IND vs SA: Tensions Flare between Jansen & Samson, Skipper Surykumar Yav Comes in to Mediate

India vs South Africa match saw a heated moment in 2nd innings when Proteas' Marco Jansen was upset over Sanju Samson . moment happened during second delivery of 15th over when India stumper got onto middle of pitch while collecting ball. Stepping into middle part of pitch is forbidden, and Samson went close to it, which irked South African bowling all-rounder and led to a confrontation. Gerald Coetzee joined Jansen, as both of m h an intense conversation with Samson.

That is when India Skipper Suryakumar Yav sensed that situation could spark a fire, and he stepped in to mediate between both sides. With SKY being involved, matter was instantly disseminated, preventing furr escalation. game resumed as normal, and India continued ir spectacular bowling display. footage of incident has been making rounds over various social media platforms.

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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.