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On Thursday, April 23, Sanju Samson scripted history as he became the first-ever CSK batter to score a century against Mumbai Indians. Notably, the 31-year-old went all guns blazing against the five-time winners and helped his side put 207/5 on the board.
Talking about Sanju Samson, the right-handed batter, batting first, slammed a 54-ball century, which featured 10 fours and six sixes. Notably, the 31-year-old slammed a four on the last ball of the first innings to complete his ton.
Sanju Samson Equals KL Rahul's Century Record
Sanju Samson slammed his second century of the season and took his overall IPL hundred tally to 5. He equalled KL Rahul's tally and now has the fourth-joint most centuries in IPL history.
Virat Kohli continues to have the most century in IPL (8). Here is the complete list.
- 8 - Virat Kohli
- 7 - Jos Buttler
- 6 - Chris Gayle
- 5 - KL Rahul
- 5 - Sanju Samson*
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List Of All Records Broken By Sanju Samson vs MI
Highest Individual Scores for CSK vs MI in IPL:
- 101* - ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ป๐ท๐ ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐บ๐๐ผ๐ป
- 88* - Ruturaj Gaikwad
- 86* - Michael Hussey
- 83* - Suresh Raina
- 82* - Suresh Raina
- 81 - Matthew Hayden
- 80 - Shane Watson
Most Centuries for CSK in IPL
- 2 - ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ป๐ท๐ ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐บ๐๐ผ๐ป*
- 2 - Ruturaj Gaikwad
- 2 - Murali Vijay
- 2 - Shane Watson
- 1 - Michael Hussey
- 1 - Brendon McCullum
- 1 - Suresh Raina
- 1 - Ambati Rayudu
Most 100s in T20s by Indian Players:
- 9 - Virat Kohli, Abhishek Sharma
- 8 - Rohit Sharma, Sanju Samson*
- 7 - Ishan Kishan, KL Rahul
Most 100s by a Wicket-Keeper in IPL:
3 - Quinton de Kock, Sanju Samson*
2 - Adam Gilchrist, Rishabh Pant, KL Rahul
Most Centuries in an IPL season
- 4: Virat Kohli (2016)
- 4: Jos Buttler (2022)
- 3: Shubman Gill (2023)
- 2: Sanju Samson (2026)
- 2: Jos Buttler (2024)
Most 75+ scores as T20 Wicketkeeper (Indians)
- 15: Sanju Samson
- 14: KL Rahul
- 13: Ishan Kishan
- 09: Rishabh Pant
- 07: Wriddhiman Saha
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Sanju Samson's Performance In IPL 2026
Sanju Samson has been brilliant in the tournament so far. The right-handed batter has 293 runs in seven innings, averaging 58.80. He has already scored two centuries.
With the ton, Samson also moved up the table and is the 3rd leading run-getter in the ongoing edition. He is only behind Ishan Kishan and Heinrich Klaasen.
Talking about the ongoing match, Mumbai Indians are in deep trouble as the Hardik Pandya-led side have already lost three wickets for just 11 runs on the board. They still require 190 runs to win in 95 balls, which is a tough task from here on.
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