NEW DELHI: Rajasthan Royals' captain Sanju Samson continued his impressive form in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 season, surpassing English batsman Jos Buttler to achieve the record for the most fifty-plus scores for the franchise in T20 cricket.
Samson achieved this milestone during Rajasthan Royals' IPL match against Gujarat Titans at Jaipur's Sawai Mansingh Stadium.
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The Kerala-born batsman played a stellar innings, scoring an unbeaten 68* off just 38 balls, featuring seven fours and two sixes, at a striking rate of 178.95. This marked Samson's 23rd fifty for Rajasthan Royals and his 25th score of fifty-plus when including his two centuries.
In contrast, Jos Buttler has scored 24 fifty-plus scores for Rajasthan Royals, comprising six centuries and 18 fifties. Overall, Samson has amassed 3,649 runs in 131 matches for the franchise, boasting an average of 31.45 and a strike rate exceeding 139.86, including two centuries and 23 fifties.
In the ongoing IPL season, Samson has accumulated 246 runs in five matches at an impressive average of 82.00 and a strike rate of 157.69, registering three fifties, with his highest score being 82*.
Additionally, Samson also set a new record for the highest score by a player in his 50th IPL match as captain, surpassing Gautam Gambhir's 59 runs off 46 balls for Kolkata Knight Riders against Royal Challengers Bangalore in IPL 2013.
(With ANI inputs)
