Sanju Samson and Tilak Varma hit centuries as India blazed to 283/1 in the 4th T20I against South Africa in Johannesburg.

As mentioned, Samson has become the third Indian with more than two centuries in men's T20Is. He is only behind Rohit Sharma (5) and Suryakumar Yadav (4) in terms of T20I tons for India. Notably, Samson now has more hundreds than his half-centuries in the shortest format. He owns two fifties in this regard.

Sanju Samson’s rich vein of form continued in the fourth and final T20I vs South Africa. He smashed an unbeaten 109 in just 56 balls. His 210-run stand for the second wicket wit

Sanju Samson became the first man to hit three T20I hundreds in a calendar year as India posted their second-highest total of 283 in T20is on Friday. Tilak Varma smashed 120, the second-highest score by an Indian in T20is.

Each of Samson's three T20I hundreds have come as a designated wicketkeeper-batter. No other gloveman has accomplished this feat more than twice. Salt and Serbia's Leslie Dunbar are the only other keepers with multiple T20I centuries (2 apiece). Meanwhile, no other Indian keeper has a hundred in this format.

Sanju Samson and Phil Salt of England are the only wicketkeepers in the history of T20 cricket to have scored three hundreds

In the final T20I against South Africa, Sanju Samson scored 109 runs from 56 balls, marking the third century of his career.

On Friday Sanju Samson not only ensured that he opened his account but went to smash a century, his third in T20Is, and returned unbeaten on 109 off 56 deliveries.

India captain Suryakumar Yadav was quizzed after the T20I series win vs South Africa about Sanju Samson's place in the playing XI. The skipper said that India had a good headache of having too many players competing for the same spot.

Hopes were high for Sanju Samson to make a comeback in the third T20I, but unfortunately, the wicketkeeper-batsman failed once again.