{"id":8501,"date":"2024-10-12T20:07:59","date_gmt":"2024-10-12T14:37:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/?p=488884"},"modified":"2024-10-12T20:07:59","modified_gmt":"2024-10-12T14:37:59","slug":"sanju-samson-blasts-30-runs-in-an-over-joins-yuvraj-and-rohit-in-indias-t20i-record-books","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/cricket\/sanju-samson-blasts-30-runs-in-an-over-joins-yuvraj-and-rohit-in-indias-t20i-record-books\/","title":{"rendered":"Sanju Samson blasts 30 runs in an over, joins Yuvraj and Rohit in India\u2019s T20I record books"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In a thrilling display of power-hitting, Sanju Samson made his mark in India\u2019s T20I history by smashing 30 runs off a single over against Bangladesh in Hyderabad during the 3rd T20I of the series. Facing Rishad Hossain, Samson went on an absolute rampage, hitting five consecutive sixes, marking one of the most destructive overs in Indian cricket\u2019s T20 record books.<\/p>\n<p>With this feat, Samson became part of an elite list of Indian cricketers who have scored the most runs in a single over in T20Is. His explosive hitting saw him match the 30-run milestone achieved by Ruturaj Gaikwad and Tilak Varma against Glenn Maxwell in 2023.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Here\u2019s a look at India\u2019s biggest over totals in T20I history:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>36 runs<\/strong>: Yuvraj Singh vs Stuart Broad (ENG) \u2013 Durban, 2007<\/li>\n<li><strong>36 runs<\/strong>: Rohit Sharma & Rinku Singh vs Karim Janat (AFG) \u2013 Bengaluru, 2024<\/li>\n<li><strong>30 runs<\/strong>: Ruturaj Gaikwad & Tilak Varma vs Glenn Maxwell (AUS) \u2013 Guwahati, 2023<\/li>\n<li><strong>30 runs<\/strong>: Sanju Samson vs Rishad Hossain (BAN) \u2013 Hyderabad, 2024 (today)<\/li>\n<li><strong>29 runs<\/strong>: Rohit Sharma vs Mitchell Starc (AUS) \u2013 St. Lucia, 2024<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Samson\u2019s blistering over is a testament to his big-hitting capabilities, cementing his place among India\u2019s most aggressive T20I batsmen. His stunning effort helped India dominate the game, putting the Bangladesh bowlers under immense pressure.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a thrilling display of power-hitting, Sanju Samson made his mark in India\u2019s T20I history by smashing 30 runs off\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":437,"featured_media":31333,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8501","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cricket"],"reading_time":"2 min read","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8501","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/437"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8501"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8501\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/31333"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8501"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8501"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8501"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}