Sanju Samson slams first ton of IPL 10 to lift DD to 205/4 against RPS

Pune: Sunju Samson smashed the first hundred of the ongoing Indian Premier League season 10 (IPL 10) to help Delhi Daredevils (DD) post a huge score of 205/4 against Rising Pune Supergiant (RPS) at Maharashtra Cricket Stadium here on Tuesday.

Samson was simply sensational throughout his 63-ball inning during which he scored 102 runs with the help of 8 fours and 5 sixes. Right after Samson's departure, the limelight was grabbed by Chris Morris who played a fantastic 9-ball cameo scoring 38 runs hitting 4 fours and 3 monstrous sixes.

Opener Sam Billings once again got off to a good start scoring 24 runs off 17 balls with 4 fours, but failed to go long. Rishabh Pant, who was once again looking in great touch, fell prey to a fine throw by Mayank Agarwal, as he got run out after adding 31 runs off 22 balls, with 1 four and 2 sixes.

Corey Anderson, who was recalled in the squad for Carlos Braithwaite, failed to make a mark in this match.

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Imran Tahir was once again outstanding in his four overs as he conceded just 24 runs in his four over and also got the wicket dangerous Billings. Deepak Chahar (1/35) and Adam Zampa (1/45) were the only other successful bowlers for RPS. Ben Stokes, who was hit for 23 runs in his last over, conceded 41 runs in his four overs and remained wicket-less.

It may be mentioned that it was the maiden century of Sanju Samson in his IPL career. Rising Pune Supergiant (RPS) will soon come back on the ground to chase down a gigantic target of 206 runs.