Samson classic piles on the agony for Mumbai

The keeper-batter scores an unbeaten 101 off 54 balls, almost single-handedly guides CSK to their 3rd win in 7 games

- Sanjeev K Samyal

CSK's Sanju Samson celebrates after scoring a hundred against MI at the Wankhede Stadium on Thursday.

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In terms of a passionate fan following, no team rivals the Chennai Super Kings. Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Suresh Raina are revered in the IPL like no other players for their performances. Given the impressive way Sanju Samson has started his CSK innings, one can expect he will soon enjoy the same kind of love and adulation.

Following his unbeaten 115 versus Delhi Capitals, which was his fourth game for the new franchise, Samson smashed his second century of the IPL season to play a starring role in CSK’s crushing 103-run win over Mumbai Indians at the Wankhede Stadium on Thursday. It is CSK’s third win in seven matches. MI have now lost five games out of seven.

With the rest of their batting floundering, Samson once again rescued his team, scoring a sublime unbeaten 100 off 54 balls, studded with 10 fours and six sixes, to help them reach 207/6.