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    Rohit Sharma's eight-year IPL record has been broken by Sanju Samson
Rohit Sharma's eight-year IPL record has been broken by Sanju Samson
Sanju Samson scored 68 runs from 38 balls in his 50th IPL match as captain. Source: Cricket Today

Rohit Sharma's eight-year IPL record has been broken by Sanju Samson

In the IPL 2024, Samson has excelled by scoring 246 runs in just 5 matches, hitting 3 fifties and ranking 4th for most runs this season. During RR's 5th league match on April 10 against Gujarat Titans, he stayed unbeaten on 68, batting at a strike rate of 179. He faced 38 balls, hitting 7 fours and 2 sixes. He helped RR post 196/3 in their 20 overs with a 130-run partnership with Riyan Parag (76).

In his 50th match as the captain of Rajasthan Royals, Sanju Samson broke Rohit Sharma's eight-year-old IPL record for the most runs scored by a player in their 50th match as captain. Samson scored 68 runs against Gujarat Titans, beating Rohit's previous record of 65 runs. Rohit scored 65 runs for Mumbai Indians against Delhi Capitals at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in 2016. The 29-year-old Samson has now set a new benchmark for runs scored by a player in their 50th match leading an IPL franchise.

Gautam Gambhir also scored a half-century in his 50th IPL captaincy, joining Samson and Rohit. He made 59 runs while playing for KKR against Royal Challengers Bengaluru in 2013.

Highest scored 50th IPL match captained

  • 68* (38) – Sanju Samson (RR) vs GT, 2024
  • 65 (48) – Rohit Sharma (MI) vs DC, 2016
  • 59 (46) – Gautam Gambhir (KKR) vs RCB, 2013
  • 45 (33) – David Warner (SRH) vs DC, 2021

Samson is the second Rajasthan Royals player, after Shane Warne, to have captained the team in at least 50 Indian Premier League games. He is a strong contender to be selected for India’s T20 World Cup 2024 squad as a wicketkeeper-batsman. In the Indian Premier League, Warne won 30 of his 55 games as captain, while Samson has won 26 of his 50 games.

On Wednesday, Samson scored his third half-century in the IPL 2024, but the Royals were defeated by the Gujarat Titans. Despite their three-wicket loss in Jaipur, the Royals remain at the top of the points table with eight points from five games in the IPL season.

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