Mohali ∙ We know Sanju Samson who used to knock out many players with his devastating stumping. Sanju has grabbed the attention with a handful of stumps from behind the wicket which has won the applause of the fans. In the ongoing Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, a stump featuring Sanju is also attracting attention. But this time there is a difference. Sanju was in the news not by stunting; But by being the victim of stomping!
Last day, Sanju Samson got out due to a hit in the match against Maharashtra at the Punjab Cricket Association Stadium in Mohali. Rituraj Gaekwad, the Maharashtra captain and Sanju’s teammate in the Indian team, dismissed Sanju with a lightning stumping. His video has gone viral on social media. Sanju, who was the most dangerous in the Kerala line-up, was dismissed by Rituraj after playing the role of the Maharashtra opener, who batted first in the match and scored a century.
Sanju was dismissed on the third ball of the 14th over of Kerala’s innings. Sanju made a mistake trying to leave the crease and attacked the ball from Maharashtra player Satyajeet Bachav. Catching the ball, Rituraj Gaekwad easily scooped the stumps.
Kerala suffered its second consecutive defeat in the tournament as players including Sanju, who scored just three runs in seven balls, did not shine. Maharashtra won by 40 runs. After winning the toss and batting, Maharashtra scored 167 runs for the loss of four wickets. In reply, Kerala managed to score just 127 runs for the loss of eight wickets. Opener Rohan S. scored a half century. Only Kunummal shines for Kerala.
Captain Rituraj Gaikwad scored a century for Maharashtra who batted first. The player faced 68 balls and got out after scoring 114 runs. Gaikwad hit seven sixes and eight fours. Opener Pawan Shah also shone. Pawan scored 31 runs off 29 balls. Sijomon Joseph took three wickets for Kerala and KM Asif also took a wicket.
In the reply innings, six leading players were dismissed without reaching double figures. Vishnu Vinod (ten in eight balls), Shaun Roger (three in 12 balls), Mohammad Azharuddin (five in seven balls), Sachin Baby (four in four balls), Sanju Samson (three in seven balls), Abdul Basit (five in seven balls), Manu Krishnan (Two in three balls) is the performance of the Kerala players. Sijomon Joseph remained unbeaten on 18 off 20 balls.
English Summary: Ruturaj Gaikwad stumps Sanju Samson in Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2022 match
