JOHANNESBURG: Sanju Samson was on fire at the Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg. He scored his third T20I century and second century of the series against South Africa. All three centuries came from the last five matches he played. He hit six fours and eight sixes in his 51-ball knock.

Sanju had scored a century in Durban in the first match of the series but was dismissed for a duck in the second match at Gqeberha and the third at Super Sports Park in Centurion. Sanju was clean-bowled by Marco Jansen in both the matches. Following this, the cricketer was criticized ignoring even his best performances. He replied in the final match of the series. Sanju's performance in the crucial last match of the series is a reply to that.

The player, who started slowly, was on fire as soon as he found the rhythm. Sanju Samson reached his half-century off just 28 balls. Sanju's father had made some remarks after his century in the first match. The player's father has come out against former captains and coach Rahul Dravid.

Sanju's fans came out against Sanju's father after this, when Sanju was dismissed for two consecutive ducks in two games. However, the Malayali wicket-keeper batter has proved that the controversies off the field have not affected his performance.