Sanju Samson suffers 5th successive dismissal against short ball: Stats
What's the story
Indian cricket team opener, Sanju Samson, had a torried series against England. The 5-match India vs England T20Is saw Samson fall to the short ball in five successive innings. On Sunday, he fell for a 16-run knock, being dismissed by fast bowler Mark Wood. Pacers dominated the scenes against Samson in the series as his ploy against short balls was exposed again.
Knock
Samson gets India off to a flier at Wankhede
Samson got India off to a flier in the 5th and final T20I against England at the Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai. He hammered Jofra Archer for two sixes in the very first over, starting India's innings with a maximum. Samson became only the third Indian to hit a six off the first ball of a T20I. Notably, he dealt with Archer's short balls well.
Information
Wood dismisses Samson with a short ball
The 2nd-last ball of the 2nd over saw Wood deliver a short ball. Samson got tucked up for room and his attempted shot saw the ball lack elevation as it landed straight to deep square leg. Archer completed the catch.
Dismissals
Short balls did Samson in first 4 T20Is
Saqib Mahmood sent Samson packing with a bouncer in the 4th T20I. Before that, it was Archer who got Samson thrice. A 145.9kph thunderbolt from Archer dismissed Samson in the series opener as the latter mistimed a pull shot. Samson was then undone by a 148kph short ball outside the off-stump. A short ball saw Samson get caught at mid-on in the 3rd clash.
Records
Crunch stats of Samson and performance in this series
Of the 19 times Samson has been caught off seamers in T20 Internationals, the short ball has accounted for 10, as per ESPNcricinfo. Meanwhile, 12 of Samson's 14 T20I dismissals in powerplay have come against pacers. Samson's scores in the ongoing series read: 26, 5, 3, 1, and 16. In five matches, Samson scored 51 runs at 10.2.