In the 5th match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022, Sanju Samson completed his fifty in 25 balls. He hit more sixes than fours during his 27-ball innings. Sanju played an innings of 55 runs with the help of 3 fours and 5 sixes. With this, he broke Shane Watson’s record. At the same time, Bhuvneshwar Kumar also made a record in his name. He became the bowler to bowl the most number of dot balls in IPL.
Sanju Samson became the batsman to hit the most number of sixes for Rajasthan Royals. Sanju now has 110 sixes for Rajasthan Royals. Before him, this record was in the name of Shane Watson. Watson hit 105 sixes while playing for Rajasthan Royals. In this case Jos Buttler is at number three. He has hit 67 sixes for Rajasthan Royals so far. Yusuf Pathan is at number four. He has 61 sixes to his name. Ajinkya Rahane is at number five. Rahane hit 53 sixes for Rajasthan Royals.
Sanju Samson is the batsman with the most number of sixes against spinners in IPL after 2020. He is followed by Shikhar Dhawan at number two. Sanju Samson hit 4 sixes against spin bowling in the match against Sunrisers Hyderabad. He has hit 26 sixes against spinners since 2020. Dhawan has hit 20 sixes so far. Nitish Rana is at number three with 19 sixes. Ishan Kishan and Glenn Maxwell are jointly at number four with 17-17 sixes.
Embarrassing record in the name of Sunrisers Hyderabad
Talking about the match between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Rajasthan Royals, Kane Williamson’s team made an embarrassing record. Sunrisers Hyderabad scored just 14 runs in the first 6 overs (Power Play) for the loss of 3 wickets. This is the worst performance by a team in the power play in the history of IPL. Earlier this unwanted record was registered in the name of Rajasthan Royals. He scored 14 runs in 6 overs against Royal Challengers Bangalore in IPL 2009, but then only 2 wickets fell.