Sanju Samson Hundred: In the 18th match of IPL 2026, Chennai Super Kings wicketkeeper batsman Sanju Samson scored a century with a spectacular performance at the Chepauk Stadium. Sanju Samson scored a century in just 52 balls. During this innings, he presented a brilliant example of aggressive batting and targeted the bowling of Delhi Capitals badly. Sanju Samson was a flop in the last three matches. But this time he made a strong comeback. He is also the first batsman to score a century in this season.

Sanju Samson scored a century

Sanju Samson hit 14 fours and 3 sixes to complete 100 runs in 52 balls. He maintained one end of the team and made an important contribution in reaching the big score. Apart from this, this is also the fourth century of Sanju Samson's IPL career. With his innings he proved that when he is in form, he is one of the most dangerous batsmen in the world. He scored at a fast pace from the beginning and completed his half-century in just 26 balls.

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Moments to savor for Sanju Samson and #CSK

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400 sixes also completed in T20 cricket

With this century, Sanju Samson completed 400 sixes in T20 cricket. With this he has become the fourth Indian batsman to have hit 400 or more sixes in T20 format.

Indian who hit 400 sixes in T20 cricket

• Rohit Sharma – 554 sixes
• Virat Kohli – 441 sixes
• Suryakumar Yadav – 442 sixes
• Sanju Samson – 400 sixes

5 years wait is over

This is Sanju Samson's first century in IPL in the last 5 years. He scored his last century against Punjab in the year 2021. Earlier, he had achieved the feat of playing century innings against Hyderabad in 2019 and Pune in 2017.