Sanju Samson has become only the fourth batter to score consecutive hundreds in Twenty20 international cricket after he backstopped India’s 61-run win over South Africa in Durban.

India opener Sanju Samson scored a sparkling century as the tourists beat South Africa by 61 runs in the first match of a four-game Twenty20 series in Durban on Friday.

Sanju Samson hit his second century in a row in the first T20 international against South Africa. He achieved this feat in Durban. He is the first Indian to score back-to-back centuries in T20 internationals.