At last, the wait is over. With an international century to his credit, Sanju Samson made his debut in India eight years ago. The aggravation of trailing in the hierarchy, the run of poor grades, the stigma of irregularity... Samson overcame it all to score the game-winning 108 off 114 balls, opening the door for India to win their second bilateral ODI series in South Africa. With the help of Tilak Varma's first-ever fifty, Samson's outstanding knock, and a late push from Rinku Singh, India managed to reach 296/8, a total that ultimately turned out to be sufficient.
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