The century against South Africa was Sanju Samson's second consecutive T20I hundred after the Bangladesh ton in the last T20I of the 3-match series back in October.

Sanju Samson has firmly secured his place in India's T20 setup with back-to-back centuries. After scoring a brilliant ton against Bangladesh, he followed it up with a dazzling 107-run knock as an opener in IND vs SA 1st T20I in Durban.

After the match on Friday, Samson gave an insight into his aggressive approach while batting in T20Is. "I trust my shot-making ability and approach each ball with an attacking mindset, especially in T20Is. With this approach, there is success and failure as well - there are a lot of questions around me building the innings and consistency."

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's wife Charulatha Remesh reacted to her husband's blistering century in the first T20I against South Africa.

On the back of a brilliant hundred, Samson made it to the elite list of batters who have made multiple tons as he joined the likes of Suryakumar Yadav, Rohit Sharma, and KL Rahul.