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. South Africa asked India to bat and the visitors posted 202 for eight in their 20 overs,

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.

Player of the match Sanju Samson struck a brilliant hundred before India’s spinners bamboozled South Africa’s batters as the ICC T20I world champions crushed the Proteas by 61 runs in the first Wonder Cement T20 International at Hollywoodbets Kingsmead in Durban on Friday night.

Sanju Samson blasts a 47-ball century as India clinch an emphatic win over South Africa in the first T20 international in Durban.

Sanju Samson slammed a second successive Twenty20 international century to set up a 61-run win for India in the first of four matches against South Africa at Kingsmead in Durban on Friday. Result: India won by 61 runs.

Avesh Khan finishes it off. India's winning streak continues in rather emphatic fashion, just as it did in the previous match. Avesh with a very full delivery, almost a yorker, on off stump. Maharaj heaves at it and misses it.