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Know the 10 facts about Sanju Samson you might not know

New Delhi: Sanju Samson, a rare cricketer to have emerged from southern state of Kerela which is more known for football than cricket, has been knocking at national cricket team's door for a few years.

4) The youngest half-centurion in IPL    

Sanju played his second match for Rajastan Royals against the Royal Challengers Bangalore on 29 April 2013. Rajasthan Royals were chasing a tough target of 172 when Sanju was promoted up the batting order to No.3. His scored 63 off 41 balls and his partnership with Shane Watson of 68 runs off 46 balls laid the foundation for the Rajasthan Royals' victory. He won the Man-of-the-match award for his performance which invited praise from all quarters for the quality of the strokes and the composure of the innings.

With that Half Century he became the youngest player to score a half-century in an IPL match. He achieved this feat at an age of 18 years and 169 days breaking the previous record set in 2008 by Shreevats Goswami of Royal Challengers Bangalore who achieved the feat at the age of 19 years 1 day.