Sanju Samson

Sanju Samson

Chennai Super Kings · Wicket-keeper batter

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Sanju Samson scores at 152.6 strike rate in IPL 2026 powerplay (154-ball sample, #24 of 45 qualifying batters).

Aggregated across IPL 2026 captured fixtures. Cohort = batters with ≥30 legal deliveries faced in overs 1-6.

MetricPowerplay strike rate, IPL 2026
Value152.6 SR
PeriodIPL 2026 to date
Computed

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Career snapshot

Multi-format reach. IPL 2026 derived from ball-by-ball capture; non-IPL formats deferred to Phase C per methodology.

FormatMatInnsRunsAvgSR10050HS
IPL 20261414473—16612115*
IPL career185185517733.8141.7428119
T20IsPhase C — non-IPL formats not yet covered————————
ODIsPhase C — non-IPL formats not yet covered————————
TestsPhase C — non-IPL formats not yet covered————————
IPL 2026: Computed from CricketStudio aggregation of CricketMind ball-by-ball data, last updated 2026-06-03 22:03:36 UTC
IPL career: CricketStudio aggregation — IPL 2026 ball-by-ball + historical Cricsheet (CC BY 3.0), last updated 2026-06-03 22:03:36 UTC
Sample-size floor: ≥5 matches for IPL 2026 (season complete).

IPL career before 2026

Sanju Samson scored 4,704 runs in 171 pre-2026 IPL matches (2013–2025), strike rate 139.7.

Batting by season

SeasonTeamMatRunsHSSRAvg4s6s
2013RR1020663115.725.75195
2014RR1333974124.226.082517
2015RR1120476125.920.4168
2016DC1429160112.826.45208
2017DC14386102141.427.573219
2018RR1544192138.231.53019
2019RR11342102149.334.22813
2020/21RR1437585160.328.852126
2021RR14484119137.940.334517
2022RR1745855147.328.634326
2023RR1436266153.430.172524
2024RR1553186154.848.274824
2025RR928566141.831.672713
CareerDC, RR1714704119139.730.75379219
Window: IPL 2013–2025 (pre-2026), 171 matches. Sample-size floor: strike rate shown at ≥30 balls faced, economy at ≥15 balls bowled per season (§3.1); sub-floor cells show —.
Source: CricketStudio aggregation of Cricsheet ball-by-ball (CC BY 3.0). Canonical↔historical player join via ESPNcricinfo ID (deterministic, no name-matching). See career leaderboards.

Claims by pillar

P3Form & phase
P4Season comparatives
P2Moments
P1Match recaps

Drill into the data

Every dimension below is computed from ball-by-ball record. Pages with insufficient sample render an explicit disclosure.

Phase split

Per-phase batting + bowling (PP / Middle / Death).

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Death overs

Bowling and batting in overs 16-20 (≥15 ball floor).

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Powerplay

Batting and bowling in overs 1-6 (≥30 ball floor).

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Recent form

Last 5 fixtures with batting + bowling figures per match.

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By venue

Per-venue batting + bowling output across IPL 2026 fixtures.

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Vs spin / vs pace

Batting performance against pace bowling vs spin bowling.

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IPL 2026 season

Current-season aggregate batting + bowling stats.

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Partnerships

Per-partner batting dependency: balls faced + runs scored while paired with each named partner (≥30 deliveries floor).

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Franchise mobility

Multi-franchise career arc and team-by-team contribution split.

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Top head-to-head records

P5 · Opponent series

Sample-size floor: ≥5 deliveries per matchup. Window: IPL 2026 captured fixtures. Sorted by delivery count. Each row links to the full match-by-match record at /h2h.

As batter

vs bowlerBallsRunsSR4s6sOut
Axar Patel2133157.1410
Thangarasu Natarajan2160285.7740
Lungi Ngidi2026130.0310
Mohammed Shami1826144.4500
Jasprit Bumrah1621131.3210
Kuldeep Yadav1535233.3140
Mitchell Starc1315115.4200
Mukesh Kumar1220166.7300
Krish Bhagat1231258.3330
Ashwani Kumar914155.6200
Kagiso Rabada910111.1200
AM Ghazanfar813162.5010

Source: CricketStudio aggregation of CricketMind ball-by-ball data. Cohort: IPL 2026 captured fixtures. Sub-5-delivery matchups excluded per doctrine §3.1.

Batting positions · IPL 2026

P3 · Form & phase

Batted at 2 distinct positions (#1 to #2). Per-position runs and SR below show how the slot affected output. Window: IPL 2026 captured fixtures. Source: SETU canonical aggregate.

PositionInningsRunsBallsSRAvgOuts
#1 · opener13457268170.545.7010
#2 · opener12020100.020.001

Source: SETU canonical aggregate (lib/setu/season-stats.ts). Position derived from the order each batter first appears on-creeze in the innings ball stream. Cross-reference: batting-order shuffles leaderboard.

Dismissal modes · IPL 2026

P3 · Form & phase

How Sanju Samson was dismissed across 11 IPL 2026 wickets. Derived from each wicket-ball's score_id + catchstump_id + runout_by_id. Source: SETU canonical aggregate.

ModeCount% of dismissals
Caught873%
Bowled327%

"Caught" lumps stumpings — the upstream live-feed score type doesn't reliably separate the two (per §10.151co). Dropped catches are NOT counted — commentary-text-only in the upstream feed, doctrine §3.3. Cross-reference: season dismissal-mode leaderboards.

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Frequently asked

Who is Sanju Samson?
Sanju Samson is an Indian cricketer playing for Chennai Super Kings in IPL 2026 as a wk-batter.
What's Sanju's most recent IPL 2026 performance?
Sanju Samson scores at 152.6 strike rate in IPL 2026 powerplay (154-ball sample, #24 of 45 qualifying batters).
How many IPL 2026 matches has Sanju played?
Sanju has played 14 IPL 2026 matches covered by CricketStudio ball-by-ball data.
Which team does Sanju play for in IPL 2026?
Sanju plays for Chennai Super Kings in IPL 2026.
How many runs has Sanju scored in IPL 2026?
Sanju Samson's top opponent (batting) in IPL 2026: DC — 202 runs in 2 innings (avg 101.0).
What is Sanju's highest score in IPL 2026?
Sanju Samson has won Player of the Match 3 times in IPL 2026 — most recently vs DC on 2026-05-05.

About

RoleWicket-keeper batter
TeamChennai Super Kings
NationalityIndian
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