Star wicketkeeper-batter Sanju Samson was on Friday awarded India’s Impact Player of the match, after he smacked a 23-ball 39 and also stumped out a set Kusal Perera, helping India take the game into a Super Over. India won the final Super 4 game in the Super Over.

Star India spinner Varun Chakravarthy shortened his length and forced Perera to come out of his crease and smacked him down the ground. He was beaten fair and square and Samson completed the easiest of stumpings.

Earlier, the star Indian wicketkeeper gained much-needed confidence with a useful 39 after Abhishek Sharma’s familiar early assault.

Samson was handed the Impact Player medal by physiotherapist Yogesh Parmar.

“This might be a small one name, a very big one, but it really means a lot. All this small appreciation real

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