Sanju Samson Leaves Field Without Being Dismissed – Here's Why

Opening the innings for Rajasthan, he played aggressively right from the start, striking boundaries and sixes with confidence. His attacking display also saw him surpass a major T20 milestone held by MS Dhoni.

However, to everyone's surprise, Samson walked off the field mid-innings without being dismissed. Here's what led to his unexpected exit.

Samson and Yashasvi Jaiswal provided Rajasthan Royals with a blazing start, taking the team to 50 runs without loss in just 5 overs. During the sixth over, Samson struck a powerful six off the back foot but appeared to strain his back in the process.

Though he tried to continue, the discomfort was evident. By the 5.3 over mark, Samson decided to retire hurt and walked off after scoring 31 runs from 19 balls, which included 2 fours and 3 sixes.

Before retiring hurt, Samson achieved a notable feat - he surpassed MS Dhoni in the list of most sixes in T20 cricket.

MS Dhoni had 346 sixes to his name, and with three big hits in this match, Samson took his tally to 347, moving ahead of the legendary former India captain.