[WATCH] Mitchell Santner Dismisses Sanju Samson For 24 In IND vs NZ 2026 4th T20I

India’s opener Sanju Samson struggled once again, as Mitchell Santner dismissed him for a modest score in the fourth T20I of the five-match series against New Zealand. The game is taking place on Wednesday, January 28, in Visakhapatnam.

The wicket fell on the fourth delivery of the seventh over of India’s innings. Santner bowled a 95.3 kph length delivery from around the wicket, pitching near middle. Samson leaned back and tried to drive it but missed, as the ball slightly straightened and clipped the stumps.

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Sanju Samson was dismissed for 24 from 15 deliveries, including three fours and a six. His wicket left the home side struggling at 55 for 3 after 6.4 overs. Across the series, the 31-year-old has scored only 40 runs in four innings, averaging 10.00.

India In Trouble As Hardik Pandya Joins Sanju Samson’s Woes In 4th T20I

Chasing a tough target of 216, India got off to a shaky start, with Abhishek Sharma dismissed on the opening delivery. Skipper Suryakumar Yadav also found little success, scoring just eight runs from eight balls.

Sanju Samson and Rinku Singh then steadied the innings with a 46-run partnership off 28 balls for the third wicket, before Samson was dismissed for 24 from 15 deliveries. Hardik Pandya too failed to make an impact, getting out for just two runs off five balls.

By the halfway mark, India were in trouble at 77 for 4, with Rinku (35) and Shivam Dube (8) at the crease, still needing 139 runs from 60 balls to reach the target. Earlier, Tim Seifert starred for New Zealand, scoring 62 from 36 balls, while opener Devon Conway contributed 44 off 23.

In the final overs, Daryl Mitchell remained unbeaten on 39 from 18 deliveries, guiding the visitors to a total of 215 for 7 in their 20 overs.

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