Samson Surpasses Dhoni To Become...

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Delhi Capitals defeated Rajasthan Royals by 20 runs in a high-scoring IPL 2024 match.

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Chasing 222, RR put up a great fight with skipper Sanju Samson scoring 86 off 46 balls.

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However, his effort went in vain as DC restricted them to 201/8 in 20 overs.

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Despite being on the losing side, RR skipper achieved a big feat.

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Samson's knock consisted of eight boundaries and six sixes. With this, he became the fastest Indian to complete 200 sixes in the IPL.

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Samson took 159 innings to reach the landmark. He surpassed Chennai Super Kings star MS Dhoni, who achieved it in 165 innings.

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Third fastest Indian on the list is Virat Kohli, who took 180 innings to complete 200 sixes in the IPL.

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