IPL 2017: Delhi thrash Pune as Sanju Samson hits season's first ton

Delhi Daredevils batsman Sanju Samson celebrates after achieving his landmark during the IPL T20 match played against Rising Pune Supergiants in Pune on Tuesday PicPTISanju Samson smashed the seasonsfirst century and powered Delhi Daredevils a onesided win over Rising Pune Supergiants as the hosts missing skipper Steven Smith crumbled in the face of the seasons first 200 chase on TuesdaySamson who became IPL second youngest cricketer to hit a ton took DD to a formidable 205 for four against Pune Samson got to his maiden IPL century with a straight six off Adam Zampa in the innings penultimate overChasing 206 to win Pune were never in the hunt with wickets falling regularly and the innings folded at 108 as DD scripted a mammoth 97run win at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium at Pune on TuesdaySpinner Amit Mishra and pacer Zaheer Khan both took three wickets apiece to lead the demolition of Pune sideEarlier 22yearold Kerala lad Samson hits his maiden T20 century had taken the Pune bowlers to the cleaners right from the word go before converting his first T20 half century into a matchwinning hundredChris Morris blazed his way to 38 off a mere nine ballshelping Delhi amass 45 runs runs in the last two overs of theinningsDuring his 63ball knock Samson struck eight boundariesand five sixes while Morris found the fence four times andcleared it thrice during his cameoPune lost Aditya Tare early but Samson took the Pune attack by the scruff of its neck and was soon dealing inboundariesSamson was severe on Deepak Chahar playing the bowler through the point region for two backtoback boundarieswhich got Daredevils off the blocks after an economical firstoverIn the next over Samson launched into Ashok Dinda for three boundaries his offside play standing out at theMaharashtra Cricket Association Stadium as Delhi went alongfluentlyIntroduced into the attack after the first timeout Imran Tahir provided Pune their second breakthrough when he cleanedup Sam Billings with a slider that went through the big gapbetween the bat and bodyBillings dismissal paved the way for Rishabh Pant who showed steely resolve in Daredevils first match havingjoined the team soon after performing the last rites of hisfather Pant once again got into the act quickly sending Rajat Bhatias dibblydobblers first straight over the sightscreen followed by one over the longon for maximumsLooking good to add some more runs to his name Pant wasrun out when Mayank Agarwals brilliant direct throw from thepoint region hit the stumps at the nonstrikers end leavingthe batsman well short of the creaseMeanwhile Samson reached his half century off 41 balls hitting six boundaries The 22yearold scored his first sixwhen he hit Adam Zampa over longoff He paced his inningswell and switched gears by hitting Dinda for 19 runs in the18th over which included two sixes and a boundarySouth African allrounder Morris then added the late order fireworks in the final two overs with a 9ball unbeaten 38 that included three sixes and four boundaries to raise Delhis 200