India opener Sanji Samson hit 111 off just 47 balls. India opener Sanji Samson hit 111 off just 47 balls.

Sanju Samson's stunning maiden century set India on their way to a 133-run victory over Bangladesh on Saturday. (Highlights | Scorecard | Cricket News)

Bangladesh had no answers in the chase and fell short as India secured a clean sweep in their three-match T20I series with a comfortable win.

India could not have got off to a better start despite Abhishek Sharma's dismissal for four, as Samson stormed to his century, plundering 111 from just 47 balls.

Suryakumar Yadav (75), Riyan Parag (34) and Hardik Pandya (47) pushed them further towards their total, even as Tanzim Hasan Sakib (3-66) tried to slow them down.

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The hosts finished on 297-6, and Bangladesh's hopes of a quick start in their own innings were cut short as Parvez Hossain Emon was caught on the first ball.

Ravi Bishnoi (3-30) and Mayank Yadav (2-32) impressed in the field for India, stunting Bangladesh from building any momentum even as Towhid Hridoy kept them ticking forward with his unbeaten 63.

However, Liton Das (42) was the only other player to score higher than 15 and the tourists slumped over the finish line knowing they would get nowhere near India's total.

A perfect finish to the T20I series #TeamIndia register a mammoth 133-run victory in the 3rd T20I and complete a series winScorecard - https://t.co/ldfcwtHGSC#INDvBAN | @IDFCFIRSTBank pic.twitter.com/BdLjE4MHoZ

— BCCI (@BCCI) October 12, 2024

Data Debrief: Quick off the mark

With his maiden century in men's T20Is, Samson became the seventh India batter to score a ton as an opener. In fact, his strike rate of 236.2 is second only to Rohit Sharma (274.4 v Sri Lanka) among India batters when scoring a ton in the format.

Samson brought up his century in just 40 deliveries, making him the fourth fastest to do so in men's T20Is among batters from full-member sides and the second fastest among India's batters after Rohit (35 balls v Sri Lanka in December 2017).

He hit 11 fours and eight sixes in his knocklucky horse, leaving Bangladesh with a mountain to climb from the very beginning. 

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