NEW DELHI: Working lightning fast behind the stumps and knocking the bat away in a split second – a skill that has long been associated with people MS Dhoni. on Sunday, Sanzhou Samson Brought back those memories with a great performance Shubman Gill In IPL 2026 matches chennai super kings and Gujarati Titans.The moment came in the seventh innings of the Gujarat Titans’ game. Defending at 158/7, CSK were desperate for a breakthrough. The delivery slipped down the leg side and almost looked like a wide ball and Gill missed his flick. However, Samson was alert and sharp and, with Gill’s feet still in the air, he caught the ball and moved the goal away in a split second.It was a stunning piece of wicketkeeping that had the Chepauk Stadium crowd elated and the fans erupted as Samson’s effort evoked memories of Dhoni’s trademark brilliance behind the stumps.Earlier in the innings, Samson also achieved a major batting milestone, becoming the fastest Indian to reach 5,000 runs (in terms of balls faced) in IPL history. He got a boundary by hitting Kagiso Rabada but the pacers later dismissed him for 11 runs.Samson is now the 10th batsman to cross the 5,000-run mark in the IPL, having reached the milestone in just 180 innings. It took him 3555 balls to reach this position, making him among the fastest players in the world, behind the likes of AB de Villiers.Since making his debut in 2013, Samson has earned a reputation for consistent performances having featured for Rajasthan Royals, Delhi Capitals and CSK. He joins an elite list that includes Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, David Warner, KL Rahul, Suresh Raina, MS Dhoni and Ajinkya Rahane.With over 5,000 IPL runs and a strike rate of over 140, with multiple centuries and fifties to his name, Samson continues to underline his value as a dynamic and reliable top-order batsman.
