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Asia Cup 2024, IND vs PAK: Wicketkeeper batter Sanju Samson will seek to reach 1000 T20I runs as he stands 83 runs away from doing so. Notably, Samson will be the 12th Indian batter to achieve this feat if he gets to bat in the blockbuster clash against Pakistan on Sunday. Samson will be high on confidence as he is coming off a 45-ball 56 against Oman in India's previous Asia Cup encounter.

Interestingly, Samson smashed three boundaries and as many sixes in his innings.

In his career of 45 T20I matches with 39 innings, Samson has amassed 917 runs with an average of 26.20 and a strike rate of 150.32, including three centuries and three fifties, with his highest score being 111.

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Sanju Samson latest stats:

Since the T20I series against Bangladesh last year, Samson has redefined his role as an opener. However, he hasn't opened during the Asia Cup, batting at number three against Oman. In the 14 matches and innings since then, he has collected 444 runs at an average of 40.36 and a strike rate exceeding 175, featuring three centuries and one fifty.

This year in eight T20Is and six innings, Samson has scored 107 runs at an average of just 17.83 and a strike rate of 121.59, with just one fifty. In the home series against England earlier this year, he struggled against short balls, scoring 51 runs in five innings, with the best score of 26.

The top run-getter for India in T20Is is Rohit Sharma, with 4,231 runs in 159 innings at an average of 32.05 and a strike rate of 140.89, with five centuries and 32 fifties. His best score is 121*. He is followed by Virat Kohli (4,188 runs in 125 matches with a century and 38 fifties) and Suryakumar Yadav (2,652 runs in 86 T20Is with four centuries and 21 fifties).

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Squads:

India Squad: Abhishek Sharma, Shubman Gill, Sanju Samson(w), Suryakumar Yadav(c), Tilak Varma, Shivam Dube, Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Harshit Rana, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Jitesh Sharma, Rinku Singh, Varun Chakaravarthy

Pakistan Squad: Saim Ayub, Sahibzada Farhan, Mohammad Haris(w), Fakhar Zaman, Salman Agha(c), Khushdil Shah, Hasan Nawaz, Mohammad Nawaz, Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf, Abrar Ahmed, Hussain Talat, Faheem Ashraf, Hasan Ali, Mohammad Wasim Jr, Salman Mirza, Sufiyan Muqeem. 

Inputs from ANI