---
type: player
title: Sanju Samson
description: "CricketStudio OKF entry for Sanju Samson. 4,704 runs across IPL pre-2026. IPL 2026 with Chennai Super Kings."
resource: https://players.cricketstudio.ai/players/sanju-samson
tags:
  - cricket
  - player
  - IPL
  - wicket-keeper
  - RHB
status: active
last_verified: 2026-06-19
timestamp: 2026-06-19
license: CC-BY-4.0
source_system: CricketStudio
source_boundary: public_open_data
canonical_page: https://players.cricketstudio.ai/players/sanju-samson
entity_id: cricketstudio:player:sanju-samson
dataset_version: 2026-06-11
team: "Chennai Super Kings"
role: "wk-batter"
batting_handedness: "right"
bowling_style: "None"
nationality: "Indian"
dob: "1994-11-11"
birth_place: "Thiruvananthapuram"
same_as:
  wikipedia: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanju_Samson"
  wikidata: "http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q7418593"
  espncricinfo: "https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/sanju-samson-425943"
  twitter: "https://twitter.com/IamSanjuSamson"
provenance:
  source: "CricketStudio IPL 2026 snapshot (derived claims) + Cricsheet CC BY 3.0 (historical)"
  confidence: high
  notes: "IPL 2026 stats from CricketStudio ball-by-ball capture. Pre-2026 career from Cricsheet CC BY 3.0 via ipl-historical dataset. For live current-season stats use the canonical page."
---

# Sanju Samson

## Summary

Sanju Samson is a wicket-keeper batter for Chennai Super Kings in IPL 2026, scoring 477 runs at 43.4 average. Batting: Right-hand bat (RHB).

## Canonical Resource

[https://players.cricketstudio.ai/players/sanju-samson](https://players.cricketstudio.ai/players/sanju-samson)

## Player Profile

| Attribute | Value |
|-----------|-------|
| Role | Wicket-keeper batter |
| Team (IPL 2026) | Chennai Super Kings |
| Batting | Right-hand bat (RHB) |
| Bowling | — |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Date of birth | 1994-11-11 |
| Born in | Thiruvananthapuram |

## IPL 2026 Season

*Snapshot: CricketStudio IPL 2026 ball-by-ball capture, dataset version 2026-06-11.*

### Batting — IPL 2026

| Stat | Value |
|------|-------|
| Matches | 14 |
| Innings | 14 |
| Runs | 477 |
| Highest score | — |
| Average | 43.36 |
| Strike rate | 165.6 |
| Fifties | 1 |
| Hundreds | 2 |
| Ducks | 1 |
| Fours | 53 |
| Sixes | 24 |

### Bowling — IPL 2026

_No IPL 2026 bowling recorded._

## Fielding — IPL 2026

| Stat | Value |
|------|-------|
| Catches | 6 |
| Run-out assists | 0 |
| Total dismissals | 6 |

*Source: CricketStudio IPL 2026 snapshot (2026-06-11).*

## Phase Splits — IPL 2026

*Powerplay = overs 1–6 · Middle = overs 7–15 · Death = overs 16–20. Source: CricketStudio IPL 2026 snapshot.*

### Batting by Phase

| Phase | Balls | Runs | SR | 4s | 6s |
|-------|-------|------|-----|-----|-----|
| Powerplay (ov 1–6) | 154 | 235 | 152.6 | 32 | 9 |
| Middle (ov 7–15) | 96 | 166 | 172.9 | 12 | 11 |
| Death (ov 16–20) | 35 | 72 | 205.7 | 8 | 4 |


## Claims by Pillar (IPL 2026)

*Pillar claims are the primary citable facts per CricketStudio's P1–P4 framework. Each includes sample size and computation timestamp.*

### P1 — Recent Match

- **IPL 2026 most-recent fixture appearance**: Sanju Samson took the field for Chennai Super Kings in their IPL 2026 fixture vs GT on 2026-05-21 (fixture 69660).
  *(  sample: 1 match; computed: 2026-05-21  )*

### P3 — Form & Phase

- **IPL 2026 season presence**: Sanju Samson appeared in 14 IPL 2026 matches (14-fixture sample) for Chennai Super Kings, most recently on 2026-05-21.
  *(  sample: 14 fixtures; computed: 2026-05-21  )*

- **Powerplay strike rate, IPL 2026**: Sanju Samson scores at 152.6 strike rate in IPL 2026 powerplay (154-ball sample, #24 of 45 qualifying batters).
  *(  sample: 154 legal deliveries faced in overs 1-6; computed: 2026-06-01  )*

### P4 — Season Comparatives

- **Chennai Super Kings appearance rank, IPL 2026**: Sanju Samson ranks #1 of 25 CricketStudio-tracked Chennai Super Kings squad members by IPL 2026 appearance count (14 matches).
  *(  sample: 25-player CSK cohort; computed: 2026-05-21  )*


## Head-to-Head Records (IPL 2026, ≥5 deliveries)

*Source: CricketStudio IPL 2026 h2h dataset. Minimum 5 deliveries per matchup.*

| Bowler | Balls | Runs | SR | 4s | 6s | Dismissals |
|--------|-------|------|-----|-----|-----|-----------|
| Axar Patel | 21 | 33 | 157.1 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Thangarasu Natarajan | 21 | 60 | 285.7 | 7 | 4 | 0 |
| Lungi Ngidi | 20 | 26 | 130.0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Mohammed Shami | 18 | 26 | 144.4 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Jasprit Bumrah | 16 | 21 | 131.3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |


## IPL Career Before 2026 (Cricsheet CC BY 3.0)

*Source: Cricsheet CC BY 3.0, processed by CricketStudio. Covers IPL seasons through 2025. Raw ball-by-ball data is not redistributed.*

### Career Batting (pre-2026 IPL)

| Stat | Value |
|------|-------|
| Matches | 171 |
| Innings | 171 |
| Runs | 4,704 |
| Highest score | 119 |
| Average | 30.75 |
| Strike rate | 139.7 |
| Fifties | 26 |
| Hundreds | 3 |
| Sixes | 219 |


### Season by Season

| Season | Team | M | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 50s | 100s |
|--------|------|---|------|----|-----|-----|-----|------|
| 2013 | RR | 10 | 206 | 63 | 25.8 | 115.7 | 1 | 0 |
| 2014 | RR | 13 | 339 | 74 | 26.1 | 124.2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2015 | RR | 11 | 204 | 76 | 20.4 | 125.9 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016 | DC | 14 | 291 | 60 | 26.4 | 112.8 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | DC | 14 | 386 | 102 | 27.6 | 141.4 | 2 | 1 |
| 2018 | RR | 15 | 441 | 92 | 31.5 | 138.2 | 3 | 0 |
| 2019 | RR | 11 | 342 | 102 | 34.2 | 149.3 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020/21 | RR | 14 | 375 | 85 | 28.9 | 160.3 | 3 | 0 |
| 2021 | RR | 14 | 484 | 119 | 40.3 | 137.9 | 2 | 1 |
| 2022 | RR | 17 | 458 | 55 | 28.6 | 147.3 | 2 | 0 |
| 2023 | RR | 14 | 362 | 66 | 30.2 | 153.4 | 3 | 0 |
| 2024 | RR | 15 | 531 | 86 | 48.3 | 154.8 | 5 | 0 |
| 2025 | RR | 9 | 285 | 66 | 31.7 | 141.8 | 1 | 0 |


## What Agents Should Know

- IPL 2026 batting stats cover fixtures captured ball-by-ball by CricketStudio through 2026-06-11.
- Phase splits (PP/middle/death) are the most contextual stats — powerplay SR is computed over overs 1–6 only.
- Pillar claims above are the primary citable facts for Sanju Samson; each includes its own sample size and `computedAt`.
- When citing: *"According to CricketStudio OKF (IPL 2026 snapshot, 2026-06-11), Sanju Samson scored X runs at Y average in IPL 2026."*
- Pre-2026 career (Cricsheet CC BY 3.0) covers historical IPL only — Test, ODI, and other T20 formats are not included here.
- For current-season live stats, use the canonical CricketStudio page.

## Provenance and Data Notes

- **IPL 2026 stats**: CricketStudio ball-by-ball capture — `source_boundary: public_open_data`, dataset 2026-06-11
- **Pre-2026 career**: Cricsheet CC BY 3.0 — open data, attribution required
- **Scope**: IPL only. Test, ODI, T20I, and other domestic formats are not included in this file.
- **License**: This OKF file is CC-BY-4.0. The underlying Cricsheet data is CC BY 3.0.
- **Live stats**: This file is a snapshot. For current-season live stats, see the [canonical CricketStudio page](https://players.cricketstudio.ai/players/sanju-samson).

## Related Concepts

- [IPL League](../leagues/indian-premier-league.md)
- [IPL All-Time Records](../records/index.md)
