Super Kings star Sanju Samson admits that his 'very open mindset' is key to red-hot form

[p]After single-digit scores ‌in his first three IPL knocks, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/samson-sanju/nH19FPur/"]Samson[/a] smashed ‌his second hundred of the season against [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/mumbai-indians/2eZPzJH2/"]Mumbai Indians[/a] ‌on Thursday, his unbeaten 101 off 54 balls setting up [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/chennai-super-kings/hQRNSDp4/"]Chennai[/a]'s [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/cricket/chennai-super-kings-hQRNSDp4/mumbai-indians-2eZPzJH2/?mid=AgJEUMKU"]103-run victory over the five-time champions[/a].[/p][p]With 293 ‌runs from seven innings, Samson is ⁠now third in the ‌leading scorers' list this season behind [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/sunrisers-hyderabad/ltywUfPr/"]Sunrisers Hyderabad[/a] duo [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/sharma-abhishek/xxgJnSUg/"]​Abhishek Sharma[/a] (323) and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/klaasen-heinrich/2eSomXze/"]Heinrich Klaasen[/a] (320).[/p][p]Samson said it was not a typical Wankhede pitch and he ​had to adjust his game as the ball did not come nicely onto the bat.[/p][p][b]"I think ⁠the game tells ​you what to do," [/b]he added.[/p][p]"I think you don't have to come with a preconceived mindset, or you don't have to be premeditating -- this is how ‌I play or this is what I want to do.[/p][embed guid="87379be3-ec36-49ad-9530-e072aad247b1" url="https://x.com/ChennaiIPL/status/2047523395940626452" social-type="twitter" /][p][b]"You can definitely say that this is the way I play... It is my responsibility to understand the game situation, what the team demands, and then plan my game around it.[/b][/p][p]"I definitely go with a very open mindset."[/p][p]The 31-year-old, who was player of the tournament when India defended ‌their T20 World Cup title earlier this year, ​also relished handing Mumbai their biggest defeat in ‌the IPL in front of their own fans at the Wankhede Stadium.[/p][p][b]"It really feels great to score a century in Wankhede against MI," [/b]Samson said after the win, which helped Chennai ⁠climb to [/p]