Watch: Sanju Samson's well-connected shot hit umpire's knee during IND vs SA 5th T20I

A painful moment for Rohan Pandit, one of the field umpires for the India vs. South Africa 5th T20I at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. Pandit was instantly on the ground, lying on his back after getting hit by the ball. 

Team India was in full flow from the beginning of the match. Without the service of the vice-captain Shubman Gill, Team India scored 231 runs against only 5 wickets in the 20-over limit. Gill is sidelined because of a fresh injury. In place of him, Sanju Samson was named in the first eleven. He paired up with Abhishek Sharma for the opening position of the team. With Samson and Sharma on top, India got a flying start in the match. 

Sanju got 37 runs against 22 deliveries. His innings was decorated with a couple of 6s and four 4s. The boundary tally could be more if the umpire did not appear as an obstacle. 

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Watch the moment when the ball hit the umpire hard

Samson then was in full charge, trying to slam the ball hard. During an over of Donovan Ferreira in the first innings, the right-handed batter hit the ball hard and straight. The ball was travelling at a good pace. The bowler tried to stop the ball but was beaten by the pace. Umpire Rohan Pandit was also tricked by the pace of the ball as it hit his knee directly. 

Pandit was too late to react against the travelling ball. It hit the umpire's knee so hard that Rohan Pandit instantly went down on the ground and was visibly in pain. The physios reacted quickly on the occasion and rushed to the spot to provide the injured umpire some much-needed medical support. Physios of both teams were on the spot. After a while, the umpire went back on his feet, and the match went on as usual.