Rajasthan Royals (RR) are officially knocked out of the tournament after a 36-run loss against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH). Rajasthan Royals had won the toss and opted to bowl first and invited Sunrisers Hyderabad to bat and they scored 175 runs.
Rajasthan Royals had a wonderful season after winning 8 games in the first half and suddenly it got derailed in the second half after four consecutive losses in the end, they got knocked out in Qualifier 2. Skipper Sanju Samson got emotional a bit as they had a wonderful journey that ended like a tragedy.
Sanju Samson speaks about the performance
Rajasthan Royals lost the match by 36 runs and got eliminated from the tournament. Skipper Sanju Samson reacts over the performance tonight. Dhruv Jurel was the lone warrior who smashed a half-century in vain. Sanju says:
“We were found short of options in the middle overs against their spin, that’s where we lost the game. The wicket started behaving differently in the second innings, the ball started turning a bit, and they used that advantage well. They bowled their spin in the middle overs against our right-handed batsmen, that’s where they were one-up against us,” Sanju said.
“Against their left-arm spin, when the ball was stopping, we could have tried a bit more reverse-sweep or maybe use of the crease a bit more. They also bowled well,” he added.
Sanju Samson praises Dhruv Jurel, Riyan Parag, and Sandeep Sharma
While expressing his views about the team’s performance Sanju Samson also mentioned Dhruv, Riyan, and Sandeep Sharma. All three players had an exciting season especially Riyan Parag who was struggling to get runs but this season he was the savior for Rajasthan Royals in many matches and contributed to winning matches. Sandeep Sharma is an underrated bowler and he came as a replacement for Prasidh Krishna and grabbed that opportunity to give his level best and he did. Sanju says:
“Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel and a lot of them are looking exciting not only for RR but definitely for the Indian cricket team. We have had some great seasons from the last three years,” Samson said.
“I am happy for him. By not being picked in the auctions and coming back as a replacement. the way he bowled, he has delivered. If we look at the numbers, Sandeep Sharma in the last two years, will be the next guy after (Jasprit) Bumrah. He has done a great job,” Samson added.