Watching Sanju Samson‘s Rajasthan Royals (RR) lose to Sunrises Hyderabad (SRH) by one run at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad was nothing short of a thriller. Sanju Samson was dismissed at 0 in his innings, and even the in-form Jos Buttler was dismissed at the same point. On the other hand, Yashasvi Jaiswal continued his form by scoring a good 67 of 40 balls and having a partnership of 100 runs with Riyan Parag, who scored 77 in 49 deliveries but could not capitalize on the victory
The Rajasthan Royals are all but guaranteed a spot in the qualifying round and are currently leading the competition. Sanju Samson has been a very good captain since then. He has led the team to eight wins in ten games and has collected 16 points, nearly getting them into the qualifying round. Right now, RR appears to be a fully formed team in this tournament once more; however, many stars, such as Riyan Parag, come along being the finest of assets for the team
However, Sunrise’s bowling performance has been called into question throughout the entire tournament because they can easily defend a large score. Despite this, the chasing team managed to score a respectable amount of runs, whereas Hyderabad’s victory has put them back in the top 4, with Chennai’s loss to Punjab and Hyderabad’s victory turning the tables once more. During the defensive phase, we witness some vintage Bhuvneshwar Kumar swinging the ball, bowling four overs, and taking three wickets, with the first two wickets of inform Jos Buttler and Captain Sanju Samson turnaround.
Fighting till the end is important- Sanju Samson
After a loss, Sanju Samson acknowledges the efforts of his team during the post-match presentation. He also has some kind things to say about the SRH bowlers, mentioning that they are at a strike rate of 10 runs per over until the very end. However, he again gives credit to SRH for finding the games, emphasizing that fighting to the very end is crucial.
“We have really played some close games and won a couple of them. We lost one here, and we have to give credit to the SRH bowlers. We were going at 10 per over till the last over.” said Sanju Samson
“Margin for error is very low in the IPL and you have to give SRH credit. Knowing the nature of the IPL, you never win the game until you actually win the game.” further added.