The Gujarat Titans secured a remarkable victory against the Rajasthan Royals at the Sawai Man Singh Stadium in Jaipur on Wednesday, successfully chasing down a challenging target of 197 with three wickets in hand. Key performances from captain Shubman Gill, Rashid Khan, and Rahul Tewatia propelled Gujarat across the finish line.
Rajasthan Royals’ captain, Sanju Samson, was noticeably disheartened following the loss, as the hosts lost their grip on a game they had controlled for the most part. When asked to pinpoint the moment the match slipped from their grasp, a disheartened Samson noted it was towards the very end of the encounter. He further mentioned that one of the toughest aspects of captaincy is to dissect and explain the nuances of matches that conclude in losses.
“I think (we lost it in) the last ball of the game,” Samson said.
“Very hard to speak at the moment. The hardest job in the tournament is when a captain loses the game and has to tell where the game was lost. When the emotions come down I’ll be able to tell clearly,” he revealed.
196 was a winning score I thought- Sanju Samson
Sanju Samson conveyed his belief that the total of 196 runs they posted was a defendable score.
While I was batting I thought something around 180 would’ve been a fighting score. 196 was a winning score I thought,” he explained.
“With no dew, our bowling lineup should’ve done it. It wasn’t easy to go hard at the start of the innings. 197 at Jaipur, without dew, we’ll take it any day,” he continued.
The loss ended RR’s undefeated streak in the current IPL season. Samson praised GT’s valiant performance, attributing the outcome to the inherent unpredictability of the sport and the nature of the tournament.
Have to give credit to the Gujarat Titans. That’s the beauty of this tournament. Will have to learn and move on,” Sanju Samson added.
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