IMAGE: Rajasthan Royals skipper Sanju Samson hammered a 32-ball 60 to information his facet to a three-wicket win over Gujarat Titans. {Photograph}: BCCI
Rajasthan Royals head coach Kumar Sangakkara feels captain Sanju Samson’s three sixes on the trot towards Gujarat Titans premier leg-spinner Rashid Khan proved to be the sport changer throughout their profitable run chase within the Indian Premier League in Ahmedabad.
Samson (60 off 32 balls) hit three successive sixes off Rashid within the thirteenth over of RR’s chase of 178 to convey down the asking price.
The Royals ultimately overhauled the goal with 4 balls to spare on Sunday, with Shimron Hetmyer smashing unbeaten 56 off simply 26 balls down the order.
“Not simply you bought us via the powerplay, however that Rashid Khan over after which the way you kicked on from there, that was the sport changer. Their finest bowler, some say one of the best T20 spinner on the planet, was fully caught off the guard,” stated Sangakkara to Samson in a post-match video uploaded on the Royals’ social media accounts.
Samson and Hetmyer added an important stand of 59 runs off 27 balls to arrange the run chase. Hetmyer then added 47 runs off 20 deliveries with Dhruv Jurel (18 off 10 balls) to finish the chase.
“It simply goes to point out that when you’re within the sport, something is feasible. Whether or not it’s Rashid Khan, Shane Warne or Muttiah Muralitharan, it would not matter once we’re within the sport. We play the ball, not the person. Once more, brilliantly performed,” stated Sangakkara, himself a batting legend and a former Sri Lanka captain.
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