Sanju Samson was as soon as once more among the many runs as Rajasthan Royals defeated Lucknow Tremendous Giants by seven wickets, on Sunday. The RR captain smacked an unbeaten match-winning knock as his aspect reached 199/three in 19 overs, of their chase of 197 runs.
The wicketkeeper-batter slammed 71* off 33 balls, filled with seven fours and 4 sixes, and fashioned an unbeaten partnership with Dhruv Jurel (52*). Hailing Samson's influence, Australia legend Matthew Hayden had a stern message for Crew India selectors forward of their T20 World Cup squad announcement.
“With Sanju, he at all times appears to get neglected for nationwide honors. I actually been saying this for a decade, I don't know why as a result of he’s a severe hitter of the ball and for those who put him up high, he does the injury. Via the phases. Tonight was the proper captain's knock and guess what, he did it in the long run,” stated Hayden, whereas talking on Star Sports activities.
Samson is now second within the Orange Cap race with 385 runs in 9 matches, at a strike fee of 161.08. This season, he has bagged 4 half-centuries however hasn't obtained a ton but.
RR are heading in the right direction to qualify for the IPL 2024 playoffs and cemented their place on high of the desk with 16 factors in 9 matches. This season, they’ve gained eight video games and have misplaced solely as soon as.
Samson shall be hoping to make the minimize for India's T20 World Cup squad, however faces stiff competitors from Rishabh Pant, KL Rahul for the wicketkeeper-batter function. Rahul donned the gloves within the ODI World Cup final 12 months. In the meantime, Pant was India's common wicketkeeper-batter earlier than his freak automobile accident which noticed him miss greater than a 12 months of cricket. Pant made his comeback in IPL 2024.
Rahul and Pant are additionally in competition for the Orange Cap and are simply behind Samson. Rahul is at the moment third within the standings, with 378 runs in 9 matches. In the meantime, Pant is fourth with 371 runs in 10 fixtures.
