SRH vs RR: In 100th IPL match, Samson’s packs a punch 55 for the Royals
Skipper Sanju Samson led from the front with a scintillating 27-ball 55 as Rajasthan Royals posted an imposing 210 for six against Sunrisers Hydrabad in their Indian Premier League match on Tuesday.
Samson and Devdutt Padikkal (41 off 29 balls; 4×4; 6×2) added 73 runs for the third wicket off 41 balls, before Shimron Hetmyer used his brute power to clobber 32 in only 13 deliveries and take RR past 200.
Sanju Samson – What a player. pic.twitter.com/9m4gwjpD7o
— CricketMAN2 (@ImTanujSingh) March 29, 2022
Samson’s six-hitting prowess was on display as he struck five maximums and three boundaries, sparing no bowler during his entertaining stay in the middle.
Later Hetymar smashed three sixes.
Put into bat, Royals opener Jos Buttler, on zero, survived courtesy a no ball. Buttler (35) and Yashasvi Jaiswal (20) then gave the side a flying start, stitching a 58-run stand to lay the foundation for a big total.
Rohit Sharma was said, “when you go to Australia, you need someone with shot making ability and Sanju Samson definitely fits that criteria”.@ImRo45 @IamSanjuSamson pic.twitter.com/8HU1Novsjt
— TEJASH (@LoyleRohitFan45) March 29, 2022
Buttler was brutal on Umran Malik, hammering him for two fours and two maximums in the fourth over, as RR collected 21 runs.
The two openers then struck a six each off Washington Sundar (0/47) in the next over as RR raced to 52 for no loss after five overs.
Jaiswal however perished in the seventh over, holing out to Aiden Markram off Romario Shepherd. While Buttler, who hit three fours and as many sixes, was dismissed at the start of the ninth over as RR slipped to 75 for two.
Sanju Samson.. You rock and you hit sixes like a rocket 🚀50 in 25!!Well done team #RajasthanRoyals pic.twitter.com/nAc3uxyGpU
— Varun Sharma 🇮🇳 (@VarunSharma_27) March 29, 2022
Showing intent straightaway, Samson started with a four and a six over long-off and hit another maximum over fine-leg, as he took on the SRH attack with gusto.
While Samson found the fence at will, Padikkal too got into the groove and began attacking in the 12th over when he pulled T Natarajan for a maximum.
Samson was again brutal on Sundar, striking him for two successive sixes in the 16th over as RR marched on.
SRH removed Paddikkal and Samson in quick succession, but a lot of damage had been done then, before Hetmyer compounded the bowling team’s woes with his massive hits as RR scored 123 runs in the back 10
