Sanju Samson smashed Rashid Khan for 3 6s© BCCI
Rajasthan Royals head professor Kumar Sangakkara feels captain Sanju Samson‘s 3 sixes at the trot in opposition to Gujarat Titans premier leg-spinner Rashid Khan proved to be the sport changer all through their a success run chase within the Indian Premier League in Ahmedabad. Samson (60 off 32 balls) crash 3 successive sixes off Rashid within the thirteenth over of RR’s chase of 178 to deliver ill the asking price. The Royals ultimately overhauled the objective with 4 balls to alternative on Sunday, with Shimron Hetmyer smashing unbeaten 56 off simply 26 balls ill the series.
“Not just you got us through the powerplay, but that Rashid Khan over and then how you kicked on from there, that was the game changer. Their best bowler, some say the best T20 spinner in the world, was completely caught off the guard,” mentioned Sangakkara to Samson in a post-match video uploaded at the Royals’ social media accounts.
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— Rajasthan Royals (@rajasthanroyals) April 16, 2023
Samson and Hetmyer added a an important rise of 59 runs off 27 balls to arrange the run chase. Hetmyer later added 47 runs off 20 deliveries with Dhruv Jurel (18 off 10 balls) to finish the chase.
“It simply is going to turn that when you’re within the sport, anything else is conceivable. If it is Rashid Khan, Shane Warne or Muttiah Muralitharan, it doesn’t topic after we’re within the sport. We play games the ball, now not the person. Once more, brilliantly performed,” mentioned Sangakkara, himself a batting legend and a former Sri Lanka captain.
With the win, the Royals have long gone lead of the IPL 2023 standings with 4 wins in 5 fits. At the alternative hand, Gujarat are positioned 3rd within the issues desk upcoming their 2nd successive loss at house.
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