Sanju Samson tops captaincy charts for RR© BCCI/Sportzpics
Indian batter Sanju Samson eclipsed late Australian legend Shane Warne to grow to be the captain with probably the most wins for the Rajasthan Royals (RR) within the Indian Premier League (IPL) on Saturday. Samson completed this milestone throughout his aspect’s win over Punjab Kings (PBKS) at Mullanpur. This was Samson’s thirty second win as RR captain, outdoing Warne’s 31 wins. Warne captained RR from 2008-11, profitable 31, shedding 24.
Now, Samson has been main RR since 2021 and has gained 32 matches, misplaced 29, and one ended with no consequence. He led RR to runners-up end in 2022 to Gujarat Titans (GT) and playoffs in 2024.
After PBKS gained the toss and elected to bowl first, an 89-run stand between Yashasvi Jaiswal (67 in 45 balls, with three fours and 5 sixes) and Sanju Samson (38 in 26 balls, with six fours) kickstarted issues to RR. Cameos from Riyan Parag (43* in 25 balls, with three fours and three sixes) and Shimron Hetmyer (20 in 12 balls, with two fours and a six) took RR to 205/4 in 20 overs.
Lockie Ferguson (2/37) was prime bowler for PBKS. Arshdeep Singh and Marco Jansen bought one wicket every.
In the course of the run-chase, PBKS was decreased to 43/4 by Jofra Archer (3/25). Nonetheless, an 88-run stand between Nehal Wadhera (62 in 41 balls, with 5 fours and three sixes) and Glenn Maxwell (30 in 21 balls, with three fours and a six) gave PBKS’ hope. Nonetheless, after their dismissals, PBKS misplaced their path and missed boundaries dearly. PBKS was restricted to 155/9 in 20 overs, due to some effective bowling help from Sandeep Sharma (2/21) and Maheesh Theekshana (2/26).
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