Rajasthan Royals captain Sanju Samson acknowledged the importance of playing as the situation demands and that he has learned to do so over the years playing in the Indian Premier League. Samson’s comments came after hitting a mature 41-ball 42 to help with that Royals seal a 6-wicket win against Kolkata Knight Riders in Match 18 of IPL 2021 in Mumbai on Saturday.
Sanju Samson has been criticized for throwing his wickets away after starting the 2021 IPL season with a valiant 119 against Mumbai Indians in the opening game. However, the Rajasthan Royals captain scored points of 4, 1 and 21 as he played expansive shots to lose his wickets.
Samson’s comments were also strong Contrast with his own words from earlier in the tournament. The RR captain had said he would keep playing his shots and was willing to accept mistakes if they got in his way.
RR versus KKR, IPL 2021: Highlights
Shortened to Saturday, Samson played an anchor role on a not-so-typical Wankhede Stadium wicket as the Royals chased 134. Samson only hit 1 six and 2 limits as he went undefeated when his team sealed the 6 wicket win. He sewed an unbeaten 34-run stance with senior batsman David Miller as the two batsmen eliminated the risks in a comfortable chase. Even if the required number of runs was in the single digits, Samson didn’t go for fame, finishing it with a single in the 19th round.
Samson’s mature punch and Chris Morris’ 4/23 earlier in the day helped the Royals move up to 6th place, while Kolkata Knight Riders slipped to last place on the 8-team IPL 2021 scoreboard with 4 consecutive losses.
“My thought process is actually that I don’t come with a mindset. I just love to keep enjoying my eyelashes, but these days I play according to a situation and try to win games for my team. The situation of the game requires the type and Way like me I’ve learned from the past few years. Even if you hit and score fifty points quickly, you feel bad if the team doesn’t win, “said Samson after leading the Royals to a 6-wicket win would have.
When Chris Morris’ eyes told the story
Meanwhile, Samson praised Chris Morris highly, saying the South African all-rounder was determined to make an impact on the royals battling for momentum earlier in the season. Morris took on the big gates of Andre Russell, Dinesh Karthik and Pat Cummins as Kolkata struggled to get any rhythm while slipping to 133 for 9 out of 20 overs.
In fact, Morris’ spell was a breath of fresh air for the royals who were hammered by 10 gates of Rajasthan royals in the same location on Thursday, even after posting 177 on the board. Together with Morris, the left-wing Tempo trio of Mustafizur Rahman, Chetan Sakariya and Jaydev Unadkat kept the Kolkata big hitters quiet after Samson won the throw and decided for the bowl.
“Our bowlers have done really well in the last 4-5 games. There are many opportunities for me to juggle around. I really enjoy commanding them. You could see in his (Morris’) eyes that he was the Wanted to have competition, “said Samson.
After winning two of their first five games in Mumbai, the Royals will travel to Delhi where they will face defending champions at Arun Jaitley Stadium on Thursday.
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