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In the fifth match of the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022, Rajasthan Royals (RR) thrashed Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) by 61 runs at Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune on Tues🦩day.
Chasing the massive target of 211 runs, Sunrisers never really looked at any momentum as they kept losing wickets at regular intervals and failed to speed up the run rate. SRH lost five wickets for just 37 runs in 10.2 overs before Aiden Markram, and Romario Shepherd tried to steady the innings. The duo added 41 runs for the sixth wicket before Yuzvendra Chahal got rid of Shepherd for 24.
Markram then formed another crucial partnership with all-rounder Washington Sundar. The💧 pair tried their best and added 55 runs for the seventh wicket before Sundar was removed by Trent Boul🥂t for a quickfire 14-ball 40, including five fours and a couple of sixes.
Markram stayed unbeaten on 57 off 41 deliveries but couldn’t take his side over the finish line as the Sunrisers lost the contest by 61 runs.
Earlier, led by a blistering half-century by skipper Sanju Samson, the Royals put up a humungous total of 210 on the board after SRH captain Kane Williamson won the toss and opted to bowl first.
During his explosive batting display, Samson also broke a long-standing record of legendary Australian all-rounder Shane Watson. Samson smashed five maximums in the game and leapfrogged Watson’s record for the most sixes hit by a RR player in the history of the IPL.
Most sixes for Rajasthan Royals in IPL history:
- 110 – Sanju Samson
- 109 – Shane Watson
- 67 – Jos Buttler
- 61 – Yusuf Pathan
- 53 – Ajinkya Rahane
Apart from Samson, Jos Buttler (35), Devdutt Padikkal (41), and Shimron Hetmyer (32) chipped 🐼with valuable cameos to help Rajasthan post the highest total so far in the ongoing fifteenth season of 💦the cash-rich league.
Here is how Twitter reacted:
My God what ๊a talent! Cant take my eyes of your batting!
— Kris Srikkanth (@KrisSrikkanth)
When Hyderabad bats.
— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag)
Sanju Baba… 👌🙇♂️
— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash)
Sanju Samson leading from the front. Back foot diꦍsplay was something to lꦬook at.
— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan)
Not even a fight in game. Such an unlikely match. Hyderabad’s po�🔥�or run with continues since last year.
— R P Singh रुद्र प्रताप सिंह (@rpsingh)
Ashwin's lengths superb. Great control. The spinners had an easy job today but already looks like Ashwin and Chahal will be a top combination.
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha)
Top Top performance by brilliant batting and what a quality spin bowling by outstanding spell.. My man of the match YUZI
Chalo Good night hai dosto Nini time 🥱— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh)
Like everyone even 🌼I am surprised isn’t in the Indian team. Maybe this team management will be more encouraging and patient with him. He has it in ꦏhim. Needs someone to back him and allow him the freedom to play his game
— Vikrant Gupta (@vikrantgupta73)
This is some effoꦰrt from the brilliant stuff. showing his 🍬potential yet again and now Boult and Prasidh with real pace and swing. Getting one sided.
— Boria Majumdar (@BoriaMajumdar)
There is no way you can keep Sanju Samson out of India's T20 World Cup squad. ABSOLUTELY NO WAY!
The shots Samson has played both against pace and spin in this innings show why he wil𓆏l be so useful on Australian decks. |
— Prasenjit Dey (@CricPrasen)
😍💜 CAPTAIN'S KNOCK! Skipper Sanju is bringing the heat to the SRH bowlers! A splendid innings from him in his 100th match for RR. 👏
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— The Bharat Army (@thebharatarmy)
Boult & krishna on fire with bowling attack.
SRH able to score only one boundary in first 6 overs !🥂
— Sushil Gaikwad (@onlysushil)
