Sanju lost the toss once again in the playoffs of the Indian Premier League. The Gujarat Titans have asked the Rajasthan Royals to bat as they prepare to repeat their 2008 title win. Jose Butler started with a boundary but lost Jaiswal in the second over.
Yashwasi Jaiswal (3 off 8 balls) returned to the crease after Yash Dayal caught the wicket-keeper. At number three came Captain Sanju Samson. Sanju Samson started the innings with a six off the first ball of the innings. When Shami hit two fours in a row, Alsari hit Joseph for a double six.
Sanju Samson, who respected Rashid Khan’s good balls, was caught by Alsari Joseph while trying to hit a six off Sai Kishore. He scored 47 off 26 balls. He hit 5 fours and 3 sixes. Rajasthan were 79 when Sanju Samson was dismissed. He completed 400 runs in the season with a performance in the match.
When the squad for the post-IPL South African series was announced, the Malayalee player was not included. Now Sanju Samson is responding with a smashing performance.
Rajasthan Royals (Playing XI): Yashasvi Jaiswal, Jos Buttler, Sanju Samson (w / c), Devdutt Padikkal, Ravichandran Ashwin, Shimron Hetmyer, Riyan Parag, Trent Boult, Prasidh Krishna, Yuzvendra Chahal, Obed McCoy
Gujarat Titans (Playing XI): Wriddhiman Saha (w), Shubman Gill, Matthew Wade, Hardik Pandya (c), David Miller, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore, Yash Dayal, Alzarri Joseph, Mohammed Shami