Skipper Sanju Samson could not have asked for a better show from his pacers, who scripted Rajasthan Royals’ six-wicket win, while Eoin Morg...
Skipper Sanju Samson could not have asked for a better show from his pacers, who scripted Rajasthan Royals’ six-wicket win, while Eoin Morgan rued his side’s ordinary batting performance in the IPL on Saturday.
The Royals chased down a modest 134-run target with ease for their second win of the season after their pacers restricted the rivals to 133/9.
Samson himself played a calculative knock of 42 runs in his team’s win.
“It was brilliant actually. The bowlers have been doing well in the last four-five matches - the youngsters as well as the seniors. I enjoy captaining them,” said Samson at the post-match presentation ceremony.
“We could see in Morris’ eyes that he wanted the competition to get big batsmen out,” he said about Chris Morris, who starred with a four-wicket haul.
Samson said he does not come into the crease with a specific “mindset”.
“I just love to keep enjoying my batting, but nowadays I play according to a situation and try to win games for my team.”
KKR skipper Eoin Morgan rued the poor show by his batters.
“The batting was the letdown and we lacked a lot of intent throughout the whole innings. We were behind the game right from the get-go. Possibly, we were 40 short which is a lot in...
