Sanju Samson's Heroic Innings Leads Rajasthan to Victory

Sanju Samson's brilliant innings has bolstered Rajasthan Royals' tally. Furthermore, with an impressive 20-run victory against Sunrisers Hyderabad, Samson's team has clinched a notable win. Starting off in Jaipur, Rajasthan lost four wickets and managed to accumulate 193 runs. In reply, Sunrisers Hyderabad, despite losing six wickets, only managed to reach 173 runs.

Before Samson's innings, the target was set at 194 runs. In the first four overs, Trent Boult and Nandré Burger's bowling prowess led to the downfall of 11 runs and three wickets for Samson. Lokesh Rahul and Nicholas Pooran performed well for the opposing team.

With 38 runs needed from the last 12 balls, Sandeep Sharma only conceded two boundaries in the 19th over. He gave away 11 runs. Due to Sandeep's over, the final over became easy for Abhishek Khan. When six runs were needed from the last six balls, Lokesh Samson successfully managed to score them.

Lokesh Rahul scored 58 runs off 44 balls, remaining unbeaten. On the other hand, Pooran remained undefeated with 64 runs off 41 balls. Trent Boult took the highest two wickets for Rajasthan.

Initially, in Rajasthan's innings, Yashasvi Jaiswal and Jos Buttler couldn't accelerate in the opening partnership. However, Samson's bat added runs. He played an undefeated innings of 82 runs off 52 balls. He hit six sixes and three fours.

Alongside Samson, Riyan Parag played an innings of 43 runs off 29 balls. Dhruv Jurel also contributed with an undefeated innings of 20 runs off 12 balls. Navin ul Haq took two wickets for Lucknow. Mohsin Khan and Ravi Bishnoi claimed one wicket each for Rajasthan.