Rajasthan Royals captain Sanju Samson© BCCI
It was a night to forget for Rajasthan Royals on Sunday as they suffered a last-ball defeat against Sunrisers Hyderabad. After posting a mammoth score of 214/2, RR were very much in the game as SRH needed 17 off the last over. Later, abdul samad hit the last ball of the innings for a six Sandeep Sharma Survived after being dismissed for a no ball. This was RR’s fifth defeat in the last six matches as they are fourth on the points table. Speaking after the loss, Captain sanju samson Was clearly upset as his team had missed a great opportunity to get two more points.
During the post-match presentation ceremony, Samson was asked whether his team could have added more runs had they batted first. To which the wicketkeeper-batsman had no answer.
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“That’s a good question. I don’t know,” Semyon replied. His response confused the presenter as he paused for a moment and then moved on with the next question.
Chasing a target of 215, SRH needed 17 off the final over bowled by Sandeep Sharma with Samad and marco janson at the crease. The drama unfolded when Samad hit a six off the second ball to leave the equation at five off the last ball.
Everyone thought Samad was out jos buttler Taking a catch near the boundary but the umpire called a single ball and the last ball was bowled again.
SRH needed four runs for a win but Samad (17 not out) then dispatched Sharma’s delivery for a six to reach 217 for six and pull off one of the most improbable wins in the IPL. Due to which the players of RR were surprised.
number six batsman Glen Phillips (25 off 7 balls) also played his part in turning around SRH’s fortunes as they needed 69 runs from the last five overs though with eight wickets in hand.
Phillips chased down the long target by hitting the inexperienced fast bowler for three consecutive sixes and a four. Kuldeep Yadav In the last over to give hope of a great win.
(With PTI inputs)
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