New Delhi. Rajasthan Royals have started with a spectacular win in the Indian Premier League. Captain Sanju Samson’s strong half-century in the first match against Lucknow Super Giants led the team to victory. Batting first, Rajasthan team had set a target of 193 runs for 4 wickets in front of Lucknow. Which Lucknow team could not achieve even after the fifty of captain KL Rahul and Nicholas Puran. Rajasthan won by 20 runs after restricting the team to 176 runs.
Sanju Samson’s explosive fifty
Rajasthan Royals captain Sanju Samson started the Indian Premier League with a explosive innings. He played a brilliant inning of 82 runs for the team against Lucknow Super Giants. Hitting 3 fours and 6 sixes in 52 balls, this batsman scored runs at a strike rate of 157 and played an important role in taking the score to 193 runs for 4 wickets. Riyan Parag supported him fully and played an inning of 43 runs.
KL’s innings went in vain
The Lucknow captain, who was returning to the field after injury, scored a brilliant half-century in the very first match of the Indian Premier League. The team recovered from the initial setbacks against Rajasthan and held one end. After facing 44 balls, he scored 58 runs hitting 4 fours and 2 sixes. Although he lost his wicket, he won everyone’s heart with his struggling innings for the team against Rajasthan.
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Tags: IPL 2024, KL Rahul, Sanju Samson
FIRST PUBLISHED: March 24, 2024, 19:27 IST