In the fifth match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022, Rajasthan Royals defeated Sunrisers Hyderabad by 61 runs on the night of 29 March. In this match, Rajasthan Royals captain Sanju Samson hit fifty in 25 balls. He was dismissed for 55 runs in 27 balls. He hit 3 fours and 5 sixes during his innings. For his brilliant innings, he was awarded the Player of the Match title.
With this Sanju Samson became the first captain to become the player of the match in IPL 2022. Umesh Yadav, Kuldeep Yadav, Odien Smith and Mohammed Shami have won the player of the match award so far this season of the tournament. Out of these, Odion Smith is the only all-rounder, while the other three are pure bowlers. Sanju also made a record for hitting sixes in the match against Hyderabad. Click here to read the full news.
While Sanju Samson became the first captain to be named Player of the Match in IPL 2022, Sunrisers Hyderabad wicket-keeper batsman Nicholas Pooran made an embarrassing record. In the IPL 2022 Mega Auction, Sunrisers Hyderabad bought Nicholas Pooran for Rs 10 crore 75 lakh. In the match against Rajasthan, Nicholas Pooran returned to the pavilion without opening an account despite playing 9 balls.
Nicholas Pooran He has returned to the pavilion without opening an account for the sixth time in IPL since 2020. No batsman has returned to the pavilion on zero so many times since IPL 2020. Nitish Rana and Sunil Narine are at number two in this case. Both have been dismissed for zero 5-5 times since IPL 2020. Sunrisers Hyderabad have got the target of more than 200 runs 7 times in IPL and every time they have failed to achieve the victory.
Sunrisers Hyderabad got a double whammy: Kane Williamson fined 12 lakh after defeat
Sunrisers Hyderabad captain Kane Williamson was fined Rs 12 lakh after this match played at the MCA Stadium in Pune. Sunrisers Hyderabad team has been fined for slow over rate. Sunrisers team failed to bowl 20 overs in the match. According to the rules, if the team fails to bowl the stipulated overs within the stipulated time, it is fined.