New Delhi [India], : Following his facet’s 20 run loss to Delhi Capitals , Rajasthan Royals skipper Sanju Samson mentioned that the goal was like 10 runs further and his group might have conceded much less boundaries.
A Sanju Samson masterclass virtually received it for RR however DC bowlers held their nerves at demise to get their sixth win of the season at dwelling to maintain their playoffs hopes alive.
Sanju mentioned following the sport, “I think we had it in our hands, it was like 11-12 runs per over, it was achievable, but these things happen in IPL. Yes, we are doing both things fine, we would like to stick to what the conditions demand, 220 was 10 runs extra to chase, if we had conceded a couple of less boundaries, we would have made it through.”
“The DC opener came out and did what he has done through the tournament, we still came back well. We have lost three games but all those games have been really tight, we have been playing remarkably well, we have to do some fine-tuning and make a comeback, we need to keep the momentum going. You have to give credit to someone like Stubbs who batted well against Sandeep, who has been bowling very well in the last 10-11 games, he scored 2-3 sixes extra against my best bowlers who are Yuzi Chahal and Sandeep Sharma. We have lost the game, we have to find out where we lost the game and we need to keep moving,” he added.
Coming to the sport, RR received the toss and opted to bowl first. Fine half-centuries from children Jake Fraser McGurk and Abhishek Porel and an entertaining cameo by Tristan Stubbs took DC to 221/8 of their 20 overs.
Ravichandran Ashwin was the highest bowler for RR.
In the run chase, although RR misplaced their openers early, skipper Sanju Samson , Riyan Parag and Shubham Dubey saved RR in hunt however the dismissal of Sanju turned out to be a gamechanger that left RR in need of a win.
Kuldeep, Mukesh Kumar and Khaleel Ahmed took two wickets whereas Axar Patel and Rashikh Dar Salam received one every.
Kuldeep received the Player of the Match for his spell of two/25.
DC has climbed to fifth with six wins, six losses and 12 factors. RR stays second with eight wins, three losses and 16 factors.
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Source: www.hindustantimes.com
