Rajasthan Royals skipper Sanju Samson scored a sublime 41-ball 42 to help RR outclass KKR by 6 wickets to secure their second win of the 14th season. While Samson delivered the goods with the willow, RR star Chris Morris equaled his best bowling figures to help Rajasthan upstage Kolkata at Wankhede. Morris was also adjudged the Man of the Match for his superlative efforts with the ball against the Morgan-led side.
After getting thrashed by table-toppers Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in their previous outing, Sanju Samson-led Rajasthan Royals (RR) bounced back in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 after registering a morale-boosting win over Eoin Morgan’s men on matchday 18 of the cash-rich league. Leading the 2008 champions from the front, skipper Samson played a sublime knock to make sure RR finish ahead of KKR in the low-scoring contest at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Saturday. Let’s check the updated points table of Indian Premier League:
With the six-wicket win over KKR, Samson and Co. have taken the 6th spot in the IPL 2021 standings. While Virat Kohli’s RCB are dominating the points table with four wins on the trot, Morgan’s KKR have hit rock-bottom after suffering a defeat at the hands of the 2008 champions.
