Rajasthan Royals captain Sanju Samson believes the win over Mumbai Indians in the 6-match Indian Premier League 2024 at Wankhede Stadium The pitch became a “game changer” against the Mumbai Indians. RR maintained their unbeaten IPL record with a comprehensive victory. The Military Intelligence Bureau led by Hardik Pandya is in trouble. Trent Boult’s exquisite opening spell left MI hanging after the powerplay after Samson won the toss and gave MI the bat in their first match of the season. Yuzvendra Chahal swept through mid-wicket which forced the five-time champions to surrender at a total of 125/9.
After the game, Samson weighed up the importance of the toss in their clinical victory and said: “I think the toss was a game-changer. The wickets were too sticky to start, the experience of Boult and Berg Helped us. He’s playing 10-15 years and that’s what we expected with the new ball. Didn’t expect 4-5 wickets to fall but we knew our bowlers would do well.”
“We know we have a lot of important people in our team, but what makes us stand out is everyone recognizing their role, doing it and moving forward. Guys like Ashe and Chahal realize we have Good power play and they kept it tight and not really looking for wickets,” he added.
Chahal deserves some special praise as he ended the match with 3/11. The leg-spinner grabbed crucial wickets of Tilak Varma, MI captain Hardik Pandya and Gerald Coetzee.
“I think he is really excited about this IPL and he has performed well for us in the last 2-3 years,” Samson concluded.
Once the game started, it was difficult for the MI team to get good results from the beginning and they barely managed to reach 125/9. Pandya top-scored for MI with 34 runs off 21 deliveries while Tilak Varma played a crucial role with 32 runs off 29 deliveries.
In reply, Riyan Parag was more than happy with his past performance, leaving the MI bowlers at his mercy and ending the match in style to secure a sic-wicket win for RR.
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