Sanju Samson shocks commentators with response on reasons behind Rajasthan Royals’ first defeat in IPL 2024 Cricket News

After Wednesday, there will no longer be an unbeaten team in IPL 2024. After four straight wins, Rajasthan Royals failed to cross the line in the fifth match against Gujarat Titans. The game was a thrilling affair right down to the last ball. GT’s Rashid Khan hit a four off the last ball of the 20th over as his team chased down RR’s target of 197 runs in Jaipur. This is the second highest chase total in IPL Jaipur.

After the game, Royals captain Sanju Samson was asked: “Where did the game go?”

“I think it was the last ball of the game,” Sanju Samson replied.

“Really!” the narrator replies, sounding surprised

Samson then elaborated: “It’s hard to talk now. It’s the hardest job in the tournament when the captain loses and has to say where the game was lost. I can clearly tell when the mood is down. .Credit must be given to Gujarat Titans.That is the beauty of this tournament.

“Have to learn and move on. When I bat, I think a score around 180 will be a fighting score. I think 196 is a winning score. In the absence of dew, our bowling line-up should do that. But that’s not the case.” It was difficult to play well at the beginning of the inning. Jaipur’s 197, no dew, we could have won any time. “

Talking about the match, Gujarat Titans beat Rajasthan Royals by three wickets in the Indian Premier League on Wednesday, ending the hosts’ unbeaten run in the tournament.

Sanju Samson (68 not out in 38) and Riyan Parag (76 in 48) continued their hot form with half-centuries as Rajasthan Royals reached 196 for three after batting point.

Shubman Gill (72 off 44) had a lone battle for the Titans for most of the match before Rahul Tewatia (22 off 11) and Rashid Khan came in late Pull the rabbit out of the hat in one ball.

Titans needed as many as 73 runs off the last 30 balls but managed to reduce the score to 15 runs off the last six balls.

Avesh Khan proved his worth in the death overs as he once again took up the task of bowling the 20th over. In the end, it was one goal and two, and Rasheed’s four-pointer sealed the victory for the Titans.

With PTI input