Chris Morris played the finishers ‘role to perfection against Delhi Capitals as he scored a match-winning innings. With Rajasthan Royals needing 44 off the final four overs, Morris scored 36 off 18 to win the match for his team. With the ball too he ended with 1 for 37 after bowling two expensive first overs. All the teams barring SRH have at least one win in their belt after the first couple of games in the IPL.
Meaning after wining the match for the Royals with the bat, Chris Morris reflected on the single that Sanju Samson denied him against Punjab Kings. Chasing 222 to win, Rajasthan fell short by just four runs and the denied single to became the talking point in the game.
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The same question was asked to Morris after RRβs three-wicket win on Thursday against RR and the IPLβs highest-paid cricketer revealed what he felt when captain Sanju Samson had refused the single a couple of nights ago.
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βI was gonna run back no matter what because Sanju was hitting it so sweetly. People underestimate how fast I run. Sanju was hitting it like a dream that night. I wouldn’t have been too upset if he had hit the last ball for a six,β said Morris.
RR needed 5 runs off 2 balls against PBKS when Samson had turned down the single to take matters in his hands but failed to hit a six off the last ball as RR lost by 4 runs.
Chris Morris had a look of disbelief on his face after Samson denied him the single. The Royals puy out a tweet after Morris’ matchwinnning inninfgs where he said” “π»ππππ πππ ππππ ππππ πππ ππππ ππ πππ πππ ππππ ππππ πππ ππππ ππ ππππ, πππ π° ππππ πππππ π° ππ”.
"π»ππππ πππ ππππ ππππ πππ ππππ ππ πππ πππ ππππ ππππ πππ ππππ ππ ππππ, πππ π° ππππ πππππ π° ππ"
– @Tipo_Morris— Rajasthan Royals (@rajasthanroyals) April 15, 2021
When David Miller got out for a brilliant 62 off 43 balls it was looking as if all hopes of RR winning the match had gone with him. The Rajasthan franchise needed 44 runs 25 balls with just 3 wickets in hand.
Morris, however proved everyone wrong by putting together an unbroken 46-run stand with Jaydev Unadkat to win it for RR.
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