Sunrisers Hyderabad and Rajasthan Royals are currently facing each other in Match 5 of IPL 2022. SRH skipper Kane Williamson won the toss and opted to field first.
Yashaswi Jaiswal and Jos Buttler had a partnership of 58 runs for the first wicket. RR captain Sanju Samson came in to bat at no.3. He looked fluent with his strokeplay right from the start of his innings.
Samson scored 55 runs off just 27 balls at a Strike Rate of 204. His innings consisted of 3 fours and 5 maximums. With this knock, Samson (110) overtook Shane Watson (109) to become the player to hit most sixes for RR.
Here is how twitter reacted to Sanju Samson’s fabulous knock:
Not sure how the "Sanju Samson is inconsistent" narrative is STILL thrown around.
For two years now, he's been a different beast. Controlled aggression a hallmark of his batting now and it reflects in his numbers too
40+ Avg & 130+ SR in 2021. #IPL2022 #SRHvsRR
— Rohit Sankar (@imRohit_SN) March 29, 2022
There is one player where you don’t find much difference in live action and slow motion when he hits a 6.Sanju Samson on song is an absolute delight to watch.
— Prasanna (@prasannalara) March 29, 2022
What a player, Sanju Samson.
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) March 29, 2022
Sanju Baba… 👌🙇♂️ #IPL2022
— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) March 29, 2022
He is special. Sanju Samson is special.
— Sparsh Telang (@_cricketsparsh) March 29, 2022
An unencumbered Sanju Samson is a different beast. This @rajasthanroyals side this year allows him to be do. #SRHvsRR #IPL2022
— Arani Basu (@AraniBasuTOI) March 29, 2022
Sanju Samson you fucking beauty. God's own child.
— arfan (@Im__Arfan) March 29, 2022
There is no way you can keep Sanju Samson out of India's T20 World Cup squad. ABSOLUTELY NO WAY!
The shots Samson has played both against pace and spin in this innings show why he will be so useful on Australian decks.#SRHvsRR | #IPL2022
— Prasenjiit Dey (@CricPrasen) March 29, 2022
Sanju Samson leading from the front. Back foot display was something to look at.
— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) March 29, 2022
Sanju Samson in the first match of the IPL from 2018:
49(42) in IPL 2018
30(25) in IPL 2019
74(32) in IPL 2020
119(63) in IPL 2021
55(27) in IPL 2022— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) March 29, 2022
#SRHvsRR
So classy Sanju Samson 🔥 pic.twitter.com/9oyI8GPqNL— Shivani (@meme_ki_diwani) March 29, 2022
Sanju Samson few more hits away from making to World Cup in everyone's tweet tonight. #IPL
— Silly Point (@FarziCricketer) March 29, 2022
Record: Sanju Samson has hit most sixes for Rajasthan Royals in their history.
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) March 29, 2022
Ahead of the recent India vs Sri Lanka T20I series, India skipper Rohit Sharma had showered praise on Sanju Samson. He said:
“Samson has got talent man, whenever you see him bat in the IPL, he has produced that innings where everyone goes over the moon watching that innings, he has got the skillset to succeed. That is the whole point about the sport, a lot of people have skill and talent, how you utilize it is the most critical part”
“It is now up to Sanju Samson how he wants to use that talent and maximize it because as team management, we see a lot of potential and a lot of talent in that individual. I hope we give him that confidence whenever he gets an opportunity. He is definitely into consideration and that is why he is part of the team. His backfoot play is superb. When you go to Australia, you need that shot-making ability, Samson has it in him. I just hope he utilizes his potential.”
Samson had a successful IPL 2021. He scored 484 runs in 14 innings at a Strike Rate of 137.
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