Samson's second IPL century powers Rajasthan to 198/2 against Sunrisers

It may appear that SRH have a good chance of winning the match because at Hyderabad's pitch, teams generally like to chase as 33 out of 56 games have been won while batting second or chasing. However, RR have never lost a game in which they've scored over 195 runs in the first innings

Opting to bat, Rajasthan Royals made 198 for two against Sunrisers Hyderabad in an Indian Premier League match at Hyderabad on Friday. The highlight of the Sunrisers Hyderabad’s innings was Sanju Samson scoring a well-deserved hundred of just 54-balls. Samson carried his squad all the way as he reached his 100 with a blistering boundary. After this, he has now become the first player to score two centuries in IPL before turning 25 years of age. The crowd at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium was on their feet to applaud the great innings as Samson raised his bat and fist pumps both his hands.

Elegant Samson's delightful century https://t.co/bpo7ZGRaiM via @ipl

— Aakash Biswas (@aami_aakash) March 29, 2019

While Samson got to his 11^th IPL fifty, skipper Rahane attained his 27^th. For Sunrisers, star spinner Rashid Khan got the big breakthrough for his team. Khan bowled a stunner to get rid of dangerous looking Jos Buttler in just his second delivery. Buttler in an attempt to sweep missed a quick leg-break from Khan as the ball touched his glove before hitting onto the leg stumps. Also, Rashid Khan has now got Buttler 3 times in 8 balls.

M08: SRH vs RR – Jos Buttler Wicket https://t.co/69sHoUEd2g via @ipl

— Aakash Biswas (@aami_aakash) March 29, 2019

After Buttler’s early dismissal, both Rahane and Samson were not only proactive with the shots they played but also found their groove as they ensured to keep the strike-rate up. Samson and Ben Stokes brutally smashed the RR’s bowling in the death overs to score a mammoth total of 198 runs. RR’s leading seamer Bhuvneshwar Kumar was smashed for 20 runs in his final over. It may appear that SRH have a good chance of winning the match because at Hyderabad's pitch, teams generally like to chase as 33 out of 56 games have been won while batting second or chasing. However, RR have never lost a game in which they've scored over 195 runs in the first innings. Teams: Sunrisers Hyderabad (Playing XI): David Warner, Jonny Bairstow(w), Kane Williamson(c), Vijay Shankar, Yusuf Pathan, Manish Pandey, Rashid Khan, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Shahbaz Nadeem, Sandeep Sharma, Siddarth Kaul Rajasthan Royals (Playing XI): Ajinkya Rahane(c), Jos Buttler(w), Sanju Samson, Steven Smith, Ben Stokes, Rahul Tripathi, Krishnappa Gowtham, Jofra Archer, Jaydev Unadkat, Shreyas Gopal, Dhawal Kulkarni