Sanju Samson vs Sunrisers Hyderabad: The current RR captain scored 102 runs in 55 balls against Hyderabad in his first match of IPL 2023.
Rajasthan Royals captain and Indian wicketkeeper-batsman Sanju Samson hit a brilliant half-century against Sunrisers Hyderabad at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium on Sunday. Samson played an inning of 55 runs in 32 balls.
Sunrisers Hyderabad's acting captain Bhuvneshwar Kumar won the toss and decided to bowl first. In response, the opening pair of Jos Buttler and Yashasvi Jaiswal gave RR a great start by scoring 85 runs in the first six overs.
Highest run scorer against SRH
Sanju Samson has achieved a big achievement in IPL history with this innings. Sanju has now scored 700 runs against Hyderabad. He has now become the highest run scorer against Hyderabad.
Samson has broken the record of Virat Kohli in this matter. RCB batsmen have reached number two in the list of players who have scored the most runs against Hyderabad.
Most runs in IPL history against SRH
Sanju Samson – 725
Virat Kohli – 569
Shane Watson – 566
AB de Villiers – 540
Ambati Rayudu – 540
The current RR captain scored 102 runs in 55 balls against Hyderabad in his first match of IPL 2023.
Talking about the match, the Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) team, which was sluggish last season, has proved to be a flop in the first match of the new season as well. He lost by 72 runs against Rajasthan Royals (RR) in the first match played at his home this season. Both his bowling and batting looked lackluster and Rajasthan didn't give him any chance to make an impact.
