IPL 2023, RR vs LSG: Sanju Samson's runout changed the whole story, know why the team that scored 112 runs in 48 balls in the last match could not score 66 runs
Rajasthan Royals, the first team to score a hat-trick of wins in IPL 2023, had to face defeat on Wednesday. After four years, Rajasthan, playing at home, lost the match by 10 runs. With this win, Lucknow Super Giants equaled Rajasthan in terms of points. Batting first, the Lucknow team scored 154 runs losing seven wickets. Rajasthan, which scored runs beyond 200 in the last matches, could only score 144 runs.
Rajasthan got a strong start, but Samson's runout changed the whole story
The batting of Rajasthan Royals has been their big strength this season. Be it Jos Buttler, Shimron Hetmyer or Sanju Samson, none of them could reach the threshold of victory on Wednesday. Yashasvi Jaiswal and Jos Buttler shared an 87-run partnership for the first wicket, giving a strong start to the team.
In the 13th over, Sanju Samson was run out after scoring just two runs. Butler played the ball by flicking Bishwoi's googly ball, the coordination between the two players was not good to take the run, due to which Sanju Samson was delayed. Samson had to return despite diving. Sanju Samson sacrificed his wicket for Butler. From here the whole match turned. After Samson, there was such a flurry of wickets that the entire team was scattered like a pack of cards.
The Rajasthan team had rained runs in the last match against Gujarat Titans. In the last 8 overs, the team's batsmen had scored 112 runs. However, on Wednesday this team could not even score 66 runs and lost the match. Despite this defeat, Rajasthan remains on top.
