Sanju Samson captained Rajasthan Royals in the latest fixture against Delhi Capitals in the Indian Premier League 2024 on May 8 and surpassed the legendary Shane Warne's record for most appearances as a captain for the Jaipur-based franchise in IPL history.
A plethora of T20 leagues are taking place across the world and that has led to many of them clashing with each other, thereby the player availability popping up every now and then. SA20, PSL, BPL and ILT20 are clashing over the last two seasons from January to March.
Sanju Samson has been fined 30 per cent of his match fees after he expressed his displeasure over his dismissal in the 56th match of the ongoing season against Delhi Capitals (DC) at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi.
DC Chairman and co-owner Parth Jindal is in the headlines for his animated gesture towards Sanju Samson over his controversial dismissal. Parth was spotted gesturing Samson to walk off after the latter expressed displeasure over third umpire's decision.
A win for Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) will put an end to Mumbai Indians' hopes of making it to the playoffs this year. Hence, the Mumbai fans will be praying for Lucknow Super Giants to stun SRH.
The clash between Delhi Capitals and Rajasthan Royals at the Arun Jaitley Stadium witnessed controversy. Shai Hope's catch to dismiss Sanju Samson seemed to be contentious but the third umpire adjudged the batter to be out. But over-the-top reactions from DC co-owner spiced up the matter further.
Mumbai Indians (MI) are ninth on the points table with eight points and a net run rate (NRR) of -0.212. The five-time IPL champions have to win their remaining games to stay in contention for a place in the playoffs.
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Sanju Samson played a valiant knock of 86 off just 46 balls with the help of eight fours and six sixes. He batted at a strike rate of 186.95 and kept his team in the hunt during his stay in the middle.
Abishek Porel matched Jake Fraser-McGurk shot for shot as the two openers took the Rajasthan Royals' bowling attack to the cleaners. The southpaw registered his first half-century of the ongoing season of the Indian Premier League (IPL).
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