Sanju Samson equals Shane Warne in captaincy RR reached the second qualifier after defeating RCB
New Delhi. Rajasthan Royals, captained by Sanju Samson, has reached the second qualifier of IPL. Rajasthan defeated Royal Challengers Bangalore by 4 wickets in the eliminator played at Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad. Rajasthan will face Sunrisers Hyderabad in the second qualifier. The winning team of this match will face Kolkata Knight Riders in the final to be held in Chennai on 26th May. Sanju has a chance to achieve big achievements in captaincy in the match against Sunrisers Hyderabad. By winning this match, Sanju can become the most successful captain of Rajasthan Royals.
The win against Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) was the 31st win under the captaincy of Sanju Samson. With this, Sanju equaled the record of veteran Shane Warne. While playing for Rajasthan Royals, Warne led the team to victory in 31 matches. Sanju now has a chance to leave behind the legendary Warne. Sanju will become the most successful captain of Rajasthan once he wins against Hyderabad. After Sanju and Shane Warne, Rahul Dravid has won 18 matches while Steve Smith has led Rajasthan to victory in 15 matches under his captaincy.
Rajasthan team was runner-up in 2022
29-year-old Sanju Samson has been captaining Rajasthan Royals since 2021. Sanju's captaincy started very badly. In the first season of captaincy, he was able to win only 4 out of 14 matches. After this, Rajasthan made a great comeback in 2022. Rajasthan was the runner-up under Sanju's captaincy. However, in 2023 the team lost its rhythm and had to remain at number 5.
Sanju Samson is very happy with the win against RCB
After winning the eliminator match against RCB, Sanju Samson said, 'Sometimes there will be very bad days and sometimes good days will come. But it is important to get back into the winning rhythm.' We did not have rhythm in the last four-five matches. However, I am very happy with the way we played the match and the way we performed today.
tag: ipl 2024, Rajasthan Royals, sanju samson, shane warne
first published : May 23, 2024, 08:48 IST
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