Reaction on Twitter: Sanju Samson’s star struck in vain as DC register defeats RR | IPL 2024

In a time of close competition Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 meeting, Delhi Capitals (DC) he came out victorious, he got a tough win against Rajasthan Royals (RR) by 20 runs in Match 55 on Tuesday (May 7). Despite the heroic effort that appears Sanju Samsonwhose aggressive innings of 86 runs off 46 balls kept RR in the hunt, they could not chase down the challenging target set by DC.
Jake Fraser-McGurk and Ishan Porel laid the foundations for DC
DC started their innings with a dynamic batting display, led by Jake Fraser-McGurkwho set the tone with the burning of the century. Abhishek Porel matched his partner’s aggressive approach with a well-rounded innings, anchoring the middle order with calculated strokes. Despite losing wickets in regular intervals, DC managed to amass an impressive score of 221/8, thanks to key contributions from Tristan Stubbs again Gulbadin Naib in the last overs.
Ravichandran Ashwin’s spiny spiny
Facing a tough score of 222 runs, Rajasthan Royals’ bowling faced an uphill task against the Capitals’ batting. Trent Boult and Sandeep Sharma provided crucial wickets to stem the flow of runs, while the guile of Ravichandran Ashwin produced three crucial wickets in the middle overs. Despite their best efforts, the Royals struggled to contain the Capitals’ onslaught, scoring a challenging total at the end of the innings.
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Sanju Samson’s heroics kept RR’s hopes alive
Chasing 222 runs, RR’s innings got off to a shaky start, losing early wickets to the pace duo Khaleel Ahmed again Mukesh Kumar. Jos Buttler and Samson tried to stop the innings with a determined knock, but the DC bowlers continued to apply pressure with steady lines and lengths. Despite a heroic effort by Samson, who scored 86 runs, and contributions from Riyan Parag again Shubham DubeyRR beat their target, managing to reach 201/8 in their allotted 20 overs.
The DC bowling unit held their nerve despite Samson’s onslaught
DC’s bowling attack produced a steady performance, restricting the Royals batting line-up with consistent line and length. Khaleel’s fire produced significant success, and Mukesh once Kuldeep Yadav provided vital support with timely wickets. Rasikh SalamA stupendous spell in the middle overs added more pressure on RR, preventing them from building a strong partnership.
Here’s how Twitter responded:
A season to remember for Sanju Samson. High level compatibility 👏
— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) May 7, 2024
Sanju Samson played well. You have my respect pic.twitter.com/9nBGhKtwUp
– Sagar (@sagarcasm) May 7, 2024
Total injustice of sanju samson. The handling was not clean at all. I feel sad for Sanju Samson..!!#SanjuSamson pic.twitter.com/IDXbLisbyh
– Haroon Mustafa (@CRICFOOTHAROON) May 7, 2024
Kuldeep what a bowler! #DCvRR
— Tom Moody (@TomMoodyCricket) May 7, 2024
Talk about firemen!! Incredible knocks by Jake Fraser-McGurk, Abhishek Porel, and Tristan Stubbs to help @DelhiCapitals enter a large amount !!
— Robin Aiyuda Uthappa (@robbieuthappa) May 7, 2024
DC DID WHATTTTTTTTT
– pretty girl (@awkdipti) May 7, 2024
McGurk is doing things cricket on twitter expected Prithvi Shaw to do
— arfan (@Im__Arfan) May 7, 2024
A lot of time has been taken to ensure that it is not wider than they have taken that decision to hold. This is shameless.
– Silly Point (@FarziCricketer) May 7, 2024
DC wins by 20 runs and stays alive in the playoff race: #cricket #IPL2024 #DCvRR #CricketTwitter pic.twitter.com/9FWMxKfVPE
– CricketTimes.com (@CricketTimesHQ) May 7, 2024
It’s in his eyes. It always is. That burning desire to not only do well for his team, but pushed the other 10 around him to Never. Give. At the top.
It’s in his eyes. It always is.
Stop fighting, Sanju Samson. 👏 pic.twitter.com/UiiCRsGj64
– Rajasthan Royals (@rajasthanroyals) May 7, 2024
Qila Kotla Hat-trick completed with 💙💙💙💙💙 pic.twitter.com/iMb8AoCH9u
– Delhi Capitals (@DelhiCapitals) May 7, 2024