After the defeat on the last ball against Gujarat, Sanju Samson said – We will learn from this and move forward

Jaipur, 11 April (HS). Rajasthan Royals (RR) captain Sanju Samson said after the last ball defeat against Gujarat Titans (GT) that his team will learn from this defeat and move forward.

Shubman Gill's brilliant half-century and Rahul Tewatia and Rashid Khan's brilliant finishing helped Gujarat Titans (GT) seal a thrilling three-wicket win over Rajasthan Royals (RR) in their Indian Premier League (IPL) match in Jaipur on Wednesday. Rashid gave victory to Gujarat by hitting a four on the last ball.

Avesh Khan bowled the last over when Gujarat needed 15 runs from 6 balls. In the drama of the last over, Rashid hit two fours on the first 3 balls of the over. He then took one run, leaving GT needing 4 runs from the last 2 balls. After this, Tewatia hit Avesh over the mid-off fielder and was run out while trying to take the third run. GT needed 2 runs on the last ball, Rashid hit a four at backward point and gave the team victory.

Samson said after the match, “To be honest, it is very difficult to speak at this time. The most difficult job of a captain is to speak after losing the match and tell where we lost. Credit has to be given to him for the way Gujarat batted, bowled and fielded.”

Samson said that he is optimistic about their target of winning the match and believes that RR will learn from the loss and move forward.

He said, “We will learn from this and move forward.” When I was batting, I thought a score around 180 would be worth fighting for. I thought 197 would be the winning score. There was no dew and the wicket was a bit dry and low. We should have done that, but he batted well.”

Talking about the match, Rajasthan, batting first, scored 20 runs thanks to the half-centuries of captain Sanju Samson (68 runs not out, 38 balls, 7 fours, 2 sixes) and Ryan Parag (76 runs from 48 balls, 3 fours, 5 sixes). Scored 196 runs for 3 wickets in the over.

In reply, Gujarat won by scoring 199 runs for 7 wickets in 20 overs. Gujarat needed 15 runs in the last over and all-rounder Rashid Khan scored the required runs by batting brilliantly and gave his team victory by hitting a four on the last ball. Rashid remained unbeaten after scoring 24 runs on 11 balls. Apart from Rashid, captain Shubman Gill played a brilliant inning of 72 runs.