Sanju Samson was devastated after Rajasthan Royals lost against Gujarat Titans. The hosts were in a winning position until the 15th over of the innings but sensational hitting by Shahrukh Khan, Rahul Tewatia and Rashid Khan not only took RR out of the game but also registered their team’s third win.
Rajasthan were guilty of not completing the 20 overs on time and were penalized by the on-field umpires. Samson’s team was allowed to place four instead of five fielders outside the thirty yard circle in the last over of the innings.
This also played a key role in their defeat. And now the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has sanctioned the RR skipper.
He has been fined INR 12 Lakh after his team maintained a slow over rate during their match against Gujarat Titans.
Shubman Gill invited the Royals to bat first after winning the toss. Yashasvi Jaiswal and Jos Buttler were dismissed early but Samson and Riyan Parag took the score to 196/3 in 20 overs.
Parag was the top scorer with 76 coming from his bat. He faced 48 balls and hit 5 sixes and 3 fours. Sanju was unbeaten, scoring 68 runs off 38 deliveries, including 7 fours and 2 sixes.
Chasing 197 for their third win, Shubman added 72 runs to the total. He smashed 6 fours and 2 sixes and faced 44 deliveries.
However, it was Shahrukh (14 off 8), Tewatia (22 off 11) and Rashid (24 not out off 11) won the game for the Titans.
