In the 23rd match of IPL 2023, Rajasthan Royals defeated Gujarat Titans by 3 wickets in a thrilling manner. There was a time when Gujarat's victory seemed certain but the stormy batting of Sanju Samson, and Shimron Hetmyer overturned the entire match. Batting first, Gujarat scored 177 runs in 20 overs. Rajasthan achieved this target 4 balls ago. After the victory, Rajasthan's team director Kumar Sangakkara told us where and how did this match turn?
Rajasthan Royals have shared a video on social media in which team director Kumar Sangakkara told that Sanju Samson started the match by hitting Rashid Khan for 3 sixes in 3 balls. Please tell that Sanju Samson attacked Rashid Khan in the 13th over and hit three sixes in his three consecutive balls.
Sangakkara salutes Sanju Samson
Kumar Sangakkara while saluting Sanju Samson said that Rashid Khan's overturned the whole game. Sangakkara said that the way Sanju attacked the world's best spinner, after that the confidence of victory was awakened. Whether the bowler is Rashid Khan, Shane Warne or Muralitharan. Always play the ball and not the bowler.
Match reversed from 13th over
Please tell that till the 12th over, Rajasthan's score was only 66 runs. He had lost 4 wickets. But Rashid Khan came to bowl in the 13th over and Sanju Samson overturned the game by hitting three consecutive sixes in his over. 20 runs were scored in that over and after that, the match itself was overturned. From the next over, Hetmyer also started batting fast and both snatched victory from Gujarat Titans by scoring half-centuries. Sanju scored 60 runs in 32 balls and Shimran Hetmyer scored an unbeaten 56 runs in 26 balls.
Let us tell you that Rajasthan has defeated Gujarat Titans for the first time. Last year, a total of 3 matches including the final were played between these two teams and Gujarat won every time, but this time the game turned upside down. Sanju's army won a sensational victory.
