WATCH: Sanju Samson Shines Yet Again With An Entertaining 47(26)

GT vs RR: Sanju Samson smacked 5 fours & 3 sixes at a strike rate of 180 in the first Qualifier.

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GT vs RR IPL 2022 - A lot of internet uproars have been going on the internet ever since Sanju Samson was again overlooked for the Indian T20I squad. As BCCI announced the teams for T20Is against South Africa and the test against England, Sanju Samson's name was yet again missing as Rishabh Pant was chosen as the primary wicket-keeper along with Dinesh Karthik as the second keeper. 

All eyes were on the Rajasthan Royals captain as he took the field in Qualifier 1 against Gujarat Titans. The 27-year old keeper-batter came out to bat in the 3rd over as Rajasthan lost opener Yashasvi Jaiswal (3) on the last delivery of the second over by Yash Dayal.

Sanju Samson started off his innings with a six on the very first delivery, and went on to score 30 runs without a single or a double, but with the help of three fours and three sixes. Samson held the crease as he etched a partnership of 68 runs in47 deliveries with opener Jos Buttler. Interestingly, Samson contributed 47 of these 68 while the Englishman contributed 15 runs in 21 deliveries. 

Samson smacked 5 fours and 3 sixes in his inning of 26 deliveries, scoring 47 runs at an impeccable strike rate of 180.77. The RR skipper was finally dismissed in the 10th over by GT spinner R Sai Kishore. 

Earlier, Gujrat Titans captain Hardik Pandya won the toss & opted to bowl first against Rajasthan Royals in Qualifier 1 of IPL 2022. The winner of this match will directly enter the IPL 2022 finals, while the losing team will get another chance in the Qualifier 2 on Friday, against the team which manages to win the Eliminator on Wednesday. This match is being played at Eden Gardens, Kolkata.