Rajasthan Royals captain Sanju Samson rued his team’s batting collapse which eventually cost them the match against Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 on Wednesday.
The Royals suffered a dramatic batting collapse after getting off to a strong start. They went from 100 for 1 in 11 overs to 149 for 9 in 20 which caused their downfall in the game.
“We got a really good start, our openers played really well, but we couldn’t capitalize on it. Think the middle-order needs some confidence.
“We went in with intent, the wicket was two-paced and our batters kept mistiming it. To be honest, it’s been a hard one week for us, we need to put in a fight as a franchise,” Samson said after the match.
RR still have an outside chance of making it to the knockouts if they win their remaining 3 games and then hope for some of the other teams’ results to go their way and Samson urged his team to “keep fighting till the last match”.
“Happy with the effort and intent with the bowling. We don’t have anything to lose. That kind of mindset brings a lot of freedom, have seen some funny things happen. Need to keep on believing and fighting till the last match,” the 26-year-old concluded.
The Royals will next face MS Dhoni’s Chennai Super Kings in yet another must-win clash at the Zyed Cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi on October 2.
