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SRH vs RR IPL 2024 Qualifier 2: Rajasthan Royals captain Sanju Samson has openly expressed his opinion on the defeat in the second qualifier. Sanju said that his bowlers performed well in this match, but the batsmen did not live up to expectations. Sanju Samson cited poor batting in the middle overs as the biggest reason for his team's defeat. It is worth noting that in the second qualifier of IPL on Friday, Sunrisers Hyderabad defeated Rajasthan team by 36 runs. While chasing the target, Rajasthan batsmen looked completely helpless in front of Hyderabad spinners.
Praise for Dhruv Jurel and Riyan Parag
Samson said after the match that he is proud of his bowlers but we could not play as expected in the middle overs. There was no dew during the match, which made it easier for the Sunrisers bowlers. Samson said that it is very difficult to predict when the dew will fall and when it will not. He said that it is very difficult to predict whether the dew will fall or not. In the second innings, the pitch behaved differently, the ball was turning. They used spin very well against our right-handed batsmen. Samson also praised Dhruv Jurel and Riyan Parag, who performed well throughout the tournament.
RR surrendered, SRH roared; ready to face KKR in the final
The match was like this
Chasing the target of 176 runs set by Sunrisers, the Royals could only score 139 runs for seven wickets despite excellent innings from Dhruv Jurel (56 not out in 35 balls, seven fours, two sixes) and opener Yashasvi Jaiswal (42). For Sunrisers, Shahbaz Ahmed took three wickets for 23 runs while Abhishek Sharma took two wickets for 24 runs. Earlier, Sunrisers scored 175 runs for nine wickets with the help of a half-century from Heinrich Klaasen (50 runs in 34 balls with four sixes).