Rajasthan Royals skipper Sanju Samson wasn’t happy with his dismissal during the ongoing IPL 2025 clash against Punjab Kings at Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium in New Chandigarh. After giving a good start with the bat, Samson tried to smash another boundary but couldn't time it well as Lockie Ferguson gave PBKS their first breakthrough. After that, Samson could be seen throwing his bat in the air in frustration.
Batting first, RR got a great start as Sanju Samson and Yashasvi Jaiswal added 89 runs for first wicket before Samson tried to loft against Lockie Ferguson over mid off. However, the ball couldn’t go far as PBKS skipper Shreyas Iyer grabbed it comfortably at the 30-yard circle. After losing wicket, Samson throwed his bat in frustration as he was looking to play a big knock.
Watch video of Sanju Samson throwing his bat in frustration here:
Yashasvi Jaiswal smashed first 50 of IPL 2025 as RR post 205/5
Talking about the match, PBKS won the toss and asked RR to bat first. After consecutive failure in the first three matches, RR opener Yashasvi Jaiswal finally got his first half-century of the season. Jaiswal and Sanju Samson put up an opening partnership of 89 runs in 10.2 overs. Samson got out after scoring 38(26), hitting six boundaries, while Jaiswal scored 67 runs off 45 balls, hitting three fours and five sixes.
After that, Riyan Parag took charge of the innings as he remained unbeaten on 43* runs off 25 balls with three fours and three sixes. Apart from that, Shimron Hetmyer also scored a quickfire 20(12) runs while Dhurv Jurel gave finishing touches with 13*(5) runs as RR posted a total of 205 runs at the loss of five wickets in their 20 overs. For PBKS, Lockie Ferguson took two wickets, while Marco Jansen and Arshdeep Singh scalped a wicket each.
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