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The likes of Jos Buttler, Shreyas Iyer, Prithvi Shaw, KL Rahul, Shikhar Dhawan, Tilak Varma, Abhishek Sharma and others have had the lion's share in their teams' runs, so far this season. TimesofIndia.com here takes a look at the batsmen who have contributed the most for their teams, with the bat, across all 10 teams so far in IPL 2022:(All statistics in this article are updated till the end of match number 40 between GT and SRH on April 27)RAJASTHAN ROYALSThis is a season which, among other things, will be remembered for the heroics of Jos Buttler with the bat. The Englishman has so far already scored 499 runs in 8 innings, at an average of over 71. He already has 3 centuries and 2 fifties against his name. Another ton and he will equal the all time record of the most number of centuries scored in a single season of the IPL, currently held by Virat Kohli (4). It's no surprise then to see that Buttler has scored the bulk of the Royals runs so far this season. The 2008 champions have so far scored a total of 1475 runs in IPL 2022. Of that 69 have been extras, which means the batters have scored 1406 runs. Out of this Butler's share of 499 runs means that he has scored a staggering 35.49% of the Royals runs so far this season. Such has been his dominance with the bat, that the next best after him is captain Sanju Samson, who has so far scored 228 runs - which is 16.22% of the total runs scored off the bat by RR this season, so far. He is followed by West Indian Shimron Hetmyer (227 runs) - who has a 16.15% share in the total number of runs scored off the bat by the Royals, so far.
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Sanju Samson, despite starting the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 with a half-century, has not been able to maintain his form for Rajasthan Royals (RR). The 27-ball 55 that the 27-year-old hit in RR's season opener against Sunrisers Hyderabad remains his only half-century in eight matches. In fact, in the last six matches, the wicketkeeper-batter has fallen for below 30 on four occasions. With the IPL being one of the last opportunities to impress the BCCI selectors for a ticket to the 2022 T20 World Cup in Australia, Samson's inability to score big might be an issue.
Ian Bishop reckons Rajasthan Royals skipper Sanju Samson is wasting good form and opportunity to press for a recall in the Indian T20 set up by not playing impactful innings in the IPL. The wicketkeeper-batter is still on the fringes of the Indian T20 team and a stellar show in the IPL could be help him stake a claim in the T20 World Cup squad. "That Sanju is wasting good form and good opportunity to score runs to press for an international recall, to lead his team when Jos Buttler doesn't score," Bishop said on ESPNcricinfo's 'T20 Time Out'.
Rajasthan Royals captain Sanju Samson credited Riyan Parag for a 29-run victory in the Indian Premier League (IPL) match against Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) on Tuesday and said that seeing the way the team started, it was a great victory. The Royals were in trouble after losing three wickets in powerplay and their in-form batter Jos Buttler as well. But a brilliant unbeaten knock of 56 runs helped RR win against Royal Challengers Bangalore. Skipper said they are constantly backing Parag, and it finally yielded rich dividends.
Rajasthan Royals defeated Royal Challengers Bangalore by 29 runs at the MCA Stadium, Pune in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 season on Tuesday. Riyan Parag played an unbeaten knock of 56 to help Rajasthan post 144/8 in 20 overs. Kuldeep Sen, Ravichandran Ashwin, Prasidh Krishna and Yuzvendra Chahal were all at their best and the attack helped Rajasthan defend their total of 144 runs. No RCB batter was able to stay at the crease for a long haul and in the end, Rajasthan registered a comfortable victory. Virat Kohli had another disappointing show with the bat, scoring just nine runs.
Bowlers too star in Royals' 29-run victory over RCBIn T20 cricket, 144 runs are generally not a comfort cushion for bowlers. But, it could be when you have a quality bowling attack and a batting side willing to gift wickets. Riyan Parag, with an unbeaten 31-b 56 (3x4; 4x6), played a defining innings for Rajasthan Royals and returned to exhibit brilliance with his catching on Tuesday.