IPL 2022: Dew came in, it was hard to bowl, says Rajasthan skipper Sanju Samson after defeat against Mumbai

Mumbai Indians (MI) on Saturday, Rajasthan Royals' (RR) captain Sanju Samson said that dew factor in the second innings of the match made bowling difficult. Mumbai registered their first victory in this year's Indian Premier League (IPL), with Suryakumar Yadav's half-century (51 off 39 balls) helping the team end an eight-match losing run. Mumbai (161/5) beat Rajasthan (158/6) by five wickets at the DY Patil Stadium.

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Suryakumar Yadav defied the high-flying bowling battery of Rajasthan Royals to help Mumbai Indians score a five-wicket victory at the DY Patil Stadium in Mumbai on Saturday night.

Batting first, RR captain Sanju Samson, who came in at No. 3, was dismissed after a cameo of 7-ball 16. But Jos Buttler (67 off 52 balls) played another brilliant knock to take his team to 158/6. Ravichandran Ashwin (21 off 9) provided the flourish in the end. The RR skipper said that they could have scored more runs, but for the dew factor. "I think we could have scored a few more runs. The dew came in and it was hard to bowl. The ball was getting wet, that's why they changed the ball," said Samson at the post-match presentation.

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Mumbai Indians recorded their first win of the season beating Rajasthan Royals by five wickets as they put up their best show of the current edition on a Saturday night after eight straight defeats. He didn't feel that team combination was the reason for the debacle which this season has been so

He added, "Different venues are playing in different ways. Here, batting first was a bit tougher. The ball was a bit