IPL 2022: Sanju Samson rues batting failure in defeat against Kolkata Knight Riders

Rajasthan Royals' (RR) captain Sanju Samson considered his batters' inability to score boundaries in the death overs on a slow pitch as the reason for his side's seven-wicket defeat against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in the Indian Premier League (IPL) here on Monday. Samson said with his batters failing to master the KKR bowling on a slow track at the Wankhede Stadium, they fell short by 15-20 runs. "I think the wicket was a bit slow and they bowled really well, but with the batting we have, I would have liked to score a few more boundaries at the end. I think we were short 15-20 runs," said Samson in the post-match presentation on Monday.

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Nitish Rana and Rinku Singh combined for an unbeaten 66 to lead Kolkata Knight Riders as they chased down Rajasthan Royals by seven wickets in the Indian Premier League on Monday. Rana was 48 not out off 37 balls and Singh made 42 not out off 23 balls for Kolkata to reach 158/3 with five balls to

Though his team lost, there were some positives for the Rajasthan Royals skipper as Samson (54) scored his second half-century of this IPL. The RR skipper said he was troubled by a niggle but has recovered from it. "I have had a niggle the last few games but I'm recovering well and (my back) is fine," he said. Another heartening aspect of the match for Samson was the fight his team put up while defending the modest total.

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Rinku Singh smashed an unbeaten 23-ball 42 studded with six boundaries and a six as he and Nitish Rana (48 not out) chased down a 153-run target with ease for