IPL 2023: Sanju Samson completes 3000 runs for Rajasthan Royals | Cricket News – Times of India

<p>Powerful knocks by skipper Sanju Samson and Shimron Hetmyer led Rajasthan Royals to a stunning three-wicket win over holders Gujarat Titans to stay top of the IPL table on Sunday.</p>

<p>Chasing 178 for victory, Rajasthan depended on Samson’s 32-ball 60 and an unbeaten 56 by Hetmyer to achieve their target with four balls to spare in Ahmedabad. </p>

<p>Shubman Gill (45) and David Miller (46) guided Gujarat to 177/7 after being asked to bat first.</p>

<p>Wriddhiman Saha fell to a dramatic mid-pitch catch by Trent Boult off his own bowling after the ball bounced off Samson’s gloves following a near collision between three fielders. </p>

<p>Gill started strongly despite losing partners but put on a 59-run stand with skipper Hardik Pandya to take the attack to the opposition. </p>

<p>Sandeep Sharma denied Gill his fifty but Miller smashed boundaries in his 30-ball knock and Abhinav Manohar hit 27 off 13 balls. </p>

<p>Rajasthan were 4/2 and then 55/4 when Samson and Hetmyer put together 59 off 27 deliveries to bring alive the chase. </p>

<p>Samson took on Rashid Khan in an over and smashed a hat-trick of sixes and then took on Noor Ahmad before departing. </p>

<p>Noor Ahmad came in as impact player for Gujarat and after getting smashed for a six and four got Samson caught out. </p>

<p>But the dismissal only fired up Hetmyer who kept up the charge as he and Dhruv Jurel (18), got 20 runs from an Alzarri Joseph over to near the target. </p>

<p>Hetmyer finished off the chase with a six off Ahmad, an IPL debutant who was given the final over by Pandya. </p>

<p>Mohammed Shami stood out with figures of 3/25 for Gujarat Titans. </p>