Playing their fifth game of the season, RR beat Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) by six wickets at Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium.
Despite losing his brother, a strong-willed Chetan Sakariya emerged as one of the stars of the 2021 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy (SMAT). Subsequently, he was picked by the Royals, and has been backed to play all their matches so far.
Bowling mainly in the powerplays and the death overs, the 23-year-old has seven wickets to his name this season, at an average of 23.71 and an economy of 8.3 an over, on placid Wankhede tracks.
On Saturday, he dismissed Nitish Rana and went for 31 runs in his four overs. Calling him one of the positives for the Rajasthan side, Sanju Samson said:
Sanju Samson also praised the bowling unit for consistently performing well in the last few matches, despite missing Jofra Archer and Ben Stokes.
Chris Morris wants to get big batters out: Sanju Samson
Sanju Samson also suggested that Chris Morris wants to be in the competition and get the big batters out. On Saturday, Morris dismissed the central figures behind KKR’s comeback against CSK – Dinesh Karthik, Andre Russell and Pat Cummins.
RR has now climbed to sixth place in the points table, with two wins from five matches. They will have a five-day break before moving to Delhi to play defending champions Mumbai Indians.
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