However, talking about their head-to-head records in the IPL, Gujarat Titans are in a lead against Rajasthan Royals with four wins out of five matches between both teams. While RR have won only one game against GT in the cash-rich league. As the stats support GT, the current form supports RR, and the fans are expecting for this to be a edge of the seat thriller between both teams in Jaipur.
When last time both teams met at the same venue in IPL 2023, GT dominated RR by bowling them out for just 118 runs, powered by Rashid Khan’s match-winning spell of 3/14. In reply, GT chased the winning total in 13.5 overs losing just 1 wicket Wriddhiman Saha (41 off 34) and Hardik Pandya (39 off 15) finishing the match for their team.
Now, as RR will take on GT in their upcoming home game in IPL 2024, all eyes will be on Sanju Samson. The RR skipper has been looking in great form in the ongoing tournament and will be looking to play another captain’s knock against GT. Samson has amassed 178 runs from four matches in IPL 2024 so far at an average of 59.33 with two half-centuries. He started his IPL 2024 with an unbeaten 82-run knock off 52 balls that helped RR to win their opening match against Lucknow Supergiants.
Samson also has convincing records while batting against GT in the IPL. He was also the top-scorer in RR’s only win against GT that came at Narendra Modi Stadium on 16th April, 2023. He scored 60 runs off 32 balls in that match as RR successfully went on to chase the target of 178 runs losing 7 wickets in 19.2 overs. Let’s have a look at his stats and records against GT in the IPL..
Sanju Samson IPL Stats and Records against GT
Sanju Samson played five times while captaining Rajasthan Royals against Gujarat Titans in the IPL. In these five matches, he amassed 162 runs at an average of 32.40 and a strike rate of 162.00. His highest score against GT came in Ahmedabad on 16th April, 2023 where he scored 60 runs off 32 balls hitting three fours and six sixes in a chase of 178 runs. In the end, it was Shimron Hetmyer who smashed an unbeaten 56 runs off 26 balls as GT successfully chased the winning total with three wickets in hand in 19.2 overs.
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