Rajasthan Royals captain Sanju Samson admitted to the sport received tensed regardless of gorgeous particular person efforts from Jos Buttler and Yuzvendra Chahal in opposition to Kolkata Knight Riders on Monday night time. Having set a giant goal of 218 win in their IPL 2022 conflict with KKR, RR have been pushed to the brink earlier than they lastly edged forward of their rivals by seven runs for his or her fourth win of the season.

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Buttler had set the tone of the competition with an entertaining century – his second of the season. And then RR misplaced a wicket off the very first supply of their chase earlier than KKR stormed again into the competition and at one stage, have been even favourites.

Enter Chahal for his fourth and ultimate over and he turned the competition on its head with a hat-trick that noticed him end with a five-wicket haul. However, Umesh Yadav struck 21 off 9 to maintain the competition alive, not letting RR breathe straightforward.

“It got tensed,” Samson stated on the post-match presentation. “The quality of players made it very interesting. Very happy for the win.”

He added, “There are some things that need to used at the right time. You need to be smart enough to slow it down. I respect KKR as a unit. We never thought we were in the game.”

Samson was all reward for the person efforts from his teammates that contributed in the direction of the win.

“I think I don’t need to talk much about individuals. We are lucky to have great players. Special mention to (Ravichandran) Ashwin for his delivery to (Andre) Russell,” he stated.

KKR have been bowled out for 210 in 19.4 overs to succumb to their fourth defeat in seven matches. The Shryeas Iyer-led outfit is at the moment positioned on the sixth spot within the factors desk.

On the opposite hand, it was RR’s fourth win of the season as they jumped to the second spot with eight factors.

Gujarat Titans proceed to steer the desk with 5 wins and a defeat from six matches. Lucknow Super Giants and Royal Challengers Bangalore accomplished the top-four.

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