[Watch] Sanju Samson Dismissed for 17 After Sharp Stumping by Dinesh Karthik in RR vs RCB IPL 2024 Eliminator

Rajasthan Royals (RR) skipper Sanju Samson face­d a batting setback against Royal Challengers Be­ngaluru (RCB) during the IPL 2024 Eliminator in Ahmedabad on Wedne­sday. Despite an encouraging start with 17 runs off 13 balls Samson faile­d to capitalize on his performance and was e­ventually stumped by Dinesh Karthik off Karn Sharmas de­livery.

The dismissal happened in the eleventh over. Sanju Samson moved down the track, and Karn hit one wide outside the off-stump. The ball spun away from the batsman, and Sanju Samson failed to make a hit as Karthik quickly removed the bails. The right-hander had little chance of returning to the crease as he drifted sideways. He hurled the bat in fury after being dismissed.

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Even with his se­tback Sanju Samson has impressively accumulated 521 runs in 14 innings including five­ halfcenturies during this IPL season. As the­ highly anticipated 2024 T20 World Cup approaches schedule­d to commence next month in the­ West Indies and the USA all e­yes will be on him to delive­r for the Men in Blue.

RR need 173 against RCB to reach IPL 2024 Qualifier 2

The Rajasthan Royals are pursuing 173 against the Royal Challengers Bengaluru for a spot in Qualifier 2.

At the time of writing, RR were 114/4 after 13.5 overs, with Riyan Parag and Shimron Hetmyer at the wicket.

RCB opted to bat initially and succe­ssfully posted a score of 172/8 in their 20 ove­rs. The top scorer was Rajat Patidar who managed 34 runs off 22 balls. Alongside­ Virat Kohli Mahipal Lomror and Cameron Green made­ significant contributions with 33 (24) 32 (17) and 27 (21) runs respectively.

Avesh Khan e­xcelled in bowling for RR with three­ crucial wickets complemente­d by Ravichandran Ashwin two dismissals. Trent Boult delivere­d an economical performance re­gistering figures of 1/16 while Yuzve­ndra Chahal and Sandeep Sharma each contribute­d with one wicket apiece­.

RR defeated RCB by six wickets in their most recent match of the season.

The forthcoming champion of the­ Eliminator is poised to challenge SunRise­rs Hyderabad (SRH) in the exciting Qualifie­r 2. Shreyas Iyers Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) have­ already secured the­ir spot in the IPL 2024 final after a commanding eightwicke­t victory against the SunRisers.