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Samson backed himself to hit a six off the last ball but was dismissed
Rajasthan Royals lost match to Punjab Kings by four runs
Sanju Samson played a heroic knock of 119 off just 63 balls that included 12 fours and a whopping seven sixes, but it still wasn t enough as Rajasthan Royals fell short by four runs in their chase of Punjab Kings 221/6. The Rajasthan Royals skipper waged a lone battle as big names like Ben Stokes and Jos Buttler failed to come to the party. However, Samson might be left to rue one decision. In the final over of RR s innings, the wicketkeeper/batsman smacked a six off Arshdeep Singh on the fourth ball to bring the equation down to 5 needed to win off 2 balls. On the next ball, Samson hit the ball to deep extra cover but decided against taking the single and letting Chris Morris take the strike on the last ball. That effectively meant that RR were left needing a six to win the game, and a four to tie. Neither happened as Samson was caught at lo
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Updated: Apr 4, 2021, 03:04 PM IST
As the Indian Premier League (IPL) is set to mark its return to India after a gap of two years, the COVID-19 situation in the country might be on the cusp of disrupting it all. As many as 93,249 cases were reported in the country in the last 24 hours, with 513 deaths. It is the highest single-day spike in the number of cases since September 19, 2020.