IPL 2021, Match 40: SRH vs RR, Stats Review: Sanju Samson accomplishes several milestones despite RR's defeat

A win after ages for the Sunrisers Hyderabad! They might be out of the playoff race. However, it won’t stop them from spoiling other sides’ plans. Kane Williamson’s men put up a comprehensive show against Rajasthan Royals and recorded a seven-wicket win at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium. This was SRH’s only second win in 10 games in IPL 2021 and for RR, it wouldn’t have come at a worse time.

Speaking of the contest, the coin landed in Royals’ favour and skipper Sanju Samson opted to bat. Although international superstars like Evin Lewis and Liam Livingstone failed, the Indian contingent came to the party. Yashasvi Jaiswal and Mahipal Lomror made handy contributions. However, the show was stolen by skipper Samson. His brilliant 82 meant RR posted 164/5 in their allotted 20 overs.

In reply, the Orange Army got off to a brilliant start with Jason Roy playing a sensational knock on SRH debut. Besides him scoring 60, skipper Williamson also scored 51 as SRH crossed the line in 18.3 overs, winning the contest by seven wickets.

Meanwhile, here are the important stats and numbers from the SRH vs RR clash in IPL 2021:

53 – Sandeep Sharma now has 53 IPL wickets in powerplay, most for any bowler. He went past Zaheer Khan’s tally of 52 scalps.

433 – Sanju Samson is the new holder of the Orange Cap in IPL 2021. He went past Shikhar Dhawan’s tally of 430 runs. Overall, he has scored 433 runs in this season so far.

9 – Bhuvneshwar Kumar has now bowled nine maiden overs in IPL, third-most for any bowler. While Praveen Kumar bowled 14 maiden overs in the competition, Irfan Pathan bowled 10 maiden overs.

615 – Sanju Samson now has 615 IPL runs against SRH, most by any batter.

19 – Samson became the 19th player to complete 3000 runs in IPL.

2 – Samson crossed the 400-run mark for the second time in an IPL season. In 2018, he slammed 441 runs.

3 – Samson’s top three scores this season have come in a losing cause. Before scoring 82 against SRH, he scored 119 against Punjab Kings and 70 against Delhi Capitals.

63 – SRH recorded their highest total in powerplay this season. While they collected 63 runs in this match, they slammed 57 against RR only.

2 – Samson became the second player after Ajinkya Rahane to complete 2,500 runs for Rajasthan Royals.

2 – Jason Roy, who was on SRH debut, registered his second IPL fifty.

50 – Siddarth Kaul completed 50 matches in the Indian Premier League.

3 – Siddarth Kaul completed 50 wickets for SRH in IPL. He became the third bowler to achieve the feat after Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Rashid Khan.