Stopping Samson is a big challenge for Punjab it will not be easy to stop him

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Mullanpur. In the 27th match of IPL 2024, Punjab Kings will face the challenge of Rajasthan Royals (RR). Rajasthan has won four out of five matches this season and is at the first position in the points table, while Punjab has lost three out of five matches and is at the eighth position. Rajasthan captain Sanju Samson is in excellent form and his team will be expecting another good innings from him. Let us know how his performance has been against Punjab.

Sanju Samson’s performance against Punjab

Samson has scored 702 runs in 21 innings of 21 IPL matches against Punjab at an average of 39 and a strike rate of around 144. During this period, he has also scored one century and two half-centuries. Samson is the sixth highest run scorer among the batsmen currently playing cricket against this team. He has also remained unbeaten against this team thrice.

Samson’s performance against the leading bowlers of Punjab

Fast bowler Arshdeep Singh had taken four wickets in the last match and Punjab depends a lot on his bowling. However, Samson’s statistics remain quite effective even against Arshdeep. In seven IPL innings, Samson has scored 57 runs against Arshdeep in just 30 balls. Arshdeep could dismiss Samson only once. Samson has scored against Arshdeep at an average of 57 and a strike-rate of 190.

Kagiso Rabada is also an important part of Punjab’s bowling attack. Against Rabada, Samson has scored 26 runs in three IPL innings at a strike-rate of almost 153 and an average of 26. Rabada has also taken the wicket of Samson once in 17 balls. Samson scored 20 out of 26 runs against Rabada through fours.

Punjab has Rahul Chahar playing the role of main spinner in the spin department. However, this season has been very bad for him so far. He can prove to be a trump card for Punjab against Samson. Rahul has taken the wicket of Samson twice in seven IPL innings. Samson has scored 56 runs in 36 balls against Rahul, during this his strike-rate was 155.55 and average was 28.

–INS

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