On Wednesday, Delhi Daredevils skipper Gautam Gambhir said that while the wicket was great to bat on, a lack of overs affected his side. “It was a beautiful wicket to bat on,” said Gambhir at the post-match presentation ceremony, “One of the flattest wickets. Thought if we could contain them to 170, we had a good chance. We had to go from ball one. There are hardly any balls, difficult for our batsmen.”
Delhi Daredevils had managed to restrict Rajasthan Royals before rain nearly wiped the match away. In the end, the Rajasthan Royals score was 153/5 and Delhi Daredevils were left to chase 71 runs in six overs. Rajasthan Royals managed to restrict them to 60/4 in just six overs. “Good way to start at home. We thought 71 was difficult to chase, focusing on things we could control,” said Rajasthan Royals captain Ajinkya Rahane, “When we were batting, we thought 165 to 170 would be good. T20 is all about starting from zero, whether we win or lose.”
It was young Sanju Samson’s 37 runs off 22 balls innings, who lifted the Rajasthan Royals beyond the 150-run mark. “Feels amazing, we wanted a win at our home ground,” Sanju Samson, “It’s about the preparation, we had four team camps.” Sanju declared Man of the match for his 37 runs against Delhi Daredevil.