Sanju Samson To Lead Rajasthan Royals In Crucial IPL 2024 Eliminator Against RCB

Sanju Samson will be leading Rajasthan Royals as they take on Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the IPL 2024 Eliminator on Wednesday (May 22).

The Royals have been struggling with a five-match winless run. They will have to turn things around at the Narendra Modi Stadium as a defeat would end their IPL campaign in a hugely underwhelming fashion.

Jos Buttler's departure hasn't helped their cause, but captain Sanju Samson will have to step up and lead from the front. He has been in excellent touch this IPL season, which also earned the RR captain a spot in the India squad for the T20 World Cup.

Samson has already amassed 504 runs in this IPL season. The Rajasthan skipper has scored 5 fifties this year and is batting at a strike rate of 156.

As the Royals face the Challengers in a crucial match, onus will be on Sanju Samson to deliver his best with the bat.

Sanju Samson has amassed 4392 runs in 165 IPL matches at an average of 30.93. He has scored 25 fifties and 3 centuries over the years. Samson is one of the seven batters with more than 500 runs in this IPL season.

Sanju Samson's record against RCB in the IPL over the years is quite underwhelming. The RR skipper has scored 452 runs in 22 matches against RCB so far, with an average of 21.52. He has scored three fifties against them.

But Samson has found scoring difficult against RCB. His last eight scores before this season against RCB were lower than 30, but the Rajasthan skipper scored a fantastic 69 runs off 42 balls in the most recent match against RCB.

The upcoming match is crucial for Rajasthan Royals and their captain Sanju Samson. With his current form and past performances, all eyes will be on him to lead his team to victory and keep their IPL hopes alive.