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Sanju Samson gave Rajasthan Royals a glimmer of hope with a captain’s knock. Shimron Hetmyer then performed a trademark blinder to assist Rajasthan Royals avenge the 2022 Indian Premier League ultimate loss towards Gujarat Titans in model on Sunday.

Riding on the duo’s power-packed innings, the Royals crossed the goal of 178 runs with 4 balls to spare.

When Hetmyer took guard, the Royals had been tottering at 55 for 4 within the eleventh over and a fourth consecutive defeat versus Titans was looming massive. But Samson – timing the ball at his greatest – began clearing the fence effortlessly. His hat-trick off sixes off Rashid Khan was a deal with to look at.

Hetmyer quickly joined the celebration and went after fellow Caribbean Alzarri Joseph’s tempo. Even after Samson perished to left-arm wrist spinner Noor Ahmad – debuting in IPL as an Impact Player – Hetmyer continued to regulate the chase.

Despite Mohammed Shami accounting for Dhruv Jurel and Ravichandran Ashwin within the penultimate over, essential hits by the decrease order batters meant Hetmyer needed to rating seven runs off the final over.

It took him two balls off Noor to finish the formalities, fittingly ending the evening with a six over extensive long-on.

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