Samson century goes in vain, Punjab beats Rajasthan in IPL

[ASFN Admin]

Sanju Samson’s blistering century on his captaincy debut for Rajasthan Royals went in vain as Punjab Kings snatched a four-run win in the Indian Premier League on Monday. Needing five off the last two balls, Samson declined a single off the fifth ball to retain the strike before holing out in the deep off the final delivery after scoring a scintillating 119 off just 63 balls with 12 fours and seven sixes. Punjab’s total of 221-6 never looked enough, especially after Samson twice got dropped before completing his half century and then successfully overturned an lbw decision against him soon after crossing the 50-run mark.

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