David Miller was delighted and tweeted that he is looking forward to play under Sanju Samson’s captaincy. he also said he is very happy the way they started this season sayin, ” what a great start to IPL 2021″.
It was an absolutely breathtaking match yesterday at the Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai with Rajasthan Royals playing along a new Captain against Punjab Kings. Rajasthan Royals won the toss and Sanju Samson elected to bowl first. Punjab Kings started the innings on a good foot as the skipper was phenomenal with the bat. KL Rahul opened the innings and stood there till the last over untill Chetan Sakariya dismissed him at the score of 91. Deepak Hooda displayed some quick fireworks and batted with a humongous strike rate of 228.57, hitting 6 maximums. The joint efforts and the partnership of these two boys made it possible for Punjab Kings to reach a total of 221 runs, which is a huge target.
The Royal boys came to bat but the start didn’t took off well. However, Sanju Samson was absolutely brilliant and stunning with the boundaries, the maximums, the running between the wickets, everything was awe inspiring. He played a stunning knock of 119 runs in just 63 balls with a strike rate of 188.89. Sanju Samson became the first player in the history of IPL to score a century in his first match as a captain.
The Rajasthan Royal skipper fought till the end to make to the victory but unfortunately ended up at the losing side. Although, he became the player of the match for his stupendous knock.
What a start to the #IPL2021 campaign and a sensational innings to watch!! Cannot wait to play under your leadership @IamSanjuSamson pic.twitter.com/MHZ68UJUFc
— David Miller (@DavidMillerSA12) April 13, 2021