SRH vs RR / This Indian player slapped the selectors tightly with his performance

SRH vs RR: The fourth match of the 16th season of IPL (IPL-2023) was played between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Rajasthan Royals on Sunday. In this match, Sunrisers Hyderabad captain Bhuvneshwar Kumar won the toss and invited Rajasthan to bat first. Meanwhile, an Indian player gave a strong performance and forced the selectors to think. He has been able to play very few matches for India.

Brilliant half-century in Hyderabad

This batsman scored a brilliant half-century at the Rajiv Gandhi Cricket Stadium in Hyderabad. The player who is being mentioned is none other than Sanju Samson. Sanju scored 55 runs in 32 balls against the Hyderabad team. During this, he hit 3 fours and 4 sixes. Rajasthan scored 203 runs losing 5 wickets in 20 overs. Apart from Sanju, opener Jose Butler played a brilliant inning of 54 runs off 22 balls. Second opener Yashasvi Jaiswal scored 54 runs in 37 balls.

Butler and Yashasvi added 85 runs

Jose Butler and Yashasvi Jaiswal made an opening partnership of 85 runs in this match. Yashasvi scored 54 runs in 37 balls hitting 9 fours. At the same time, Butler batted in a stormy manner and hit a half-century off 20 balls. He contributed 54 runs in 22 balls hitting 7 fours and 3 sixes. Samson landed at number-3 and remained frozen at one end. He returned to the pavilion as the team's 5th wicket on the third ball of the 19th over of the innings. Shimron Hetmyer returned unbeaten after scoring 22 runs off 16 balls. For Hyderabad, Fazalhaq Farooqui and T Natarajan took 2-2 wickets while Umran Malik got one wicket.

International career of 8 years, played only 28 matches

Sanju Samson, a resident of Kerala, made his international debut in the year 2015 against Zimbabwe in Harare through T20. He has played only 28 matches for India since then. He made his debut in ODI format in 2021. He last played T20 International match against Sri Lanka at Wankhede Stadium in January this year.