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The spin duo bowled a total of seven overs between them and took five wickets for 39 runs with Rashid winning Player of the Match award for his 3/14 in four overs. Samson was the highest run-scorer for Rajasthan, scoring 30 off 20 balls.
Chasing a paltry total of 118, Gujarat hardly broke a sweat as the openers themselves wiped most of the runs - 71 to be precise before Shubman Gill fell for 36. Skipper Hardik Pandya then smashed Adam Zampa for three sixes and a four in the 11th over to kill of the chase.
Gujarat eventually got to the target in 13.5 overs with Wriddiman Saha being not out on 41 off 34 and Pandya smashing unbeaten 39 off just 15 balls.
Disappointed by loss, Royals coach Kumar Sangakkara, speaking to the media after the loss, said a performance like this is embarrassing for everyone in the camp. He added other than being poor across all sectors, RR batters didnt show any intent against the Afghanistan pair of Rashid Khan and Noor Ahmad, who picked five wickets between them.
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