‘Kyu ki tum dheele ho’ – Fans troll Sanju Samson as he posts pictures along Shikhar Dhawan with caption ‘Paaji, har baar itne tight matches kyun?’

After winning the first game in Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) by 72 runs, the Rajasthan Royals (RR) locked horns against the Punjab Kings (PBKS) at the Barsapara Cricket Stadium, in Guwahati. The home team skipper Sanju Samson won the toss and elected to bowl first. Both the squads were unchanged from their last matches. The Kings won the match by 5 runs and was Nathan Ellis awarded the Player of the Match award for his brilliant performance.

Sanju Samson’s humorous tweet grabbed the internet’s attention after the game’s thrilling finish. The captain of the RR sent a message to Shikhar Dhawan on Twitter with the caption “Paaji, har baar itne tight matches kyun?” The previous season’s fixture between the two teams was also a hard-fought encounter that ended in the decisive over.

Watch it here:

https://twitter.com/IamSanjuSamson/status/1643867010181533697?s=20

If we talk about the fixture while batting first, Punjab openers Dhawan and Prabhsimran Singh started off the innings with positive intent. They attacked each and every bowler in the powerplay, which included the likes of New Zealand veteran seamer Trent Boult, KM Asif, India’s veteran off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin, and West Indies star all-rounder Jason Holder.

Shikhar Dhawan and Jitesh Sharma took Punjab Kings to 197

Both the openers together put on a partnership of 90 runs in 58 balls before the 22-year-old was sent back to the pavilion off Holder after playing a brilliant knock of 60 runs off just 34 balls, which included seven fours and three marvelous sixes. The Punjab skipper, on the other hand, went on to score 86 runs from 56 balls with nine fours and three sixes.

The Punjab team scored 197/4 in their allotted 20 overs. Except the openers, the wicketkeeper-batter, Jitesh Sharma scored 27 runs from 16 balls with two fours and a six. On the other hand, for Rajasthan, Jason Holder took two wickets, while the spin duo of Ravichandran Ashwin and Yuzvendra Chahal took one each.

Rajasthan, while chasing a target of 198 runs, fell short by five runs. The highest scorer for the home side was Samson, who scored 42 runs off 25 balls with five fours and a six. In the end, Shimron Hetmyer and and Dhruv Jurel played good knocks but it was not enough. Hetmyer scored 36 runs off 18 balls with one four and three sixes, whereas Jurel scored an unbeaten knock 32 runs from 15 balls, which included three fours and two sixes.

For the Punjab Kings, the pick of the bowler was Australia‘s Nathan Ellis, who snapped four wickets in his spell of four overs, where he conceded 30 runs. Two wickets was grabbed by Arshdeep Singh in his spell of four overs where he conceded 47 runs.

Here’s how fans reacted on Sanju Samson’s post:

https://twitter.com/Simranp45746041/status/1643879500088836096

कल जीत जाते हम
अश्विन को ओपन करवा रहे हो
पडीकल से ओपन करवाना था

— Hetram Gothwal (@hetramgothwal1) April 6, 2023

https://twitter.com/Dibyara91174900/status/1643962202771308544

Agar aapka out 6s me badal jata to aur close hota match

— Abhinav singh (@Abhinav_tmk) April 6, 2023

https://twitter.com/AbhishekMuskaan/status/1643938745299914752

Well played Sanju .. Keep the momentum going . Break all the barriers .. We are all with you ..

— Sunil Menon (@naatil_evideya) April 6, 2023

kya karu mallu script hi aisi rehti pic.twitter.com/AdZkRmdMXA

— retired ICT fan (@anubhav__tweets) April 6, 2023

Paaji ko kyun pu6 rahe ho?
Unka to pahela match hai

— Elijah Mikaelson (@mrEMikaelson) April 6, 2023

hahah thats cute caption….. answer is PBKS ko Tight Jhappiyaan pasand si !! @SDhawan25 haiga paaji ?

— RJ ALOK (@OYERJALOK) April 6, 2023

https://twitter.com/ABXD_DC/status/1643867300544802818