Sanju Samson turns into most profitable Rajasthan Royals captain in IPL historical past | Cricket Information – The Instances of India
NEW DELHI: Sanju Samson etched his title in Rajasthan Royals’ historical past books on Saturday, turning into the franchise’s most profitable captain with a commanding 50-run win over Punjab Kings in Indian Premier League 2025.
The match, held on the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh Worldwide Cricket Stadium in Mullanpur, marked Samson’s thirty second victory as skipper — surpassing the legendary Shane Warne’s 31 wins.
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Warne, who led RR to the title within the IPL’s inaugural 2008 season, had 31 wins from 55 matches. Samson now has 32 from 62, cementing his legacy because the Royals’ most prolific chief.
Most wins as RR captain (IPL)
- 32 – Sanju Samson (62 matches)
- 31 – Shane Warne (55 matches)
- 18 – Rahul Dravid (34 matches)
- 15 – Steven Smith (27 matches)
- 9 – Ajinkya Rahane (24 matches)
The win additionally ended Punjab Kings captain Shreyas Iyer’s spectacular eight-match unbeaten run within the IPL.
Most consecutive wins as an IPL captain
- 10 – Gautam Gambhir (2014-15)
- 8 – Shane Warne (2008)
- 8 – Shreyas Iyer (2024-25)
- 7 – MS Dhoni (2013)
Yashasvi Jaiswal starred with the bat, smashing a 45-ball 67, and stitched an 89-run opening stand with Samson (38) to energy Rajasthan to 205/4 — their highest whole on the venue in six matches. Riyan Parag added a fiery unbeaten 43 off 25 balls.
Defending the entire, Jofra Archer struck early with two wickets within the opening over and returned with figures of three/25, incomes the Participant of the Match award. Regardless of a gritty 62 from Nehal Wadhera, Punjab Kings might solely handle 155/9.
Rajasthan’s bowling assault maintained management all through, as Punjab suffered their first lack of the season. Apparently, groups defending 170-plus totals have now succeeded 9 occasions out of ten in T20s at Mullanpur, the place Punjab have now misplaced 5 of six video games.
The Royals now look reinvigorated underneath Samson’s management, setting the tone for a robust marketing campaign.
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