Published 15:27 IST, October 26th 2020
Rishabh Pant excessively trolled after Sanju Samson's match-winning knock against Mumbai
Fans mock Delhi's Rishabh Pant after Rajasthan wicketkeeper-batsman Sanju Samson scored his third half-century of the ongoing Dream11 IPL 2020 season.
Rajasthan defeated table-toppers Mumbai by eight wickets on Sunday, October 25 in a miraculous run-chase at Abu Dhabi. Ben Stokes starred with the bat for Rajasthan as he scored an unbeaten 107 off just 60 balls. He was ably supported by Sanju Samson at the other hand, who himself struck form with an unbeaten 54 run-knock.
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Dream11 IPL 2020: Fans praise Sanju Samson at the expense of Rishabh Pant
Sanju Samson’s match-winning 54* against defending champions Mumbai was his third fifty-plus score of the ongoing Dream11 IPL 2020 season. After Rajasthan’s win over Mumbai, fans took to Twitter to express their admiration for the wicketkeeper-batsman. Interestingly, social media users also took this opportunity to mock Delhi cricketer Rishabh Pant for his lack of form with the bat this season.
Here is a look at some of the reactions where fans are pitting Sanju Samson and Rishabh Pant with each other and expressing their views about a “more deserving” candidate for the Indian cricket team.
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Dream11 IPL 2020: Sanju Samson Dream11 IPL stats
The Sanju Samson Dream11 IPL stats for the ongoing season composes of some impressive numbers. In 12 games for Rajasthan this year, Samson has gathered 326 runs at an average of 29.63. The right-handed batsman has registered three half-centuries in the process and his highest score of 85 came against Punjab in a herculean run-chase. He is also currently the leading six-hitter of the season as he has struck 23 sixes and is one ahead of Nicholas Pooran’s 22 hits over the fence.
Apart from the Sanju Samson Dream11 IPL stats for this year, his overall run tally comprises of 2,535 runs across 105 matches at 27.85.
Dream11 IPL 2020: Rishabh Pant Dream11 IPL stats
Delhi’s dashing wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant has scored just 217 runs in eight matches at an average of 31 this year. He has scored his runs at a strike-rate of 117.29, which is way below his overall Dream11 IPL career strike-rate of 155.99. Pant is yet to register a fifty and his highest score remains 38 against Kolkata on October 3.
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Updated 15:27 IST, October 26th 2020