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NEW DELHI, Apr 7: Rajasthan Royals skipper Sanju Samson has blamed the dip in momentum in the middle overs during their stiff chase as the reason behind the five-run loss against Punjab Kings in the IPL here. Chasing a tricky 198-run target on Wednesday, RR could manage 192 for 7 in the end.
"We started off really well, we finished the powerplay really well. In the middle overs, we were expecting to get the boundaries here and there but they bowled really well. That's where I think the momentum went a bit down," Samson said.
"We did well to get so close also after the fall in our run rate. We just fell short of a six, just one ball hit away."
Meanwhile, Punjab Kings' batting coach Wasim Jaffer praised young Prabhsimran Singh, who made 60 off 34 balls while opening the batting along side captain Shikhar Dhawan |
