IPL 2023, RR vs DC | Twitter labels Sanju Samson screamer as early catch of the season contender
Champion teams strangle opposition from the word go, hoping to kill them off before they have a chance to come to life. When a team has Trent Boult and Sanju Samson at hand, that task almost seems simple as the duo combined brilliantly to give Rajasthan the edge early in the second innings.
Rajasthan Royals dominated the game yet again on Saturday against the Delhi Capitals with both bat and ball as they had the visitors suffocating at 5/2 after two overs while chasing a target of 200 at the Baraspara Stadium in Guwahati. The damage was dealt in the first over itself by a rejuvenated Trent Boult who produced his second double-wicket maiden opening over in IPL 2023, further extending his unprecedented record with the new ball across the past few seasons. However, franchise skipper Sanju Samson managed to overshadow even the Kiwi pacer's achievement with a blinding catch donning the gloves to dismiss Prithvi Shaw for a duck on the third ball of the innings.
Boult pitched a pull delivery slightly outside off-stump, provoking Shaw to move across the wicket and attempt to turn the ball towards the leg side in search of a boundary. However, the Indian opener could only get a thick outside edge sending the ball hurrying behind the wickets but seemed to have survived with Samson already moving to his left after reading Shaw's intentions. Yet, with a miraculous effort, an agile Samson adjusted himself in a moment before diving full-length at the ball and almost plucking it from the ground.
The spectacular effort stunned not just the live audience but the Twitterati as well, making social media go berserk with praise for the veteran IPL wicketkeeper.
Superman Sanju Samson!
— Hardik Swagat (@HardikSwag10143) April 8, 2023
Wahhhh! What a comparision!
Sanju Samson & Prithvi Shaw pic.twitter.com/93s1Tmh93P
— அசால்ட்டு ஆறுமுகம் (@Bullet_Ram) April 8, 2023
No words!
Brilliant catch from captain Sanju Samson to dismiss Prithvi Shaw. Currently India's best wicketkeeper. #SanjuSamson #RRvsDC #RajasthanRoyals pic.twitter.com/hqzxlLN1jn
— Pooja Agarwal (@PoojaAg08708955) April 8, 2023
Catch of the season so far!
Tremendous catch from Sanju Samson behind the stumpspic.twitter.com/pblgRtDuyC
— 🅒🅡🅘︎🅒︎🄲🅁🄰🅉🅈𝗠𝗥𝗜𝗚𝗨™ 🇮🇳❤️ (@MSDianMrigu) April 8, 2023
Absolute stunner!
Captain Marvel Sanju Samson with a jaw-dropping catch! Can't keep our eyes off him!
— Prathisha.P (@prathi_17_18) April 8, 2023
Great catch!
Sanju ❤️
— madan Parmar official (@MParmars) April 8, 2023
What a catch#SanjuSamson #RRvsDC #DCvsRR pic.twitter.com/fPY2QsxS45
That is going to be remebered for a long period!
Captain Sanju Samson with a magnificent catch. pic.twitter.com/HSVmiaCKAj
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) April 8, 2023
Stunning!
what a catch #SanjuSamson#DCvsRR #RRvsDC pic.twitter.com/l55F9anGHY
— madan Parmar official (@MParmars) April 8, 2023
Brilliant one from captain!
What a catch by Sanju Samson.
— CricketMAN2 (@ImTanujSingh) April 8, 2023
Captain Sanju leading by example! pic.twitter.com/Pfmx1aW3SX
Hope is so good!
I hope this becomes Sanju Samson’s breakthrough year at the IPL every which way - batting, keeping and captaincy.
— Karthik Subramanian (@chennaikat) April 8, 2023
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