“Jos Buttler isn’t playing well, and Samson hasn’t scored any runs”: Following MI’s stunning IPL victory, an ex-Indian star confronts RRWhen RR hosted CSK earlier this season in their backyard, the wicketkeeper-batsman and leader of the Rajasthan-based franchise only managed to score 17 runs off 17 balls. This year, Jos Buttler is not firing, as he typically does. Samson has scored 212 runs for the 2008 champions in nine matches of the cash-rich league, averaging 23.56 runs per game. Also against Mumbai Indians, RR opener Jos Buttler played a forgettable innings of 18 off 19 balls. In a match where Buttler and Samson neglected to fire for RR, opener Yashasvi Jaiswal broke various records with his lady century in the IPL.

Source: Hindustan Times May 01, 2023 20:27 UTC