IPL 2022: SRH vs RR, Stats Review – Samson’s feat and other stats

Rajasthan Royals beat Sunrisers Hyderabad by 61 runs in the fifth match of IPL 2022 in Pune. The team finishing seventh last season made a complete mockery of the team finishing eighth. Right from a quick opening stand between Jos Buttler and Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rajasthan Royals had a leading edge over the opposition throughout the game.

Here are some of the important stats and numbers from Match 5 between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Rajasthan Royals in the Indian Premier League 2022:

14/3 – SRH’s total after the powerplay, which is the joint lowest in IPL history. It is tied with 14/2 by RR against KKR in 2010.

36 – Total runs added by SRH after the first 10 overs, which is the joint fourth-lowest total in IPL. It is the lowest since Mumbai Indians’ 32/4 against Punjab Kings at Wankhede in 2015.

110 – Total sixes hit by Sanju Samson for RR, which is now the highest by a Rajasthan Royals player in the IPL. He overtook Shane Watson who hit 109 sixes for the franchise.

2 – Sanju Samson became the second player to appear in 100 T20 matches for Rajasthan Royals, after Ajinkya Rahane.

670 – Runs scored by Sanju Samson against SRH in IPL career. Even before the brisk fifty today, he had the highest runs by any player against SRH.

1326 – Total dot balls bowled by Bhuvneshwar Kumar, which is now the most by any player in IPL. He overtook Praveen Kumar (1314 dots) to take the top spot.

250 – Yuzvendra Chahal reached the milestone of 250 T20 wickets, by claiming the wicket of Romario Shepherd.

210/6 – The first innings total of Rajasthan Royals, which is the second-highest IPL total at MCA Stadium, Pune. The highest is 211/4 by Chennai Super Kings against Delhi Daredevils (now Delhi Capitals) in 2018.

1 – RR became the first team to successfully defend a total in IPL 2022. The four previous encounters this season were won by chasing sides.