Rajasthan Royals, led by Sanju Samson, beat Royal Challengers Bengaluru by 4 wickets in the IPL 2024 Eliminator on Wednesday at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.
After going winless in their last six league stage games, RR got back to winning ways when it mattered the most and took a step forward towards the IPL final.
Samson and Co will now hope to beat Sunrisers Hyderabad in the IPL Qualifier 2 on Friday at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai.
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Despite the win over RCB in Ahmedabad, there could be bad news for RR fans ahead of the SRH clash as skipper Sanju Samson claimed that he was not a hundred percent fit ahead of the RCB tie on Tuesday.
The wicketkeeper batter revealed that a bug had affected the dressing room ahead of the Eliminator, however, he did not mention whether the situation is serious.
Speaking at the post-match press conference, Samson said, "I'm not a 100% actually. There is a bug in the dressing room, lots of coughs and a lot of people are a bit unwell."