IPL 2018: Do Not Write Us Off – Shane Warne

Apr 14, 2018 at 8:04 PM

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IPL 2018: Do Not Write Us Off – Shane Warne

Shane Warne, the mentor of Rajasthan Royals, has shown signs even after his side lost the opening contest of IPL season.

The Mentor of Rajasthan Royals has said it’s quite early to write off his side –

His tweet came after Sunrisers Hyderabad crushed Rajasthan Royals in their opening encounter.

Kane Williamson, Sunrisers Hyderabad
Photo by: Ron Gaunt / IPL/ SPORTZPICS

After being asked to bat first, Rajasthan Royals had a poor start and lost D’Arcy Short in the very first over. Ajinkya Rahane and Sanju Samson tried to build up the innings, but the former was dismissed in the seventh over.

From there, Rajasthan Royals‘ innings never took up, and in the end, the Ajinkya Rahane-led side managed 125 runs on the board. It was the first time when a team played a full quota of 20 overs but did not hit any six.

The target was never going to be difficult for Sunrisers Hyderabad, but they also lost an early wicket in the name of Wriddhiman Saha at a score of six.

Shikhar Dhawan and Kane Williamson then took over the charge. They both shared an unbeaten partnership of 121 to sail their side past victory.

Siddarth Kaul,
Photo Credit:: IPL

Rajasthan Royals failed in both the departments and suffered a loss in their opening encounter. As Warne said, the tournament is a long one, and 13 games are remaining. Though, Rajasthan Royals will have to catch up soon so as to have a good season.

Meanwhile, it is not yet confirmed whether Jofra Archer is fit or not? As of now, he is still recovering from a side strain. He suffered the injury during PSL and is still recovering from it. Rajasthan Royals are hopeful that the all-rounder will soon be fit to play. He was purchased by the franchise for Rs 7.20 Crore in the IPL auction.

Rajasthan Royals next face Delhi Daredevils in a home contest on April 11.

Squad: Ben Stokes, Jaydev Unadkat, Sanju Samson, Jofra Archer, Krishnappa Gowtham, Jos Buttler, Ajinkya Rahane, Darcy Short, Rahul Tripathi, Dhawal Kulkarni, Zahir Khan Pakteen, Ben Laughlin, Stuart Binny, Dushmantha Chameera, Anureet Singh, Aryaman Vikram Birla, Midhun S, Shreyas Gopal, Prashant Chopra, Jatin Saxena, Ankit Sharma, Mahipal Lomror, Heinrich Klaasen.

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