Xtra Time Web Desk: Rajasthan Royals Captain Steve Smith has urged his teammates to take an inspiration from the knocks played by Ben Stokes and Sanju Samson against Mumbai Indians on Sunday night during their incredible run chase. Stokes played a blinder 107* (60) along with Sanju Samson 54*(31) to successfully chase the stiff target of 196 runs set by MI with 10 balls to spare.
Smith lavished huge praises on Stokes and Samson and wished his teammates can take a leap out of their knocks as to how to place the innings.
“Very pleased, that’s what we’re crying for, use the experience, take the game deep and that’s what both Stokes and Samson did. The wicket was playing good, the ball was coming onto the bat, there was intent – the shots were flowing, they just played good cricketing shots – I thought the partnership was fantastic,” Smith said during the post-match press conference.
Smith urged the batsmen to take confidence from this chase, and play knocks which could help RR emerge victorious.
“We played some good cricket in the first half, the dropped chance proved to be costly, perhaps we ended up giving away another 40-45 runs, but it didn’t matter in the end. I hope our batters take the confidence from this match and play knocks which will help the team win,” he added.