Rajasthan, ahead of the auction in Chennai in February, released their former skipper Steve Smith and later named Samson as their skipper for the 14th season of the tournament.
Rajasthan Royals and Punjab Kings have played 21 matches in the IPL so far, where RR have registered a win on 12 occasions.
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Trying to pull Avesh's delivery towards the mid-wicket boundary, Dhoni was bowled off an inside edge on Saturday.
The New Zealand skipper would have been a perfect fit for SRH's middle-order hence solving their long-standing issue pertaining to that portion of the batting lineup.
The young opener smashed 72 runs off 38 balls to help Delhi Capitals defeat the Chennai Super Kings by seven wickets at the weekend.
Shankar scored 11 off 7 balls with just one boundary, while Samad scored 19 off 8 balls with two boundaries in the match in Chennai
Mumbai Indians, the five-time champions, lost their opening game to Royal Challengers Bangalore by two wickets.
Rajasthan Royals enjoy a 12-9 head-to-head record over their northern rivals Punjab Kings.
Padikkal contracted the deadly virus on March 22 and was in isolation, but has since completely recovered and resumed practice with his RCB teammates.
Talking about Dinesh Karthik, who was seen batting at No 6, Morgan said the wicketkeeper-batsman is happy with the role given to him.
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The former Indian pacer feels Manish finding form early in the season will solve Sunrisers’ middle-order instability issues.
Another battle of big-hitters is on the cards when KL Rahul's Punjab Kings take on the Sanju Samson-led Rajasthan Royals.
Rana's innings, which included a 53-run partnership top of the order with Shubman Gill (15 off 13) followed by 93-run stand with Rahul Tripathi for the second wicket, saw him smashed nine boundaries and four maximums to score a 56-ball 80.
Warner said that he was surprised by the number of runs they managed to get considering the conditions at the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium.
Man of the match Nitish Rana said he backed himself and was looking to hit the balls if it was in his slot.
Rana put up 93 runs off just 50 balls for the second wicket with Tripathi before the latter eventually fell to Natarajan.
Nitish Rana and Rahul Tripathi put up 80 and 53 respectively to guide their side to an intimidating total on the Chepauk track.
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