Even the presence of proven match-winners like David Miller and Chris Morris was not assuring enough for the Rajasthan Royals (RR) skipper Sanju Samson, who doubted that the two destructive batsmen may not be able to finish their IPL match against Delhi Capitals (DC) on Thursday. Chasing 148 for their first win of the season, the Royals were in a peculiar situation at 42 for five but the South African players pulled off a three-wicket win with Miller hitting 62 and Morris producing a breathtaking 36 off 18 balls.

Talking about the same during the post-match presentation, Sanju Samson said, “To be very honest, I thought that it was tough from 40 for 5. We had Miller and Morris, but I thought it was tough. It’s about reading the conditions. It was a little sticky at the start. Taking pace off is the strength of our fast bowlers and that worked out.”

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Morris said the Capitals batsmen did not handle the bounce well but their bowlers managed to bowl at the right lengths.

Elaborating the same, Morris said, “That happens every now and then in the game of cricket, I thought Delhi played really well. Dave (David Miller) played a great hand and it went our way. I think the dew plays a part here. I think they hit the length a lot better than we did and they got a lot of guys skying with the extra bounce. But we would have taken a chase of 140-odd.”

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He further added, “There are guys that get paid to bat and guys that get paid to slog, and I know which I am,” he said, before joking “That’s why I play so much golf. I think the last game, that close game, we took a lot as a team. For us to get as close on the day, we took a lot out of that first game of ours.”

The Capitals skipper Rishabh Pant said his side did a good job but they let RR get the better of them. He said dew also played a role in the result of the match.