Samson almost took Royals home with a breathtaking 119 off 63 balls but was caught off the game's final ball with left-arm pacer Arshdeep defending
His perpendicular style worked as he got the big wicket of Chris Gayle.
Samson, who has been guilty of throwing away his wicket in the past, reckoned that when he is in the zone, the sixes come naturally.
Thanking the support staff and KL Rahul for being extremely supportive, Arshdeep said the plan was to keep the ball outside the off-stump.
Claiming that it was encouraging to see Samson believing in his abilities, Sangakkara reckons the new RR skipper backed himself to do the job and
The game boiled down to the last ball and a hit separated the two teams.
Lara feels given the form Samson was in, it was the right decision to deny the single to the costliest IPL player.
VIVO IPL 2021, RR vs PBKS 2021 Scorecard: Check the latest points table after the match no. 4 of the Indian Premier League between Rajasthan
Samson, who was dropped twice, kept playing his shots to keep Rajasthan Royals in the game single-handedly despite losing partners at the other end.
Rajasthan Royals vs Punjab Kings IPL 2021 LIVE TOSS at 7 PM IST From Wankhede Stadium. Live Score and Updates VIVO IPL 2021: See the
No Match Live Now
Ireland vs Afghanistan - 1st T20I
09 Aug, 2022 20:00 IST | 14:30 GMT
Civil Service Cricket Club, Stormont, Belfast
Zimbabwe vs Bangladesh - 3rd ODI
10 Aug, 2022 12:45 IST | 07:15 GMT
Harare Sports Club, Harare
Scotland vs United Arab Emirates - Match 1
10 Aug, 2022 15:00 IST | 09:30 GMT
Mannofield Park, Aberdeen
West Indies vs New Zealand - 1st T20I
11 Aug, 2022 01:00 IST | 19:30 GMT
Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica
United Arab Emirates vs USA - Match 2
11 Aug, 2022 15:00 IST | 09:30 GMT
Mannofield Park, Aberdeen
India vs West Indies - 4th T20I
India beat West Indies by 59 runs
India vs West Indies - 5th T20I
India beat West Indies by 88 runs
Zimbabwe vs Bangladesh - 2nd ODI
Zimbabwe beat Bangladesh by 5 wickets
Ireland vs South Africa - 2nd T20I
South Africa beat Ireland by 44 runs
Netherlands vs New Zealand - 2nd T20I
New Zealand beat Netherlands by 8 wickets