Shimron Hetmyer and Sanju Samson's impressive batting led Rajasthan Royals to a victory against Gujarat Titans in IPL 2023, with Hetmyer reaching 1,000 IPL runs.
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Hetmyer's brilliance
WI batter Hetmyer scored a brilliant 56* off 26 balls, including 5 sixes, to help his team recover from a shaky start in the IPL match against Gujarat Titans.
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RR prevails over GT
Gujarat Titans scored 177/7 courtesy of knocks from Shubman Gill and David Miller. In response, RR suffered a collapse before Hetmyer helped them cross the line in 19.2 overs.
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RR's explosive batting ace
Hetmyer was bought by Rajasthan Royals for Rs. 8.5 crore in IPL2022 auction. He is known for his explosive batting in death overs, with 1,014 runs in 51 IPL matches.
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In elite company
Hetmyer has the fifth-higheststrike rate (157.20) in the IPLamong batters with a minimumof 500 runs, behind Andre Russell, Liam Livingstone, Sunil Narine, and Nicholas Pooran.
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Hetmyer's deathovers brilliance
Hetmyer has a remarkable strike rate of 202.13 in death overs in the IPL, with an average of 40.57. He has scored 568 runs and relishes batting in this phase.