IPL 2021: It was a bit challenging wicket to bat on, says Sanju Samson as RR lose to MI after scoring 90 runs

Rajasthan Royals' IPL 2021 campaign suffered a major blow on Tuesday as they suffered an 8-wicket defeat against Mumbai Indians to fall behind to 7th place in the race to qualify for the playoffs.

Rajasthan Royals captain Sanju Samson rued his team's poor batting performance against Mumbai Indians but also made an effort to defend his players by saying that playing on the Sharjah pitch proved to be quite tough after their 8-wicket defeat in Match 51 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 on Tuesday.

Rajasthan were restricted to 90 for 9, the lowest total in IPL 2021 and the lowest score while batting first in Sharjah, with Evin Lewis's 24 being the highest score in their lineup.