Rajasthan Royals (RR) skipper Sanju Samson was over the moon after playing a key role in his team’s 6-wicket victory against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) at the Wankhede Stadium on Saturday (April 24).

Chasing 134 to win, Samson scored 42 not out off 41 balls as the inaugural IPL champions overhauled the target with seven deliveries to spare.

"Situation of the match demands the way I play. That's what I've learnt from previous years. Even if you bat and score a quick fifty you feel bad if the team doesn't win," Samson said at the post-match presentation ceremony.

Earlier, RR won the toss and restricted KKR to a below-par 133/9 in their allotted 20 overs.

Chris Morris was the stand-out bowler, claiming 4 wickets by conceding 23 runs in his four overs. Mustafizur Rahman (1-22), Jaydev Unadkat (1-25) and Chetan Sakariya (1-31) also chipped in with scalp apiece.

"Our bowlers have been doing really well for the last 4-5 matches. There are many options for me to juggle around. Really enjoy captaining them. You could see in his (Morris) eyes he wanted the competition. He wanted to get the big batsmen out," Samson said.

"Sakariya is a very different kind of person. Very happy going, very chilled out. Same person inside and outside the ground. Hopefully, he will win us more matches in the future. Need to chill down a bit. Have been playing continuous matches from last week. Will take a day off and plan for the next game," he further remarked.

Rajasthan Royals will take on defending champions Mumbai Indians in their next game on Thursday (April 29).

(With ANI inputs)