Mumbai: A few days after he was denied strike in the opening match against Punjab Kings as his captain Sanju Samson thought he won't be able to clear the boundary off the last ball, Rajasthan Royals (RR) all-rounder Chris Morris proved he is no muck with the bat as he led RR to a fascinating three-wicket win over Delhi Capitals.

Morris, who hit an unbeaten 18-ball 36 laden with four sixes, however, said he had no regrets about being denied strike although his reaction in Monday's match after being sent back by Sanju was one of bemusement and a sarcastic smile.

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"I was going to run back no matter what to sacrifice because Sanju was hitting it so sweetly. Sanju was hitting it like a dream, I wouldn't have been too upset if he had hit the last ball for a six," said Morris about the incident in Monday's game.

Morris, who was bought for Rs 16.25 crore at the IPL mini-auction, said that he knows he is being paid to hit big.

"There are guys who get paid to bat and there are guys who get paid to slog, I know what I am. I am a slogger that swings everything I can, I play so much golf," he added.

RR had earlier restricted DC to 147/8 in 20 overs and the South African said that he would have taken that target before the start of the match.

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"If we had to chase 140-odd when we got here, we would have taken it, so happy to get over the line...it's quite nice to know that we can win a game from anywhere after being down in the dumps. That's T20 cricket," he added.

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