Punjab Kings captain Sam Curran is seen throughout the Indian Premier League 2023 match against Mumbai Indians in Mumbai on April 22, 2023.
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Sam Curran justified his prime billing with a splendid 29-ball-55 as Punjab Kings lifted themselves from a precarious place to publish a commendable 214 for 8 against Mumbai Indians in an IPL match, in Mumbai on April 22.
A 92-run stand for the eighth wicket with Harpreet Bhatia (41 off 28 balls) modified the course of the sport with 131 runs coming within the back-10.
Arjun Tendulkar (1/48 in 3 overs), who had a couple of spectacular video games first up, had a good opening spell however went for 31 in his third over as 69 runs have been yielded between overs 16-18. Jofra Archer and Cameron Green went for 13 and 25 respectively within the seventeenth and 18th over.
But the hero undoubtedly was Curran, who hit his first fifty of IPL this season and Bhatia made a 28-ball 41 (4x4s, 2x6s) whereas including 92 runs from 50 balls for the fifth wicket to energy Punjab Kings to a daunting total. This was after MI bowlers strangulated their middle-order publish a promising begin.
Curran struck 5 fours and 4 sixes to assist Punjab Kings bounce again strongly right here on the Wankhede Stadium after they misplaced method within the center overs, main a sturdy restoration.
Punjab Kings have been 97/4 after 13 overs however courtesy sensible efforts from Curran, Bhatia and Jitesh Sharma, they added 117 runs within the final seven overs, with 96 runs approaching the final 30 balls.
Punjab wicketkeeper-batter Jitesh Sharma additionally supplied later fireworks, hitting 4 sixes in his seven-ball 25 earlier than being cleaned up by Jason Behrendorff within the final over.
Piyush Chawla bowled a measly spell of 3-0-15-2 as Punjab Kings, whose batting appeared directionless within the absence of their common captain and the workforce’s greatest batter this season in Shikhar Dhawan, appeared to be heading for a reasonable total.
