Sam Curran becomes the most expensive player in the history of the Indian Premier League (IPL) history. He was bought by the Punjab Kings (PBKS) franchise for Rs. 18.25 crores.
With this amount, he becomes the costliest buy in IPL history. One of the main reasons for his demand is his recent form. He was the player of the tournament in the ICC T20 World Cup 2022 in Australia. Sam Curran was one of the X factors in the England team and was one of the reasons for England’s success in the tournament.
All-rounders took 13 wickets in the 6 games of the tournament with an average of 11.38. He has bowled 136 balls and conceded 148 runs with a fifer in the tournament as well. His fifer came against Afghanistan in the ICC T20 WC 2022.
Sam Curran’s IPL Stats:-
In the IPL career, he has played 32 games and scored 337 runs with an average of 22.47 and a strike rate of almost 150. He has scored 2 fifties with the highest score of 55 not out.
In the bowling department, he has taken 32 wickets in the 32 games he has played. His bowling average is 31.09 and a strike rate of 20.25. Sam Curran’s economy is on the higher side. But he is a far better bowler than this. His bowling economy is 9.21 with the best bowling figures of 4 for 11.
Today, we will talk about the five best bowling performances of Sam Curran in the IPL. He has played in the three seasons of IPL; 2019, 2020, and 2021. He missed the IPL 2022 season and will now feature in IPL 2023 with PBKS again. Before that, he played for Chennai Super Kings (CSK) as well.
Top 5 performances of Sam Curran in IPL:-
(1) 4 for 11, against Delhi Capitals (DC), IPL 2019
It is still his best figure in IPL history till now. He took 4 wickets in the second inning when DC was chasing 167 in Mohali.
Sam Curran took a wicket of Colin Ingram, H Patel, KG Rabada, and Sandeep Lamichhane. KG Rabada and S Lamichhane got out for a first-ball duck in the game.
In that game, Sam Curran open the inning and scored 20 off 10 balls as well with 3 fours and a six.
(2) 3 for 19, against Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB), IPL 2020
He took the wickets of three big fish; V Kohli, AB de Villiers, and M Ali. RCB batted first and with the help of Sam Curran, they were restricted to 145.
CSK chased down a target with 8 balls and 8 wickets in hand.
(3) 3 for 33, against Rajasthan Royals (RR), IPL 2020
His next 3-fer came against RR in IPL 2020 at Sharjah. Yet RR managed to score 216 on the board and CSK lost the game by 16 runs. Sam Curran took the wickets of S Smith, R Parag, and R Tewatia.
In that game, Sam Curran played a 6-ball 17 runs cameo with four and 2 sixes. CSK only managed to score 200 runs and fell 16 short of the RR’s target.
(4) 3 for 34, against Mumbai Indians (MI), IPL 2021
He was the pick of the bowler for CSK in the 2nd inning. But his effort went in vain as MI won the high-scoring encounter at Delhi.
CSK scored a good total of 218 with the help of half-centuries from Faf du Plessis, M Ali, and A Rayudu. MI in reply, chased down a target with K Pollard becomes the hero of the match with his 87 off 34 balls.
Sam Curran took the wickets of K Pandya, H Pandya, and J Neesham. But CSK lost the game eventually.
(5) 3 for 35, against Chennai Super Kings (CSK), IPL 2019
At that time, he used to play for PBKS (will play for the same franchise again in IPL 2023). He took the wickets of the top 3; Faf du Plessis, S Watson, and S Raina. CSK was restricted to 170 despite a good effort from Faf du Plessis and S Raina. The former played an outstanding knock of 96 off 55 with 10 fours and 4 sixes.
PBKS chased down a target with 2 overs and 6 wickets left. Sam Curran remains not out on 6 in 7 balls. KL Rahul scored 71 off 36 balls.
So these are the five best performances of Sam Curran in IPL history. He is now the costliest buy in IPL history. Let’s see how he copes with the pressure of big money. He is a strong lad with a fighting spirit.
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