IPL 2023: English all-rounder Sam Curran is seen playing for MI Cape Town in S20 these days. For IPL 2023, Sam Curran was made a part of his team by the Punjab Kings by paying a huge price of 18.5 crores in the mini auction. Curran became the most expensive player sold in IPL. He performed brilliantly in the T20 World Cup played in 2022. He was voted ‘Player of the Tournament’ in the World Cup. Looking at his performance, Punjab Kings had made such a big bid on him.
Increased difficulties for Punjab Kings
Sam Curran’s performance in the SA20 league being played in South Africa is very poor. He has played a total of four matches in this league so far. While bowling in these matches only 2 wickets have been taken. At the same time, he has scored only 43 runs in batting. In this, he scored 20 runs in the first match, 0 in the second match, 15 * in the third and 8 runs in the fourth. At the same time, in bowling, he got two wickets only in the fourth match.
These statistics of Curran are telling that in the SA20 league, both ball and bat are seen unsuccessful. His failure can create problems for Punjab Kings in IPL 2023. Punjab Kings have made him a part of their team by paying a hefty amount.
International career so far
The 24-year-old Curran has played all three formats for England. In this, he has scored 47 wickets in 42 innings of 24 Test matches and scored 815 runs in 38 innings while batting. Apart from this, in 18 ODIs, he took 16 wickets in bowling and scored 206 runs while batting. While bowling in 35 T20 International matches, he has taken 41 wickets and scored 158 runs in 21 innings while batting.
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