Sam Curran races past 3,000 runs in T20 cricket: Stats
Punjab Kings all-rounder Sam Curran has completed 3,000 runs in T20 cricket. He reached the milestone with his 29th run against Sunrisers Hyderabad in Match 22 of the 2024 Indian Premier League (IPL) in Chandigarh. He ended up scoring exactly 29 off 21 balls (2 fours, 2 sixes). The left-arm pacer also claimed two wickets earlier in the game (2/41 in 4 overs)
3,000 runs in T20 cricket
Playing his 221st game, Curran has raced to 3,000 runs with his average and strike rate being over 20 and 132, respectively. The tally includes 16 fifties, including four in IPL and one in T20I cricket. Overall, he has accumulated 260 runs in 46 T20Is at 13 (SR: 118.72). He has tallied 733 runs across 51 IPL games, averaging 24.43 (SR: 140.15).
His numbers for PBKS
Earlier in the season, Curran smashed his highest IPL score. He made 63 from 47 balls against Delhi Capitals in PBKS' opener. Three of Curran's four IPL fifties have come in PBKS colors with the other one coming for Chennai Super Kings. As per ESPNcricinfo, Curran has raced to 491 runs across 28 outings for PBKS at a strike rate of 139.09.
His numbers with the ball
Curran (48) is closing in on 50 IPL wickets as he also owns a hat-trick in the tournament. His economy rate reads 9.53. Overall in T20 cricket, he has accounted for 213 scalps at an economy of around 8.7. The tally includes four four-wicket hauls besides three fifers. 49 of his wickets came in 46 T20Is for England at an economy of 8.
How has the match proceeded?
Riding on Nitish Reddy's fiery 64, SRH posted a substantial 182/9 in their allotted 20 overs. They were 64/4 at one stage. Besides Reddy, Samad (25) and Travis Head (21) were the only ones to score over 20. Arshdeep Singh claimed a four-fer. PBKS made a poor start to their chase as they were 58/4 at the time of Curran's dismissal.
