Punjab Skipper Curran Joins Unwanted Company Of Bowlers During Win Against Kolkata

Kolkata : England and Punjab Kings (PBKS) all-rounder Sam Curran joined the company of Indian quicks Mohit Sharma, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mohammed Shami, Australia's Pat Cummins, South Africa's Kagiso Rabada to have conceded 50 runs or more on six or more occasions during his spell against the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Friday.

Curran joined this unwanted list during his side's IPL game against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) at the Eden Gardens.

During the game, Curran was taken to cleaners by the KKR openers Sunil Narine and Phil Salt and the team's feared middle-order as he gave away 60 runs and took just one wicket of Salt. His economy rate was 15.

This was the sixth instance when Curran conceded 50 runs or more in his IPL spell. Mohit has registered this unwanted feat to his name seven times, the most by a bowler in the tournament's history. Bhuvneshwar, Shami, Cummins and Rabada have delivered such expensive spells six times each.

Curran also recorded the fifth most-expensive figures by a PBKS bowler in IPL history. Afghanistan's Mujeeb ur Rahman's figures of 0/66 against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) back in 2019 still remain the most expensive for the franchise.

Though Curran has taken 12 wickets in nine games at an average of 22.58 and a strike rate of 14, his economy rate of 9.67 is slightly on the higher side. His best bowling figures are 3/28 so far. He has also contributed 152 runs in eight innings with the bat at an average of 19.00 and a strike rate of just above 116, with a knock of 63 as his soltary fifty.