RR vs PBKS, IPL 2024 in Photos: Sam Curran’s Heroics Ensures PBKS Thrilling 5-Wicket Win Over RR – News18

Sam Curran led the way for PBKS with an unbeaten 63* off 41 balls (BCCI)

An all-round showcase from PBKS skipper Sam Curran, who put up an unbeaten 63* with the bat and scalped two wickets with the ball, ensured that the visitors secured a five-wicket win over Rajasthan Royals

Sam Curran got PBKS off to a blazing start, scalping the likes of Yashasvi Jaiswal in the very first over of the match (Sportzpics)

After a short fight from the likes of Sanju Samson and Kohler-Cadmore, Nathan Ellis and Rahul Chahar scalped the likes of both as RR were pushed to 42-3 (Sportzpics)

An unlikely partnership arose between the likes of Riyan Parag and Ravichandran Ashwin, as the duo put up a solid 50-run stand, to bring RR back to life (Sportzpics)

But, then Arshdeep Singh broke up the partnership, triggering a collapse of the RR middle-order (Sportzpics)

The likes of Powell, Jurel and Ferreira all fell cheaply as the PBKS bowlers wreaked havoc over the RR ranks (Sportzpics)

Despite a spirited fight from Parag, who fell for 48, and Boult, who added quick runs at the end, RR could only muster up 144 runs in 20 overs (Sportzpics)

Boult’s impact would be felt with the ball as well, as the veteran pacer would instantaneously scalp Prabhsimran Singh in the first over to apply pressure on PBKS (Sportzpics)

Avesh Khan then joined in on the wicket-taking fun and scalped two of his own in his first over, as PBKS were pushed to a measly 48-4 (Sportzpics)

It was all on skipper Sam Curran, who took the weight of the expectation, and took control of his side’s innings with timely boundaries to keep them in the fight (Sportzpics)

Alongside Jitesh Sharma, Curran put up a slow and steady fifty partnership to rebuild the PBKS innings. (Sportzpics)

Chahal struck again to dispose Jitesh, but Curran would remain undeterred and would continue to attack the RR bowling ranks at will, mustering up an unbeaten 63* off 41 balls (Sportzpics)

Skipper Curran finished off the chase with a bit of help from Ashutosh Sharma to clinch a 5-wicket win with 7 balls remaining. (Sportzpics)

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