Twitter Reaction: Sam Curran’s heroics all round help PBKS beat RR in Guwahati | IPL 2024

In an interesting debate between Rajasthan Royals (RR) again Punjab Kings (PBKS) at the Barsapara Cricket Stadium, it was Punjab who won the 65th match Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024. PBKS won the tournament in all departments and beat Rajasthan by 5 wickets.
Sam Curran, Harshal Patel shine with the ball
Winning the toss, Rajasthan Royals elected to bat first, setting a target of 145 runs. Despite a few notable contributions from Riyan Parag (48 off 34) and Ravichandran Ashwin (28 off 19), managed to post a total of 144/9 in their allotted 20 overs. Punjab’s bowling attack, led by Sam Curran (2 wickets for 24 runs) and Harshal Patel (2 wickets for 28 runs), kept the Royals in check.
Curran leads the PBKS chase in style
Chasing a medium target, Punjab showed a solid batting performance, reaching the target with 7 balls to spare. Captain Sam Curran he played a magnificent innings, scoring 63 runs off 41 deliveries, guiding his team to victory. Contributions from Rilee Rossouw (22 off 13) and Jitesh Sharma (22 off 20) also proved crucial in Punjab’s successful chase.
Despite some efforts by the Rajasthan bowlers, incl Avesh Khan‘s (2 wickets for 28 runs) and Yuzvendra ChahalContributions of (2 wickets for 31 runs), Punjab managed to control the match and won by 5 wickets, Curran being deservedly awarded the Player of the Match for his excellent all round performance.
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Here’s how Twitter responded:
Sam-daar’s knock! 🔥
Skipper Cu𝑹𝑹an was at his best tonight. 💪🏻#SaddaPunjab #PunjabKings #JazbaHaiPunjabi #TATAIPL2024 #RRvPBKS pic.twitter.com/ptoApho0SZ
— Punjab Kings (@PunjabKingsIPL) May 15, 2024
.@PunjabKings he got a great win by working around Sam Curran. @rajasthanroyals they need to regroup and check a few things before moving on to the playoffs.
— Robin Aiyuda Uthappa (@robbieuthappa) May 15, 2024
PUNJAB KINGS BEAT RAJASTHAN ROYALS BY 5 WICKETS. 👌
– Sam Curran is a hero…!!!!! pic.twitter.com/NVT87jlce6
— John. (@CricCrazyJohns) May 15, 2024
CAPTAIN KNOCK FROM SAM CURRAN.
63* (41) with 5 fours and 3 sixes – in at 36/3 and soon 44/4. Sam’s limited knock, he guided PBKS to victory. ⭐ pic.twitter.com/BJbD87NeGr
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) May 15, 2024
Punjab Kings got the better of Rajasthan Royals 👊#cricket #ipl2024 #RRvPBKS
Scorecard: #CricketTwitter pic.twitter.com/QEoYjq2Ddx– CricketTimes.com (@CricketTimesHQ) May 15, 2024
Sam curran has reached 44/4 and now he has won the last match for punjab kings.
He scored 63 runs in 41 balls with 5 sixes. The Captain knocks on him..!!#RRvsPBKSpic.twitter.com/kD71DsSkY6
– Haroon Mustafa (@CRICFOOTHAROON) May 15, 2024
Sam curran of kings of punjab:#RRvsPBKSpic.twitter.com/51s7NRLFkL
– Haroon Mustafa (@CRICFOOTHAROON) May 15, 2024
A successful outing in Guwahati thanks to a successful chase from Punjab Kings ❤️
Captain Sam Curran remains unbeaten to complete a 5 wicket win 👏👏
Scorecard ▶️ https://t.co/IKSsmcpSsa#TATAIPL | #RRvPBKS pic.twitter.com/MArpGY4ELY
– Indian Premier League (@IPL) May 15, 2024
Sam Curran Remember the Name. Outstanding performance with both bat and ball.#RRvPBKSpic.twitter.com/ilEdLvBIj2
— Mustafa (@mustafamasood0) May 15, 2024
Not the return we expected from Guwahati tonight. Because of the great war coming back soon. pic.twitter.com/76iPiPzqNA
– Rajasthan Royals (@rajasthanroyals) May 15, 2024