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Curran half-century gets Punjab Kings off the mark
Sam Curran became the first half-centurion of IPL 2024 as Punjab Kings started their IPL 2024 campaign with a four-wicket victory against Delhi Capitals at the new stadium in Mullanpur, Chandigarh. Delhi Capitals posted a total of 174/9 and were able to reach there only because of impact substitute Abishek Porel’s 10-ball 32 after they were reduced to 147/8. Curran then led the chase with his 47-ball 63 and was involved in a 67-run stand with Liam Livingstone as the Kings reached the target with four deliveries to spare.
Brief scores:
Delhi Capitals 174/9 in 20 overs (David Warner 29, Mitchell Marsh 20, Shai Hope 33, Axar Patel 2, Abishek Porel 32*; Arshdeep Singh 2-28, Kagiso Rabada 1-36, Harpreet Bar 1-14, Rahul Chahar 1-33, Harshal Patel 2-47) lost to Punjab Kings 177/6 in 19.2 overs (Shikhar Dhawan 22, Prabhsimran Singh 26, Sam Curran 63, Liam Livingstone 38*; Khaleel Ahmed 2-43, Ishant Sharma 1-16, Kuldeep Yadav 2-20) by 4 wickets.
(Cricbuzz)