Match number 66 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 is being currently played between the hosts Punjab Kings and the Rajasthan Royals at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium in Dharamshala.
After winning the toss, Rajasthan captain Sanju Samson opted to bowl first. His decision was proven quite so right as Rajasthan took 3 wickets in powerplay and 4 wickets for just 50 runs.
After that, Sam Curran and Jitesh Sharma formed a great partnership. The latter was dismissed after scoring 44 runs in 28 balls.
After that, Curran and Shahrukh Khan played together some aggressive shots and propelled Punjab Kings to fighting 187 runs total. Curran remained unbeaten on 49 runs while Shahrukh scored 41 runs. See how Twitterati reacted to their exploits.
Today we saw this version of Sam Curran…💛💛#RRvsPBKS pic.twitter.com/5lPlwwu034
— Navneet MSDian (@MSDian067) May 19, 2023
Brilliant hitting by Shahrukh Khan and Sam curran helping Punjab to get to a excellent score of 187 the last two overs went for 46 runs which has now put absolute life in the game lesssgoo 🔥 @PunjabKingsIPL @rajasthanroyals #RRvsPBKS #IPL2023
— Piyush Khastagir🇮🇳 (@Piuuuushhh2004) May 19, 2023Advertisement
Sam Curran Playing Dhoni esque inning. Played carefully In starting when wicket was falling and now hitting sixes in the end 🔥 pic.twitter.com/NJ5XigB1Dc
— MAHIYANK ™ (@Mahiyank_78) May 19, 2023
Sam curran
— Rakesh (@_Melbourne_82) May 19, 2023
First 19 balls Last 12 balls pic.twitter.com/AzvBZZPxV9
Shahrukh Khan ❤️🔥
— Harman (@Hrmxnxx) May 19, 2023
What a finisher
Finally, i think he has cracked the way how IPL is played
Finished some matches with some really good knocks this season 👏 pic.twitter.com/V0IpQIWY3v