Ahmedabad [India]: Kings XI Punjab captain Sam Curran said after his team lost 60 runs to Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Indian Premier League 2024, he said they need to remain vigilant.
After the defeat at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Kings XI Punjab are ninth in the IPL 2024 standings with 8 points, having been eliminated from the tournament after winning four out of 12 matches. Their net run rate is -0.423.
Speaking after the match, Curran said there are a lot of positive signs for the 2024 IPL season.
He further added that they need to keep learning and become better in the future. The captain also apologized to the home fans after conceding the loss to RCB.
“There have been a lot of positive signs throughout the season but unfortunately not enough to go over the line. We know we have the best in the remaining games and are frustrated for the team. We have to stay alert, keep learning and continue Getting better. Really enjoying leading a great group of players and we’re hoping to get some more wins and some record chases and we’ll keep fighting the ups and downs, but you’ve got to keep learning and keep working hard, ” Curran said.
Looking back at the game, PBKS elected to start after winning the toss. After the early dismissal of skipper Faf Du Plessis and Will Jacks, Virat and Rajat Patidar steadied the ship with 76 runs to maintain a high strike rate for RCB. Then, a beautiful knock from Cameron Green and his 92-run stand with Virat improved RCB’s winning percentage to 241/7 in 20 overs.
Harshal Patel is the bowler for PBKS. Vidwath Kaverappa also performed well on debut.
In PBKS’s 242-run chase, Rilee Rossouw, Shashank Singh and Jonny Bairstow looked dangerous but lost wickets at crucial stages.
The rest of the batsmen could not really put up a fight and lost the match by 60 runs while PBKS were bowled out for 181 runs.
Mohammed Siraj was RCB’s top bowler with figures of 3/43. Karn Sharma, Rocky Ferguson and Swapnil Singh also took two wickets.
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