IPL 2024, Match 27 Stats Review: Sam Curran completes 50 wickets in IPL, Shimron Hetmyer's batting heroics and other stats

In another thriller played by these two teams, Rajasthan Royals looked down and out at one stage in the chase but held on to their nerves and finally managed to defeat Punjab Kings by three wickets chasing a target of 148 in the 27th match of IPL 2024 held at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh Cricket Stadium, International Cricket Stadium, in Mullanpur, Punjab. 

Asking to bat first, Punjab Kings openers failed to give a good start and after the top order collapse, the contribution from Ashutosh Sharma 31(16) who impressed everyone again for the third time and Jitesh Sharma 29(24) helped Punjab Kings to post a decent total of 147. Royals were in control right from the start led by Keshav Maharaj (4-0-23-2) and Trent Boult (4-0-22-1) who bowled magnificently ensuring that the Punjab Kings managed to post only 147.

Also Read: IPL 2024 Qualification Scenarios: How can Punjab Kings qualify for playoffs losing to RR?

In response, Yashasvi Jaiswal 39(28) who started to smash in the powerplay as usual played superbly. But the Royals lost his wicket at the wrong time and they also lost a bunch of wickets after that and the game changed slightly in Punjab's favour. But in the end, Shimron Hetmyer 27*(10) played a fantastic cameo, helping RR win the game at the end. Speaking of the bowling of Kings, Kagiso Rabada (4-0-18-2) and Sam Curran (4-0-25-2) bowled beautifully which helped Kings to drag the game till the final over.

Here are all the stats and milestones from this game -

71 - Sam Curran completed 50 wickets in the IPL. He became the 71st player to take 50 wickets in the league.

3 - Tanush Kotian scored the third lowest strike rate in an IPL innings for RR (Min 30 balls faced).

1 - Rajasthan Royals has the lowest run rate in Powerplay in IPL 2024 so far.

3 - Ashutosh Sharma has scored the third-most runs 85(36) [236.11 SR] in the last two overs in IPL 2024.

4 - Punjab Kings has registered the fourth lowest powerplay total of IPL 2024 so far.