The most expensive signing of IPL 2023, Sam Curran has joined the Punjab Kings franchise for the 16th season of the league. This would be Curran’s second stint with PBKS. And thus, the player is set to be coming back to the destination where his IPL journey started.
After becoming an impact player with Chennai Super Kings, Sam Curran was roped in by Punjab Kings, who raised the bar of the bid to the whopping mark of 18.5 crore to grab the services of the player. Now with the playtime is about to begin, Sam Curran has landed in India and has joined the camaraderie of the PBKS team. The franchise posted about the arrival of the English all-rounder on its official Twitter handle.
Before this, Sam Curran got associated with Punjab Kings, then known as Kings XI Punjab, in 2019. The 24-year-old tasted success in that season with both bat and bowl. He played 9 matches in the IPL 2019 and picked 10 wickets, which also included a hat-trick against Delhi Capitals. With the bat, he played a memorable inning of 55 against KKR for KXIP.
Punjab Kings Team for Indian Premier League 2023: Full squad
Punjab Kings full squad for IPL 2023: Shikhar Dhawan (c), Shahrukh Khan, Prabhsimran Singh, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Jitesh Sharma, Raj Bawa, Rishi Dhawan, Liam Livingstone, Atharva Taide, Arshdeep Singh, Baltej Singh, Nathan Ellis, Kagiso Rabada, Rahul Chahar, Harpreet Brar, Sam Curran, Sikandar Raza, Harpreet Bhatia, Vidwath Kaverappa, Mohit Rathee, Shivam Singh.
Punjab Kings schedule for IPL 2023
Match 1: April 1, Punjab Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders, Mohali, 3:30 PM IST
Match 2: April 5, Rajasthan Royal;s vs Punjab Kings, Guwahati, 7:30 PM IST
Match 3: April 9, Punjab Kings vs Sunrisers Hyderabad, Hyderabad, 7:30 PM IST
Match 4: April 13, Punjab Kings vs Gujarat Titans, Mohali, 7:30 PM IST
Match 5: April 15, Lucknow Super Giants vs Punjab Kings, Lucknow, 7:30 PM IST
Match 6: April 20, Punjab Kings vs Royal Challengers Bangalore, Mohali, 3:30 PM IST
Match 7: April 22, Mumbai Indians vs Punjab Kings, Mumbai, 7:30 PM IST
Match 8: April 28, Punjab Kings vs Lucknow Super Giants, Mohali, 7:30 PM IST
Match 9: April 30, Chennai Super Kings vs Punjab Kings, Chennai, 3:30 PM IST
Match 10: May 3, Punjab Kings vs Mumbai Indians, Mohali, 7:30 PM IST
Match 11: May 8, Kolkata Knight Riders vs Punjab Kings, Kolkata, 7:30 PM IST
Match 12: May 13, Delhi Capitals vs Punjab Kings, Delhi, 7:30 PM IST
Match 13: May 17, Punjab Kings vs Delhi Capitals, Dharamsala, 7:30 PM IST
Match 14: May 19, Punjab Kings vs Rajasthan Royals, Dharamsala, 7:30 PM IST
