Sam Curran did not realise he had taken a hat-trick: Couldn\'t hear myself think

Sam Curran did not realise he had taken a hat-trick: Couldn't hear myself think

IPL 2019: Sam Curran said he could not hear himself think and had no idea he had taken a hat-trick in a frenetic finish in Mohali as KXIP defeated Delhi Capitals in a thriller.

Mohali
April 2, 2019
UPDATED: April 2, 2019 00:37 IST
Sam Curran finished with figures of 11 for 4 in Kings XI Punjab's sensational win over Delhi Capitals in Mohali on Monday (@lionsdenkxip Photo)

HIGHLIGHTS

  • Sam Curran starred with a hat-trick as KXIP defeated DC by 14 runs 
  • Curran was named man-of-the-match after finishing with figures of 4 for 11
  • 20-year-old Sam Curran was playing only his 2nd IPL match 

Sam Curran said he did not realise he had taken a hat-trick in a frenetic finish to a thriller in Mohali as Kings XI Punjab fought back to defeat Delhi Capitals by 14 runs on Monday. KXIP snatched victory from the jaws of defeat as DC lost their last 7 wickets for 8 runs in 17 balls. KXIP vs DC - REPORT | HIGHLIGHTS

And Curran had a huge role to play with 4 wickets including the 1st hat-trick of the 2019 Indian Premier League. But he did not even realise he had a hat-trick.

"I didn't really know (I had got a hat-trick). The crowd got really loud, I couldn't hear myself," Curran said after receiving the man-of-the-match award from Kalli Purie, the Vice Chairperson of the India Today Group. "Ashwin told me to do what I do. Ryan Harris was standing at the third man region. Against the Iocal batters, I had to ask our players, where does he hit. Shami got two amazing overs in the end which helped," he said.

On Monday, 20-year-old Sam Curran took a hat-trick in only his 2nd IPL match as Kings XI Punjab won a thriller by 14 runs against Delhi Capitals. Curran had played KXIP's first match of the 2019 IPL against Rajasthan Royals before being left out for the game against Mumbai Indians.

Against Delhi Capitals, Curran replaced Chris Gayle and opened with KL Rahul. He did not get many runs but made a huge impact with the ball picking up 4 for 11 off 2.2 overs.

Curran dismissed Harshal Patel in the sixth ball of his 2nd over before removing Kagiso Rabada and Sandeep Lamichhane off the first two balls off his 3rd over and the final over of the match to script a sensational win for KXIP.

Sam Curran's bowling heroics left DC skipper Shreyas Iyer speechless and gutted.

"Really disappointing. With the way we were going, we came ball to ball and to lose from there, really disappointing. We didn't play smart cricket and Punjab outplayed us in all the departments. They were really cool and calm in that situation. I am really speechless," Iyer told the broadcasters after the match.

Had it not been for Curran and Mohammed Shami, DC would have stormed away to victory and KXIP skipper R Ashwin credited his pacers for snatching victory from the jaws of defeat.

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