He hit 201 runs with the help of 17 sixes, made the team champion, the player who earned more than 50 crores in IPL wreaked havoc

Rahul Tiwari

khelja|19-08-2024

Oval Invincibles has won England's The Hundred tournament by 17 runs. This team defeated Southern Brave in the title battle. Batting first, Oval scored 147 runs in 100 balls, in response, Southern Brave's team was all out after scoring 130 runs. All-rounder Sam Curran played a big role in helping Oval Invincibles win this tournament. This left-handed player wreaked havoc with the ball and bat and made his team the champion. Let us tell you how Sam Curran performed with the ball and bat in The Hundred?

Sam Curran's performance

Sam Curran scored 201 runs in 6 innings for Oval Invincibles in The Hundred.

His batting average was 40.20. This is an amazing performance for a middle order batsman. The great thing about Sam Curran is that this player hit 17 sixes in the tournament and 7 fours came off his bat. This means that Sam Curran played long shots on the bowlers. This is the reason why his strike rate was around 165.

Sam Curran's bowling was even sharper. This left-arm fast bowler took 17 wickets in 9 matches. He was the team's best bowler after Adam Zampa. Zampa took 19 wickets, 2 more than him. But Sam Curran was chosen as the Player of the Series due to his amazing contribution with the ball and bat.

Sam Curran also gets a lot of money in IPL due to his ability. Punjab Kings is paying him Rs 18.5 crore every season. He has earned a total of Rs 55 crore in IPL so far.

James Vince is the top batsman

James Vince scored the most runs in The Hundred. This Southern Brave batsman scored 424 runs in 10 matches. He scored 4 half-centuries, although his performance could not save his team from defeat in the final. In bowling, Adam Jampa took the most 19 wickets. Southern Brave fast bowler Tymal Mills also took 19 wickets but his economy rate was much higher than Jampa and he also played one match more.

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