Chennai, 01 May: CSK vs PBKS Highlights: Punjab Kings defeated Chennai Super Kings by 4 wickets. In the match played at Chepauk, Punjab had a target of 191 runs, which it achieved by losing 6 wickets. For Punjab, captain Shreyas Iyer scored 72 runs in 41 balls. Apart from Iyer, Prabhsimran Singh scored 54 runs in 36 balls. With this win, Punjab Kings have reached second place in the points table.
Earlier, after losing the toss and batting first, Chennai Super Kings set a target of 191 runs in front of Punjab Kings. Sam Curran played a stormy innings of 88 runs for Chennai. Apart from Curran, Dewald Brevis played an innings of 32 runs. Both shared a 78-run partnership for the fourth wicket and recovered Chennai from the initial setbacks. For Punjab, Chahal took 4 wickets including a hat-trick while Marco Jansen took 2 wickets.
Punjab Kings’ victory
Punjab Kings defeated Chennai Super Kings by 4 wickets. In the match played at Chepauk, Punjab had a target of 191 runs, which it achieved by losing 6 wickets. For Punjab, captain Shreyas Iyer scored 72 runs in 41 balls. Apart from Iyer, Prabhsimran Singh scored 54 runs in 36 balls. With this win, Punjab Kings have reached the second position in the points table.
Chennai collapsed at 190 due to Chahal’s hat-trick
Batting first after losing the toss, Chennai Super Kings set a target of 191 runs in front of Punjab Kings. Sam Curran played a stormy innings of 88 runs for Chennai. Apart from Curran, Dewald Brevis played an innings of 32 runs. Both shared a 78-run partnership for the fourth wicket and recovered Chennai from the initial setbacks. For Punjab, Chahal took 4 wickets including a hat-trick while Marco Jansen took 2 wickets.
Punjab’s Dominant Chase
Priyansh Arya and Prabhsimran Singh gave Punjab Kings a good start to chase the target. There was a 44-run partnership for the first wicket between the two. Khalil Ahmed made Arya his victim, who was dismissed after scoring 23 runs in 15 balls. After this, captain Shreyas Iyer came at number three and added 72 runs in 50 balls with Prabhsimran (54). Both played half-century innings and returned to the pavilion after ensuring the victory of the team. Iyer scored 72 runs in 41 balls which included five fours and four sixes. Apart from him, Shashank Singh scored 23, Nehal Wadhera scored five and Suryansh Shedge scored one run. At the same time, Josh Inglis and Marco Jansen remained unbeaten after scoring six and four runs respectively.
CSK’s Struggles Continue
Earlier, Chennai had a bad start. Sheikh Rashid and Ayush Mhatre were dismissed after scoring 11 and seven runs respectively. After this Sam Curran took charge. However, he did not get any support from the other end except Dewald Brevis. Both of them shared a partnership of 78 runs. Karan played the highest innings of 88 runs while Brevis scored 32 runs. Apart from him, Ravindra Jadeja scored 17, Shivam Dubey scored six, Mahendra Singh Dhoni scored 11 and Deepak Hooda scored two runs. At the same time, Anshul and Noor could not even open their account while Khalil remained unbeaten without opening the account. In this match, Yuzvendra Chahal took four wickets for Punjab. At the same time, Arshdeep Singh and Marco Jansen got two successes each. Azmatullah Umarzai and Harpreet Brar took one wicket each.
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