Ruturaj Gaikwad's Chennai Super Kings defeated Sam Curran-led Punjab Kings by 28 runs in match 53 of the ongoing edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 at the HPCA stadium in Dharamshala, on May 5 (Sunday). CSK lost the toss and was asked to bat first. They were restricted on 167/9 but bounced back in the second innings after bowling out PBKS on. This is CSK's first win against the Punjab Kings since 2021. They ended their five-match losing streak against PBKS with this big win.
Harshal Patel, Rahul Chahar's three-fer restrict CSK on 167/9
Harshal Patel and Rahul Chahar's three-wicket hauls supported by two wickets from Arshdeep Singh and one from Sam Curran helped Punjab Kings to restrict Chennai Super Kings to 167/9 in 20 overs. They gave constant blows to Chennai batters and didn't allow them to reach a big total.
Star pacer Harshal Patel even dismissed MS Dhoni on a golden duck. This was the former CSK captain's second dismissal in this season and his first without scoring a run. Even Shivam Dube registered his second consecutive golden duck in IPL 2024.
Ravindra Jadeja's valiant knock
Ravindra Jadeja was the highest run scorer for CSK as he played a valiant and crucial knock of 43 runs off 26 balls. Gaikwad and Mitchell also played some decent knocks and helped their side reach a fighting total. Jadeja got out in the final over but ensured that his side reached a fighting total
CSK bowlers fight back
Ravindra Jadeja put on an astonishing performance with the ball as well. He picked up three big wickets in his four-over spell and just gave away 20 runs. He rattled the Punjab Kings' middle order to bring CSK back into the game.
In the beginning, Tushar Deshpande dismissed both Jonny Bairstow and Rilee Rossouw in the same over to give CSK an early advantage. Shashank Singh and Prabhsimran Singh joined a crucial 53-rn partnership but nobody apart from them could even stand in front of the Chennai attack and as a result lost the match by runs.
Jadeja picked up three wickets. Tushar Deshpande and Simarjeet Singh grabbed two wickets each. Meanwhile, Shardul Thakur and Mitchell Santner picked one wicket each as well. Chennai has returned to the top four of the points table with this win and have gained a major boost to their chances of reaching the playoffs.
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