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CSK vs PBKS: Punjab Kings scored 219 for six, recovering from a poor start against Chennai Super Kings. While chasing, CSK’s team could score 201 runs and lost the match.
CSK faced defeat to Punjab.
Highlights
- Punjab Kings defeated Chennai Super Kings.
- Priyansh Arya scored 103 runs in 42 balls.
- CSK’s fourth defeat, Dhoni was dismissed for 27 runs.
New Delhi. Punjab Kings (Chennai Super Kings vs Punjab Kings) opener Priyansh Arya scored a stormy century against Chennai Super Kings. Punjab Kings overcame 219 for six wickets, recovering from a poor start against Chennai Super Kings. While chasing, CSK’s team could score 201 runs and lost the match. This was his fourth defeat in the tournament.
Punjab won the toss and decided to bat first, but till the third over, Prabhasimran Singh (00) and captain Shreyas Iyer (09) lost the wickets. Prabhasimran played Mukesh Chaudhary’s ball on wickets in the second over, while in the next over, Khalil also bowled Iyer. But Priyansh Arya was standing on the ground. Priyansh scored 103 runs from nine sixes and seven fours in 42 balls. Priyansh completed a half -century in just 19 balls with a six on Ashwin.
Shashank found a great partner in the form of Yansen. Shashank hit Noor while Yansen hit Pathirana. The team’s score was taken to 200 runs with an unbroken partnership of 65 runs for the seventh wicket with Marco Yansen (34 not out). Super Kings bowlers proved to be very expensive. Khalil Ahmed took 45 wickets while Ravichandran Ashwin took two wickets for 48 runs. Mathisha Pathirana scored 52 runs in four overs while she did not get any success.
Dowon Conve and Rachin Ravindra got a great start for Chennai Super Kings to chase. Rachin was dismissed for 36 runs in 23 balls. In his innings, he hit 6 sixes. Rituraj Gaikwad, who came at number three, was dismissed for 1 run. At the same time, Shivam Dubey gave his wicket by scoring 42 runs in 27 balls. By that time, CSK had scored 151 runs in 15.5 overs.
59 runs were needed in 18 balls
After Shivam was dismissed, Mahendra Singh Dhoni landed on the ground. Davon Conve was retired out during the 18th over. He could make 69 in 49 balls. After him, Jadeja landed to bat. Dhoni looted 16 runs in the 18th over on the basis of 2 sixes. He was dismissed on the first ball of the 20th over after scoring 27 runs in 11 balls. Chahal caught his catch. Now Chennai needed 28 in 5 balls but he could make only 9. For Punjab, Ferguson took 2 wickets, Maxwell took 1 and Yash Thakur took one wicket.
