Punjab Kings pull off a strong win to end their four-match losing streak and boost their chances to make the playoff this season.
Only the fourth win of the IPL 2024 season for Sam Curran's side.
CSK - 162/7 in 20 overs.
PBKS - 163/3 in 17.5 overs.
Punjab Kings beat Chennai Super kings by 7 wickets.
The doors opened a bit for CSK getting both the set batters Jonny Bairstow and Rilee Rossouw in quick succession but Sam Curran and Shashank Singh shut the door down since the required rate wasn't much and they cruised their side towards the target.
Shardul Thakur gets his only second wicket of the season as he castles out dangerous Rilee Rossouw.
Rossouw scored 43 off 23 balls.
PBKS - 113/3 in 12 overs.
Shivam Dube strikes on his very second delivery of the season to dismiss settled Jonny Bairstow. A big breakthrough for the hosts but Punjab remain ahead in the chase.
Bairstow scored 46 off 30 balls. In-form Shashank Singh joins Rilee Rossouw (35* off 19 balls).
PBKS - 96/2 in 10 overs.
Punjab Kings need 67 runs in 60 balls to win the game.
Jonny Bairstow and Rilee Rossouw have ended the powerplay on a high for the Punjab Kings scoring a few boundaries in the last couple of overs from Gleeson and Shardul Thakur.
The bat turned in Prabhsimran Singh's hand as he tried to hit over the cover fielder but Richard Gleeson's accurate line and length accounted for his wicket as the 36-year-old has opened his account on IPL debut for CSK.
Arshdeep Singh did give away a four and a six in the last over in front of MS Dhoni but he did execute his plans bowling wide from his arc, a bouncer and eventually got him run out on the final ball of the innings. CSK have gotten to 162, which isn't high and Punjab Kings will back themselves to chase it down.
Just three runs and a wicket of Moeen Ali, Sam Curran took the gutsy call of bowling a leggie in the 19th over against MS Dhoni and it paid off as he didn't let the CSK batters get loose and took one wicket.
After two poor overs in the powerplay, Arshdeep Singh has come back well in his latter spell getting his yorker right and has taken the big wicket of Ruturaj Gaikwad.
Captain Ruturaj Gaikwad puts his hand up again and has smashed another half-century at Chepauk on a tough wicket. Gaikwad has kept hopes of a 150-plus score alive.
Sameer Rizvi was brought in as an impact substitute but couldn't get going as he failed to understand the pace of the pitch and Kagiso Rabada has gotten the wicket and broken the partnership.
Ravindra Jadeja never looked comfortable against the spinners and has gotten out. Rahul Chahar gets his first as Punjab Kings spinners are dominating the proceedings and CSK have dug a hole for themselves losing both the reviews and their left-handers.
A myth-busting wicket for Harpreet Brar and Punjab Kings that left-arm spinners can't bowl to left-handed batters. Brar bowled slow in the air and Dube was early on the sweep and has been trapped LBW in the front. Punjab Kings has a huge wicket, could be a match-changer from Brar, who has now two wickets in the same over.
Harpreet Brar has struck immediately after the powerplay to get trid of Ajinkya Rahane as Punjab Kings get the first one. The pressure was building and Rahane has holed out to deep mid-wicket and CSK lose their first one in the ninth over.
After a slow start in the first four overs, CSK openers Ajinkya Rahane and Ruturaj Gaikwad have kicked on in the last two overs getting 32 off them to finish with 55 runs in the powerplay without losing a wicket. Punjab Kings need wickets.
Can Rahane finally make an impact today? Here we go!!
CSK might use an extra bowler in Mukesh or Simarjeet later in the match. If there is a collapse, then Sameer Rizvi might come in later in the innings to bat.
For Punjab Kings, Prabhsimran Singh is set to open especially after the way he batted in last game chasing 262 runs.
Punjab Kings: Prabhsimran Singh, Liam Livingstone, Rishi Dhawan, Vidhwath Kaverappa, Harpreet Singh Bhatia
Chennai Super Kings: Sameer Rizvi, Mukesh Choudhary, Simarjeet Singh, Shaik Rasheed, Prashant Solanki
Ajinkya Rahane, Ruturaj Gaikwad(c), Daryl Mitchell, Moeen Ali, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni(w), Shardul Thakur, Deepak Chahar, Richard Gleeson, Mustafizur Rahman
Jonny Bairstow, Sam Curran(c), Rilee Rossouw, Shashank Singh, Jitesh Sharma(w), Ashutosh Sharma, Harpreet Brar, Harshal Patel, Kagiso Rabada, Rahul Chahar, Arshdeep Singh
Punjab Kings have won the toss and opted to field first as Sam Curran continues to lead the side with still no Shikhar Dhawan. Curran said that the dew is expected and they won their last game chasing so continued with the trend.
63m and 70m square boundaries are big compared to the 58-63m boundaries in all other venues and 77m straight which means the batters will need to time their hits well. A new red soil surface has been laid for the Wednesday clash with the ball expected to seam and bounce. The spinners might get assistance later on, however, there will be dew and the match is expected to be a high-scoring one.
CSK may have lost just one game at home so far but they also have played five at Chepauk while overall defeats are four. That suggests that the Men in Yellow too have not been consistent and having lost three and won three in their last six games, the hosts will aim for some consistency as they play Punjab in back-to-back games.
Shikhar Dhawan, the regular PBKS skipper, is expected to return for his side after missing four matches due to a shoulder injury he sustained in the game against the Sunrisers Hyderabad. Dhawan's return will mean a few changes for the Punjab Kings.
After a win like they had against the Kolkata Knight Riders, chasing 262 runs comfortably, Punjab Kings will be cock-a-hoop coming into their clash against the Chennai Super Kings. Punjab beat CSK last year at Chepauk and that would give them some confidence too and would want to get two points on the board not only because they are in a must-win situation but also to avoid joining the likes of Mumbai Indians and RCB in the seven losses category. Welcome to out live coverage of the CSK vs PBKS match from the MA Chidambaram Stadium at Chepauk.
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