Chennai Super Kings have won the the game out of nowhere, which could be crucial in their run towards the playoffs as they now have 12 points in their kitty now.
Shardul Thakur gets introduced in the 17th over and has dismissed Rahul Chahar, who tried to get funky but ended up exposing his stumps and Punjab are nine down now.
Ashutosh Sharma after surviving a simple catch drop from Moeen Ali, followed his captain Sam Curran into the pavilion in the very next over as Ravindra Jadeja got two in quick succession.
Simarjeet Singh, in his first outing of the season, was breathing fire. He rushed in Sam Curran first and then got out Jitesh, who tried to cut a ball which was too close to him and ended up handing a simple catch to MS Dhoni behind the stumps.
Prabhsimran Singh has thrown his wicket away as Ravindra Jadeja has gotten his first one of the day. Punjab four down now.
Mitchell Santner has gotten the well-deserved wicket after conceding just four runs in his two overs in the powerplay. He floated up in the air and pulled his length back after being hit for a boundary on full and Shashank went for his shot but didn't get the required timing and got out.
Shashank Singh and Prabhsimran Singh have ended the powerplay on a high for Punjab Kings after a poor start. The last two overs contributed 31 and the home team have gotten the much-needed momentum.
Punjab Kings have been rattled twice early in the same over by Tushar Deshpande as Rilee Rossouw too has been cleaned up. CSK have had a fire start with the ball, which they needed after putting up what looks like an average score.
Tushar Deshpande has provided the early breakthrough for the Chennai Super Kings with the big wicket of Jonny Bairstow, who misread the pace and was beaten and saw his stumps getting shattered. Deshpande was cock-a-hoop.
Arshdeep Singh gets Ravindra Jadeja after going for a six in the final over as CSK finish with 167, which they might feel could be 15-20 runs short despite the help for the bowlers, especially the slower ones. Harshal Patel and Rahul Chahar starred with three wickets each.
Harshal Patel has broken the back of the CSK's lower order sending back both Shardul Thakur and MS Dhoni in the very same over with the same dipping fuller deliveries as the former CSK skipper got out for a golden duck. CSK are eight down now.
Rahul Chahar has gotten his third wicket as Mitchell Santner wanted to smash it out of the ground but holed out to the long-on fielder as CSK have lost their 6th wicket.
It isn't the usual flat surface in Dharamsala as the ball is gripping just a bit. Sam Curran bowled a slower bouncer to his compatriot Moeen Ali who could only get a top edge to the short third fielder. It was an all-English dismissal as Jonny Bairstow caught it. CSK are five down now.
Daryl Mitchell would be feeling hard done by the on-field call as the off-cutter from Harshal Patel seemed to be going down the leg with the angle. Mitchell went for the review but it was umpire's call on hitting and Mitchell begrudgingly had to leave the field.
Chennai Super Kings are losing the plot after the time out, as Shivam Dube has gotten out for a second successive golden duck. Who would have thought that Dube will get out on the first ball faced by a leg-spinner and a left-arm spinner? CSK are now three down, all of a sudden
Rahul Chahar since his comeback into the side, has been exceptional for the Punjab Kings. He is getting the zip off the surface, the ball is turning and bouncing and threw a wide one to Ruturaj Gaikwad straight after the time out and got him out caught.
Ruturaj Gaikwad and Daryl Mitchell have ended the powerplay on a high for the Super Kings getting 38 runs off the last three overs, including 11 in the final one bowled by Harpreet Brar as the visitors have recovered after a slow start.
Arshdeep Singh has dismissed Ajinkya Rahane early as he got the ball to come into the batter and he hit straight to the short mid-wicket fielder as the CSK opener's poor form continues.
Ajinkya Rahane and Ruturaj Gaikwad have walked out to bat and will be looking to give CSK a good start with the bat after losing the toss.
Punjab Kings: Prabhsimran Singh, Harpreet Bhatia, Tanay Thyagrajan, Vidwath Kaverappa, Rishi Dhawan
Chennai Super Kings: Sameer Rizvi , Simarjeet Singh, Shaik Rasheed, Mukesh Choudhary, Prashant Solanki
Playing XI: Ajinkya Rahane, Ruturaj Gaikwad(c), Daryl Mitchell, Shivam Dube, Moeen Ali, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni(w), Mitchell Santner, Shardul Thakur, Richard Gleeson, Tushar Deshpande
Playing XI: Jonny Bairstow, Rilee Rossouw, Shashank Singh, Sam Curran(c), Jitesh Sharma(w), Ashutosh Sharma, Harpreet Brar, Harshal Patel, Rahul Chahar, Kagiso Rabada, Arshdeep Singh
Punjab Kings have opted to field once again after winning the toss as Ruturaj Gaikwad has lost the toss again in IPL 2024. Sam Curran reckoned that the surface was fresh and would like to see the score in front of them.
64m and 62m boundaries on either side with a bit of help for the seamers. The boundaries are short and the wicket is fresh, so there will be a lot of runs here but there is a lot of grass and the surface is hard, so the spinners may not get much assistance. The toss may not make much of a difference since it's a day game.
Shikhar Dhawan has missed the last five games and it seems as if he has gotten fit but not finding a place to get back into the side. Will Punjab make a spot for him to return on a good batting wicket in Dharamsala?
Chennai Super Kings, unusual to their consistent run towards playoffs most of the seasons, have looked inconsistent and have blown hot and cold with five wins and five losses thus far. Mustafizur Rahman has left for national duty, Deepak Chahar suffered a hamstring pull in the last game and Tushar Deshpande had a flew. Amidst everything, they will be up against a confident Punjab team, who will be on the high horse.
Chennai Super Kings and Punjab Kings will be up against each other for the second time in a row in a gap of just a few days in the 2024 edition of the IPL. This has happened twice for CSK in the ongoing season - facing the same team twice in a row. They lost both their games to the Lucknow Super Giants, will the script be the same against the Punjab Kings? Find out, as we bring you the coverage of the PBKS vs CSK match, live from the HPCA Stadium in Dharamsala.
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