PBKS beat CSK Highlights – IPL 2021: Brilliant KL Rahul keeps Punjab Kings’ playoffs hopes alive with 6-wicket win over CSK – An explosive innings by Punjab Kings captain KL Rahul helped his side beat Chennai Super Kings by 6 wickets in the 53rd match of the IPL 2021 here at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai on Thursday. KL Rahul finished the game in the 13th over to keep their playoffs hopes alive. KL scored 98 runs in just 42 balls with the help of 7 boundaries and 6 maximums.
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Dominant performance from @PunjabKingsIPL! 💪 💪
Captain @klrahul11 leads the charge with the bat as #PBKS seal a clinical 6⃣-wicket win over #CSK. 👏 👏 #VIVOIPL #CSKvPBKS
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IPL 2021 Teams Points Table
| No. | Teams | Played | Won | Lost | N/R | Points | NRR | |
| 1 | Delhi Capitals | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 20 | +0.526 | |
| 2 | Chennai Super Kings | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 18 | +0.455 | |
| 3 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 16 | -0.159 | |
| 4 | Kolkata Knight Riders | 13 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 12 | +0.294 | |
| 5 | Punjab Kings | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 12 | -0.001 | |
| 6 | Mumbai Indians | 13 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 12 | -0.048 | |
| 7 | Rajasthan Royals | 13 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 10 | -0.737 | |
| 8 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 13 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 6 | -0.422 |
PBKS beat CSK Highlights – IPL 2021: Earlier, a resilient knock from opener Faf du Plessis helped Chennai Super Kings (CSK) post a defendable score of 134/6 in their allotted twenty overs against Punjab Kings (PBKS) in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 encounter here at the Dubai International Stadium on Thursday.
.@klrahul11 leading from the front! 👍 👍
The @PunjabKingsIPL captain brings up a 25-ball fifty. 👏 👏 #VIVOIPL #CSKvPBKS
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Du Plessis played the most crucial innings of 76 for CSK, as only three other batters reached the double-figure mark for the three-time champions. For Punjab, Arshdeep Singh and Chris Jordan scalped two wickets each while Ravi Bishnoi and Mohammad Shami returned with one apiece.
Double-wicket over from @imShard! 👏 👏
The @ChennaiIPL pacer gets Mayank Agarwal & Sarfaraz Khan out in his first over. 👍 👍 #VIVOIPL #CSKvPBKS
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INNINGS BREAK!
Solid 7⃣6⃣ for @faf1307
2⃣ wickets each for @arshdeepsinghh & @CJordan
The @PunjabKingsIPL‘s chase to begin soon. #VIVOIPL #CSKvPBKS @ChennaiIPL
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PBKS beat CSK Highlights – IPL 2021: Put in to bat first, Chennai had a horror start as Ruturaj Gaikwad and Moeen Ali returned to the dressing room in the first powerplay. Arshdeep Singh removed Gaikwad and Ali in the 4th and 6th over of the innings, respectively. CSK’s score read 30/2 after six overs.
5⃣0⃣ for @faf1307! 👏 👏
He brings up his 2⃣1⃣st IPL half-century as @ChennaiIPL move past 100. 👍 👍 #VIVOIPL #CSKvPBKS
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PBKS pacers continued with their brilliance as they provided no respite to CSK’s batters after the powerplay. Chris Jordan removed Robin Uthappa and Ambati Rayudu in the 7th and 9th over, as things went from bad to worse for the team in yellow.
Also Read: IPL 2021: ‘Mr Consistent’ Faf du Plessis completes 500 runs, dominates Orange Cap race
Big wicket for @bishnoi0056 and @PunjabKingsIPL ! 👍 👍#CSK lose captain MS Dhoni. #VIVOIPL #CSKvPBKS
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PBKS beat CSK Highlights – IPL 2021: MS Dhoni tried to rebuild the innings with du Plessis, but Ravi Bishnoi got the better of Chennai’s skipper in the 12th over. Bishnoi clean bowled Dhoni for 12 off 15 balls as CSK’s score read 61/5 after 12 overs.
Another fine catch in the deep! 👌 👌@PunjabKingsIPL are doing a fine job in the field as @arshdeepsinghh completes a very good catch. 👍 👍
Second wicket for @CJordan as he dismisses Ambati Rayudu. 👏 👏
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Ravindra Jadeja then joined du Plessis on the pitch and the duo started rebuilding the CSK innings. The pair stood firm and propelled CSK to reach the triple-figure mark in the 18th over of the innings. In the same over Faf du Plessis reached his half-century.
Edged & taken! ☝️
Second wicket @arshdeepsinghh & @PunjabKingsIPL as captain @klrahul11 takes the catch. 👏 👏
Moeen Ali gets out. #VIVOIPL #CSKvPBKS
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PBKS beat CSK Highlights – IPL 2021: In the last two overs of the match, CSK gathered 26 runs with the loss of just one wicket in the form of du Plessis. The South African batter walked back after scoring 76 off 55 balls.
| Batsmen | R | B | 4S | 6S | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KL Rahul (WK/C) | 98 | 42 | 7 | 8 | 233.33 | |
| Mayank Agarwal | 12 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 100.00 | |
| Sarfaraz Khan | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Shahrukh Khan | 8 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 80.00 | |
| Aiden Markram | 13 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 162.50 | |
| Moises Henriques | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | |
| Extra | 5 (b 0, w 5, nb 0, lb 0) | |||||
| Total | 139/4 (13) | |||||
| Yet To Bat | CJ Jordan, Harpreet Brar, Ravi Bishnoi, M Shami, Arshdeep Singh | |||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deepak Chahar | 4 | 0 | 48 | 1 | 12.00 |
| Josh Hazlewood | 3 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 7.33 |
| Shardul Thakur | 3 | 0 | 28 | 3 | 9.33 |
| Ravindra Jadeja | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9.00 |
| Dwayne Bravo | 2 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 16.00 |
| Fall Of Wickets | FOW | Over |
|---|---|---|
| MA Agarwal | 1-46 | 4.3 |
| SN Khan | 2-46 | 4.6 |
| Shahrukh Khan | 3-80 | 8.6 |
| AK Markram | 4-126 | 12.1 |
134/6 (20 ov)
| Batsmen | R | B | 4S | 6S | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ruturaj Gaikwad | 12 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 85.71 | |
| Faf du Plessis | 76 | 55 | 8 | 2 | 138.18 | |
| Moeen Ali | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Robin Uthappa | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 | |
| Ambati Rayudu | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 80.00 | |
| MS Dhoni (WK/C) | 12 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 80.00 | |
| Ravindra Jadeja | 15 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 88.24 | |
| Dwayne Bravo | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 200.00 | |
| Extra | 9 (b 0, w 8, nb 0, lb 1) | |||||
| Total | 134/6 (20) | |||||
| Yet To Bat | Shardul Thakur, Josh Hazlewood, DL Chahar | |||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mohammed Shami | 4 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 5.50 |
| Harpreet Brar | 4 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 5.50 |
| Arshdeep Singh | 4 | 0 | 35 | 2 | 8.75 |
| Chris Jordan | 3 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 6.67 |
| Ravi Bishnoi | 4 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 6.25 |
| Moises Henriques | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9.00 |
| Fall Of Wickets | FOW | Over |
|---|---|---|
| RD Gaikwad | 1-18 | 3.5 |
| MM Ali | 2-29 | 5.4 |
| RV Uthappa | 3-32 | 6.5 |
| AT Rayudu | 4-42 | 8.3 |
| MS Dhoni | 5-61 | 11.6 |
| F du Plessis | 6-128 | 19.3 |
Toss Report
🚨 Toss Update 🚨@PunjabKingsIPL have elected to bowl against @ChennaiIPL. #VIVOIPL #CSKvPBKS
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Punjab Kings captain KL Rahul won the toss and opted to field first against Chennai Super Kings in the 53rd match of the IPL 2021 here at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai on Thursday. PBKS have made 1 change in their playing XI as Nicholas Pooran has been dropped and Chris Jordan replace him. CSK are going unchanged in this game.
Teams:
Chennai Super Kings (Playing XI): Ruturaj Gaikwad, Faf du Plessis, Robin Uthappa, Moeen Ali, Ambati Rayudu, MS Dhoni(w/c), Ravindra Jadeja, Dwayne Bravo, Shardul Thakur, Deepak Chahar, Josh Hazlewood
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Punjab Kings (Playing XI): KL Rahul(w/c), Mayank Agarwal, Aiden Markram, Sarfaraz Khan, Shahrukh Khan, Moises Henriques, Chris Jordan, Harpreet Brar, Mohammed Shami, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh
XI Super Kings to face the Kings! 🦁#CSKvPBKS #WhistlePodu #Yellove 💛 pic.twitter.com/I1qEuzp4rx
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PBKS beat CSK Highlights – IPL 2021: Both team captains at the toss
MS Dhoni: It is tough to maintain fitness. Whenever we came back for the second leg, we knew we will have back to back games. We had three games in 5 days. No, we are playing with the same XI. The heat is a factor. The wicket looks good. You will see me in yellow but whether I will be playing for CSK, I don’t know. There will be a lot of uncertainties. We will wait for it to happen as there will be two new teams that will be added. There will be new retention policies as well.
Getting into the zone be like 👍 👍#VIVOIPL #CSKvPBKS pic.twitter.com/UoKOo4D9Sn
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KL Rahul: We will bowl first. That is one of the reasons why we are bowling first as we can have a look at the permutations and combinations to look at. The middle-order has tried their best and hasn’t delivered at times. They are all quality players and performed for their respective teams. Just one change. Jordan comes in for Pooran.
ʟᴇᴛ’s ɢɪᴠᴇ ɪᴛ ᴏᴜʀ ᴀʟʟ ᴛᴏᴅᴀʏ! 💪🦁#SaddaPunjab #IPL2021 #PunjabKings #CSKvPBKS pic.twitter.com/c6jP6mkC8m
— Punjab Kings (@PunjabKingsIPL) October 7, 2021
