PBKS vs CSK Live: Chennai Super Kings beat Punjab Kings by 28 runs to storm back into the top four on IPL 2024 points table. A clinical performance from all CSK bowlers ensured a comfortable victory for the side while PBKS batters had no response to the bowlers. Jadeja was the top-performer with the ball for CSK, finishing the match with figures of 3/20. Tushar Deshpande bagged two wickets, both of them within the powerplay, setting the stage for rest of the bowlers to torment PBKS.
CSK win!
A clinical performance from CSK bowlers helps the visitors secure a comfortable 28-run victory.
Punjab lose 9th wicket
Shardul Thakur strikes as CSK reduce PBKS to 9 wickets.
PBKS are 117/9 in 17.3 overs and need 51 runs in 15 balls.
Brar, Chahar fight back
Brar and Rahul Chahar frustrate CSK bowlers as visitors hunt for the last two wickets.
PBKS are 112/8 in 17 overs and need 56 runs in 18 balls.
CSK close in on win
Punjab Kings lose their 8th wicket as Harshal Patel departs.
PBKS are 90/8 in 14.4 overs and need 78 runs in 32 balls.
Ashutosh Sharma departs
Wickets continue to tumble for Punjab Kings as Ashutosh Sharma departs.
PBKS are 78/7 in 12.3 overs and need 90 runs in 45 balls.
Another batter bites the dust
Punjab Kings lose their sixth wicket, in a perilous position in the run-chase.
PBKS in deep trouble
MS Dhoni takes his 150th catch as Simarjeet strikes. Kings are five wickets down now.
PBKS are 69/5 in 9.4 overs and need 99 runs in 62 balls
Jadeja strikes!
Ravindra Jadeja gets the wicket of Prabhsimran Singh as Kings lose their 4th wicket.
PBKS are 68/4 in 9 overs and need 100 runs in 66 balls.
Shashank Singh departs
Punjab Kings lose another wicket as Santner strikes.
PBKS are 62/3 in 8 overs and need 106 runs in 72 balls.
PBKS recover after weak start
Punjab Kings manage to recover after two early blows from CSK.
PBKS are 47/2 in 6 overs and 121 runs in 84 balls
PBKS struggle to get going
Punjab Kings batters struggle to fire against CSK bowlers with Santner and Deshpande strangling the batting order.
PBKS are 16/2 in 4 overs and need 152 runs.
Another one for Deshpande
Tushar Deshpande strikes twice in an over, gets rid of Rilee Rossouw with a stellar delivery.
PBKS are 9/2 in 2 overs and need 159 runs.
Deshpande draws first blood
Tushar Deshpande strikes, castles Jonny Bairstow with a ripper.
PBKS are 9/1 in 1.3 overs and need 159 runs.
CSK craze at Dharamshala
Jadeja departs
Ravindra Jadeja departs after a valiant 43-run knock.
CSK are 164/9 in 19.4 overs.
No Mahi mania in Dharamshala
No fireworks from MS Dhoni at Dharamshala as Thala departs for a golden duck.
CSK are 154/8 in 19.3 overs.
Another batter bites the dust
Mitchell Santner becomes Rahul Chahar’s latest victim, departs after scoring 11 runs.
CSK are 122/6 in 16 overs.
Devon Conway in attendance at Dharamshala
Another wicket down
CSK lose another wicket as Moeen Ali departs.
CSK are 101/5 in in 12.4 overs.
Owner’s happy
It is 90/4 in 11 overs.
Another one
Now Daryl Mitchell departs after showing glimpses of form. Chennai struggling at 76/4 in 8.5 overs.
Out
Two in two wickets. What is happening here. Rahul Chahar removes Shivam Dube on the very first ball he faces. It is 69/3.
Out
Rahul Chahar has a wicket in his first over itself. He removes skipper Gaikwad here for 32 from 21. It is 69/2.
Gaikwad & Mitchell show urgency
So the sixth over fetches 19 runs for Chennai, and the next one gets nine runs. The score is moving up finally. It is 69/1 after 7 overs.
Slow going
Chennai still hasn’t recovered from an early loss. Mitchell has come in, but the side needs some quick runs. It is 41/1 in 5 overs.
What a start
Arshdeep comes up with a near-perfect yorker, and Rahane gets his bat down in time, only to hit it straight to Rabada. He is out for 9. It is 13/1 in 2 overs.
Rabada starts
Rabada comes up with an excellent first over for Punjab Kings and gives away only six runs. Rahane continues to struggle. It is 6/0 after 1 over.
Sam Curran says
We’re going to bowl. Day game, try and see how it plays and chase it down. We’ve got the same team. We’ve had two really good wins with the same team. Conditions should be fairly even throughout, it’s about batting, bowling and fielding well.
Playing XIs
Punjab Kings: Jonny Bairstow, Rilee Rossouw, Shashank Singh, Sam Curran(c), Jitesh Sharma(w), Ashutosh Sharma, Harpreet Brar, Harshal Patel, Rahul Chahar, Kagiso Rabada, Arshdeep Singh
Chennai Super Kings: Ajinkya Rahane, Ruturaj Gaikwad(c), Daryl Mitchell, Shivam Dube, Moeen Ali, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni(w), Mitchell Santner, Shardul Thakur, Richard Gleeson, Tushar Deshpande
Rutu says
We’ve just stuck to our process and doing little things right. We don’t look at the track record of the opposition, we focus on ourselves and see what we can do right. This season there have been a lot of injuries, flus and forced changes so we’ve had to tinker with our team. I’d say losing 10 tosses but winning 5 games is a positive. Santner comes in place of Fizz.
Rutu loses toss again
Punjab Kings opt to bowl first, and they have the same team here.
Toss time
And there we go. We have the toss coming up for the reverse fixture here. Let’s see if CSK’s Ruturaj can break his toss jinx.
Chance to climb up the table for CSK
CSK have lost two of their last three home games as they travel to Dharamshala for matchday 53 of the IPL 2024. The team led by Ruturaj Gaikwad is ranked fifth in the IPL 2024 standings.
On the IPL 2024 points chart, CSK are two points behind Sunrisers Hyderabad, who are in fourth place. If CSK are able to stop PBKS‘s remarkable run against the Yellow Brigade, they can climb to the 4th spot courtesy of a better run rate.
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With consecutive victories, Punjab Kings, CSK’s fiercest rivals, have resurrected their hopes of making the playoffs. Punjab overpowered CSK to breach Chennai fortress five times in a row, becoming the second team to do so after Mumbai Indians.
