Who won the IPL match yesterday CSK vs PBKS? The Punjab Kings, captained by Sam Curran, defeated the Chennai Super Kings by a comfortable 7 wickets, moving PBKS up to 7th place while CSK dropped to 4th place.
On Wednesday, Sam Curran guided the Punjab Kings to a convincing 7-wicket victory over the Chennai Super Kings. With the win, PBKS moved up to the seventh slot in the IPL team standings, while CSK is currently ranked fourth.
Top highlights of last night’s PBKS vs CSK match:
At the MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai Super Kings opened the batting with Ajinkya Rahane and Ruturaj Gaikwad, continuing the pattern they had established throughout the season. In the powerplay, the right-handed duo scored 55 runs in the first six overs, getting their side off to a strong start. Ajinkya Rahane was under added pressure due to the decline in scoring during the powerplay, though, and CSK ultimately lost their first wicket when Harpreet Brar removed the veteran batsman for 29 (24).
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Troubles mounted for CSK as they lost the in-form Shivam Dube for a golden duck in the next over, while Ravindra Jadeja (2 off 4 balls) was sent back to the pavilion by Liam Livingstone in the very next over.
The scoring rate continued to fall for CSK as the yellow side was only around the 100-run mark at the end of the 15th over with skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad trying to preserve wickets whilst Sameer Rizvi struggled for runs at the other end. Kagiso Rabada finally brought Rizvi’s sluggish innings (21 off 23) to an end, dismissing the right-hander in the 16th over.
Later, CSK finally managed to post a total of 162/7 in their allotted 20 overs, thanks to the finishing touches provided by skipper Gaikwad and Moeen Ali.
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In reply, PBKS, once again without the services of Shikhar Dhawan, opted to open with Prabhsimran Singh and Jonny Bairstow. However, Prabhsimran Singh was dismissed in the 3rd over of the match while trying to lead the attack against debutant Richard Gleeson, only to give the ball straight into the hands of Ruturaj Gaikwad inside the 30-yard cover/.
A couple of fiery 40s from Riley and Rossouw and Jonny Bairstow meant that Punjab Kings managed to stay ahead of the required run rate throughout the chase. Meanwhile, Shashank Singh and skipper Sam Curran made sure there were no hiccups along the way as PBKS cruised to a comfortable 7-wicket victory over CSK with 13 balls to spare.
