CSK vs PBKS IPL 2024: Punjab Kings boost playoff qualification hopes with thumping win over Chennai

Punjab Kings pulled off a dominating seven-wicket win over Chennai Super Kings within the forty ninth match of the Indian Premier League 2024 on Wednesday. Spinners produced a superb efficiency to limit Chennai to a 162 complete after which a powerful innings from Jonny Bairstow and Rilee Rossouw led Punjab to a simple chase with 13 balls remaining at MA Chidambaram Stadium.

A win thrusted Punjab Kings to seventh place within the factors desk with 4 wins in ten video games boosting their probabilities to safe a playoff qualification. Chennai Super Kings’ inconsistent type continued with their fifth defeat in ten video games however the defending champions preserve their fourth place within the standings.

After successful the toss, the stand-in skipper Sam Curran elected to bowl first with the identical enjoying eleven. Ruturaj Gaikwad’s CSK had been pressured to make two main modifications with Richard Gleeson and Shadul Thakur coming in for unavailable Matheesha Pathirana and Tushar Deshpande.

Openers Ajinkya Rahane and Ruturaj Gaikwad gave Chennai a powerful begin by scorching 64 runs for the primary wicket. But Punjab Kings made a surprising comeback within the center overs with spinner Harpreet Brar and Rahul Chahar taking two wickets every.

Gaikwad continued his red-hot type by top-scoring with 62 runs off 48 balls and likewise went previous Virat Kohli to say the Orange Cap this season. Gaikwad did not get a lot assist from the opposite finish as Punjab bowlers restricted Chennai to a good complete of 162/7 in 20 overs.

Debutant veteran Richard Gleeson balanced the sport with an early wicket of affect substitute Prabhsimran Singh. But Punjab prevented dropping momentum with Jonny Bairstow and Rilee Rossouw producing a match-defining 64-run partnership for the second wicket. 

On his solely second supply within the IPL 2024, Shivam Dube displayed his bowling abilities to disclaim Bairstow his fifty within the tenth over and Shardul Thakur bowled out Rossouw within the twelfth over to boost some hopes for Chennai to make a late comeback. 

But the in-form duo of Sam Curran and Shashank Singh prevented additional fall by including unbeaten 50 runs for the fourth wicket to steer Punjab Kings to a simple seven-wicket win with 13 balls remaining. Harpreet Brar gained the Player of the Match award for his two for 17 figures. 

Chennai Super Kings Playing XI: Ajinkya Rahane (substituted by Sameer Rizvi, Ruturaj Gaikwad (c), Daryl Mitchell, Moeen Ali, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni (wk), Shardul Thakur, Deepak Chahar, Richard Gleeson, Mustafizur Rahman.

Punjab Kings Playing XI: Jonny Bairstow, Sam Curran (c), Rilee Rossouw, Shashank Singh, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Ashutosh Sharma, Harpreet Brar, Harshal Patel, Kagiso Rabada, Rahul Chahar, Arshdeep Singh (substituted by Prabhsimran Singh).