Ravindra Jadeja has shattered one in all MS Dhoni‘s all-time record for Chennai Super Kings in the Indian Premier League. Jadeja displayed spectacular all-round expertise in CSK’s much-needed win over Punjab Kings in the reverse fixture between the 2 groups on the HPCA Stadium in Dharamsala.
During the conflict in opposition to PBKS, Jadeja scored a vital 43 with the ball after which tightened the screws with the ball with figures of three/20 in his four-over spell. Rightfully so, Jadeja was adjudged the Player of the Match which additionally see him break an all-time record held by Dhoni in the Indian cash-rich league.
This was Jadeja’s sixteenth Player of the Match award for the Super Kings in IPL, another than Dhoni’s earlier record of 15 such awards. This was additionally Jadeja’s second Man of the Match award of the season with the primary one coming in final month’s conflict in opposition to Kolkata Knight Riders.
Most Player of Match awards for CSK in IPL
16 – Ravindra Jadeja
15 – MS Dhoni
12 – Suresh Raina
11 – Ruturaj Gaikwad
10 – Michael Hussey
Batting first, CSK scored 167/9 in their 20 overs on a floor that performed sluggish and low. While Ajinkya Rahane went for one other low rating of 9. Ruturaj Gaikwad was cautious and scored 32 off the 21 balls earlier than falling to Rahul Chahar. Daryl Mitchell appeared stable for his 19-ball 30 however the knock from Jadeja was the cornerstone in CSK’s batting. His 43 took the group to 167/9.
Meanwhile, not one of the Punjab batters might hassle the Super Kings in the run chase. Prabhsimran Singh was the top-scorer for his 23-ball 30 with Shashan Singh being the second-highest run-scorer for the hosts together with his 20-run knock.
PBKS’ Playing XI:
Jonny Bairstow, Rilee Rossouw, Shashank Singh, Sam Curran (c), Jitesh Sharma (wk), Ashutosh Sharma, Harpreet Brar, Harshal Patel, Rahul Chahar, Kagiso Rabada, Arshdeep Singh
CSK’s Playing XI:
Ajinkya Rahane, Ruturaj Gaikwad (c), Daryl Mitchell, Shivam Dube, Moeen Ali, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni (wk), Mitchell Santner, Shardul Thakur, Richard Gleeson, Tushar Deshpande
