NEW DELHI: Punjab Kings executed a calculated chase handy Chennai Tremendous Kings a disheartening seven-wicket defeat at their house floor of their IPL match on Wednesday.
Punjab relied on brisk 40s from Jonny Bairstow (46 off 30 balls, with 7 fours and 1 six) and Rilee Rossouw (43 off 23 balls, with 5 fours and a pair of sixes) to surpass Chennai’s modest complete of 162 for seven, which was anchored by captain Ruturaj Gaikwad‘s strong 62 (48 balls, with 5 fours and a pair of sixes).
The victory moved PBKS as much as seventh place on the factors desk with eight factors, whereas CSK remained in fourth place with 10 factors.
The Tremendous Kings’ defence of 163 confronted a number of barricades as their spinners – Moeen Ali and Ravindra Jadeja – have been rendered ineffective due to dew and pacer Deepak Chahar walked off the sector with a niggle after bowling simply two balls.
However that ought to not take the sheen out of PBKS’ effort with the bat on the evening.
After the early departure of opener Prabhsimran Singh, who performed two convincing strokes, Bairstow and Rossouw saved the guests within the hunt with a helpful 64-run alliance as in addition they went previous 50 within the Energy Play phase.
Bairstow handled spinners Jadeja and Moeen with disdain taking three boundaries and a six off them. In stark distinction to their Punjab counterparts, the CSK spinners gave away 44 runs in 5 overs with none return.
However Bairstow’s try and be too cheeky ended his keep. The England batter went for a cute ramp shot off Shivam Dube, however may solely handle to feather it to MS Dhoni behind the stumps.
Nevertheless, Rossouw and Shashank Singh (25 not out, 26b) made 44 runs in fast time as PBKS remained forward within the recreation.
Rossouw, who pummelled Dube and Thakur for a six every, had an excellent probability to make a fifty. However his try and smash Thakur’s low full-toss out of floor resulted in his stumps getting rearranged.
However these have been minor irritants in an in any other case polished effort as Shashank and skipper Sam Curran (26 not out, 20b) knocked off the remaining runs with out a lot fuss throughout their unbroken 50-run alliance.
Earlier, Gaikwad braved a sluggish Chepauk pitch to make a strong fifty, however CSK struggled massively in opposition to Punjab spinners – Harpreet Brar and Rahul Chahar.
Gaikwad and Ajinkya Rahane (29, 24b) added 61 runs for the opening wicket however they consumed 49 balls.
There have been flashes of intent too. Gaikwad performed a fantastic higher lower off pacer Arshdeep Singh for a boundary and Rahane creamed three fours in a row off Curran, together with a stunning cowl drive.
The slide of CSK started as soon as PBKS introduced their spinners on instantly after the Energy Play that yielded a passable 55 runs.
Rahane tried to slog sweep Brar however his skier ended within the fingers of Rossouw within the deep.
However the left-arm spinner inflicted a much bigger blow within the subsequent supply, trapping Dube, who was named in India’s T20 World Cup squad, leg earlier than for a first-ball duck.
Dube, promoted to No. three to counter spin, failed to attach an almighty heave off a fuller ball on the middle-stump by Brar, and he needed to stroll again regardless of looking for assist from DRS.
Within the subsequent over, leg-spinner Chahar removed Ravindra Jadeja, who was deceived by a supply that become him a whisker to beat his prod.
It was a complete shutdown for CSK between sixth and 10th over, shedding three wickets for simply 16 runs.
For a group that typically bosses the center passage between the seventh and 15th over making runs at a charge of 10.6, the CSK was a shadow of their marauding self, managing simply 47 runs in opposition to PBKS.
A giant chunk of credit score ought to go to 2 Punjab spinners — Brar and Chahar — who exploited a gradual observe to the hilt to return with mixed figures of 33 in eight overs for 4 wickets.
In addition they didn’t concede a single boundary of their spell.
Gaikwad did his finest to deliver CSK again into the match, utilizing his big selection of photographs in opposition to pacers Harshal Patel and Curran, and reached his fifty in 44 balls.
The correct-hander introduced up his third fifty in a row on this IPL with a six off Curran over long-on as they took 20 runs in that over. CSK made 60 runs within the final 5 overs.
Punjab relied on brisk 40s from Jonny Bairstow (46 off 30 balls, with 7 fours and 1 six) and Rilee Rossouw (43 off 23 balls, with 5 fours and a pair of sixes) to surpass Chennai’s modest complete of 162 for seven, which was anchored by captain Ruturaj Gaikwad‘s strong 62 (48 balls, with 5 fours and a pair of sixes).
The victory moved PBKS as much as seventh place on the factors desk with eight factors, whereas CSK remained in fourth place with 10 factors.
The Tremendous Kings’ defence of 163 confronted a number of barricades as their spinners – Moeen Ali and Ravindra Jadeja – have been rendered ineffective due to dew and pacer Deepak Chahar walked off the sector with a niggle after bowling simply two balls.
However that ought to not take the sheen out of PBKS’ effort with the bat on the evening.
After the early departure of opener Prabhsimran Singh, who performed two convincing strokes, Bairstow and Rossouw saved the guests within the hunt with a helpful 64-run alliance as in addition they went previous 50 within the Energy Play phase.
Bairstow handled spinners Jadeja and Moeen with disdain taking three boundaries and a six off them. In stark distinction to their Punjab counterparts, the CSK spinners gave away 44 runs in 5 overs with none return.
However Bairstow’s try and be too cheeky ended his keep. The England batter went for a cute ramp shot off Shivam Dube, however may solely handle to feather it to MS Dhoni behind the stumps.
Nevertheless, Rossouw and Shashank Singh (25 not out, 26b) made 44 runs in fast time as PBKS remained forward within the recreation.
Rossouw, who pummelled Dube and Thakur for a six every, had an excellent probability to make a fifty. However his try and smash Thakur’s low full-toss out of floor resulted in his stumps getting rearranged.
However these have been minor irritants in an in any other case polished effort as Shashank and skipper Sam Curran (26 not out, 20b) knocked off the remaining runs with out a lot fuss throughout their unbroken 50-run alliance.
Earlier, Gaikwad braved a sluggish Chepauk pitch to make a strong fifty, however CSK struggled massively in opposition to Punjab spinners – Harpreet Brar and Rahul Chahar.
Gaikwad and Ajinkya Rahane (29, 24b) added 61 runs for the opening wicket however they consumed 49 balls.
There have been flashes of intent too. Gaikwad performed a fantastic higher lower off pacer Arshdeep Singh for a boundary and Rahane creamed three fours in a row off Curran, together with a stunning cowl drive.
The slide of CSK started as soon as PBKS introduced their spinners on instantly after the Energy Play that yielded a passable 55 runs.
Rahane tried to slog sweep Brar however his skier ended within the fingers of Rossouw within the deep.
However the left-arm spinner inflicted a much bigger blow within the subsequent supply, trapping Dube, who was named in India’s T20 World Cup squad, leg earlier than for a first-ball duck.
Dube, promoted to No. three to counter spin, failed to attach an almighty heave off a fuller ball on the middle-stump by Brar, and he needed to stroll again regardless of looking for assist from DRS.
Within the subsequent over, leg-spinner Chahar removed Ravindra Jadeja, who was deceived by a supply that become him a whisker to beat his prod.
It was a complete shutdown for CSK between sixth and 10th over, shedding three wickets for simply 16 runs.
For a group that typically bosses the center passage between the seventh and 15th over making runs at a charge of 10.6, the CSK was a shadow of their marauding self, managing simply 47 runs in opposition to PBKS.
A giant chunk of credit score ought to go to 2 Punjab spinners — Brar and Chahar — who exploited a gradual observe to the hilt to return with mixed figures of 33 in eight overs for 4 wickets.
In addition they didn’t concede a single boundary of their spell.
Gaikwad did his finest to deliver CSK again into the match, utilizing his big selection of photographs in opposition to pacers Harshal Patel and Curran, and reached his fifty in 44 balls.
The correct-hander introduced up his third fifty in a row on this IPL with a six off Curran over long-on as they took 20 runs in that over. CSK made 60 runs within the final 5 overs.
