PBKS vs CSK : 168.. Not a big target in IPL. This is not a big problem for a team with a strong batting line-up. But Punjab failed to chase the score. Lost in a winnable match before the play off. As the key players were immediately dismissed.. Even though the match was won, the team surrendered to the Chennai team.. The Punjab team lost by 28 runs in the match held at Dharamshala on Sunday evening. The reason why Chennai won this match is because Punjab lost due to self-inflicted guilt.
Batting first in this match, the Chennai team scored 167 runs. Punjab bowlers celebrated as the Dharamshala ground was suitable for bowling. Ravindra Jadeja's top score of 46 runs in the Chennai team means that you can understand how Chennai's batting went. Chennai opener Ajinkya Rahane was dismissed for just 9 runs. Starting from then, the poor batting of the Chennai team continued till the end.. Mitchell 30, Rutu Raj Gaikwad 32, managed to score only that. In the end, Moeen Ali scored 17 runs and Shardul Thakur scored 17 runs and the Chennai team scored 167 runs. Shivam Dubey and Mahendra Singh Dhoni were ducked out in this match. Among the bowlers of Punjab, Rahul Chahar and Harshal Patel took three wickets. Arsh Deep took two wickets.
The Punjab team, which entered the ring with a target of 168 runs, did not recover at any stage..Johnny Bairstow and Riley Roseau (0) were immediately dismissed for 7 runs..Prabh Simran Singh 30 and Shashank Singh 27 established a partnership of 53 runs for the third wicket. Mitchell Santner broke up the dangerous pair. Since then, the Punjab team has lost wickets regularly. With Prabh Simran Singh 30, Jitesh Sharma 0 and Sam Karan 7 out in just 15 runs, the Punjab team was in dire straits. Harshal Patel 12, Rahul Chahar 16 resisted for a while but it was useless. As the number of runs to be scored increased.. the overs melted.. the story of the Punjab team ended at 139 runs. Chennai team won by 28 runs. Getting the right win before the play off.. kept the hopes alive.
Among the Chennai bowlers, Ravindra Jadeja took 3 wickets. He shone with the bat and scored 43 runs. Adaragotti played a key role in the success of the Chennai team, both in bowling and batting. Tushar Desh Pandey and Samar Jeet Singh took two wickets each. Santner and Shardul Thakur took one wicket each. After losing the winning match, there is rain of comments on the players of Punjab team on social media. First you practice in the gully.. then play IPL” Punjab fans are shouting.. With this win, Chennai team moved from fifth position to third position in the points table. So far, the Chennai team has played 11 matches with six wins and 12 points.
