Three-time champions Chennai Super Kings defeated Kings XI Punjab by 9 wickets in the 53rd match of IPL-13 at Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi. Punjab team playoffs with this defeat
Image Source: GoogleIPL 2020: Chennai Super Kings, captained by Mahendra Singh Dhoni, defeated Kings XI Punjab by 9 wickets in the 53rd match of IPL-13 at Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi. With this defeat, the Punjab team was also eliminated from the playoff race. The team captained by Lokesh Rahul scored 153 runs for 6 wickets and Chennai achieved the target of 154 runs by losing 1 wicket in 18.5 overs.
Gaekwad's brilliant half-century
Ruturaj Gaikwad returned unbeaten after scoring 62 runs. He hit 6 fours and 1 six in his innings of 49 balls. Gaikwad and Faf du Plessis (48) added 82 runs for the first wicket. Then formed a 72-run unbeaten partnership with Ambati Rayudu (30 *). Rayudu returned unbeaten after 30 runs with the help of 2 fours in 30 balls.
Chennai got target of 154 runs
Punjab scored 153 runs for 6 wickets in the stipulated 20 overs and Chennai got a target of 154 runs to win. Deepak Hooda contributed the highest 62 runs for Punjab and returned unbeaten. He hit 3 fours, 4 sixes in 30 balls. Captain Lokesh Rahul scored 29, Mayank Agarwal 26, Mandeep Singh 14 and Chris Gayle scored 12 runs. Lungi Gidi took 3 wickets for 39 runs while Shardul Thakur, Imran Tahir and Ravindra Jadeja took 1-1 wickets.
Deepak Hooda's second IPL half-century:
Deepak Hooda of Punjab completed the second half-century of his IPL career off 26 balls. He also scored the best score of his IPL career in this match. He returned unbeaten after scoring 62 runs. He hit 3 fours and 4 sixes in his unbeaten innings of 30 balls.
Half of the Punjab team returned to 108 runs Pavilion
Punjab team's 5 wickets fell to 108 runs, Mandeep Singh (14) was bowled by Ravindra Jadeja. Mandeep lost his wicket during the second ball of the 17th over of the innings. Mandeep hit 1 four in his innings of 15 balls. Returning
Punjab's batsman Chris Gayle became the victim of Imran Tahir by scoring 12 runs and lbw him out on the 5th ball of the 12th over. Gayle faced 19 balls and no boundary.
Puran was caught by Thakur at the hands of Dhoni, Punjab's third wicket fell,
Punjab got the third blow on the team score of 68 and Nicholas Pooran (2) was caught by Mahendra Singh Dhoni off Shardul Thakur.
Mayank and Rahul gave a fast start, Gidi sent both Pavilion
Mayank Agarwal and Captain Lokesh Rahul gave Punjab a quick start and added 48 runs in 5.1 overs. Lungi Giddy broke the partnership and both batsmen showed the path to the pavilion. Mayank (26) was bowled by Gidi on the second ball of the sixth over. He hit 5 fours off 15 balls. On the 5th ball of the same over, Rahul completed the team's fifty with fours. Then on the third ball of the 9th over, Rahul (29) was also bowled by Gidi. Rahul hit 3 fours and 1 six off 27 balls.
Rahul started the first six of the innings
Captain Lokesh Rahul made the first six of the innings in the third over of Deepak Chahar's innings. The third ball of this over which was going wide, Rahul bat on it and taking the top edge, the ball went over the fielder.
In the very first over, Mayank opened his hands, hit 2 fours
Mayank Agarwal opened his hands in the first over and hit 2 fours. He played the second ball of Deepak Chahar at mid on and hit the boundary, while the fourth ball was sent across the boundary in the backward square leg.
Mayank In, Maxwell Out
Changes have been made for the match in the Kings XI Punjab team. All-rounders Glenn Maxwell and Arshadeep have been dropped while Mayank Agarwal and James Neesham return. At the same time, the Chennai team also has three changes and Faf, Tahir and Shardul Thakur return. Chennai opener Shane Watson, Mitchell Santner and Karn Sharma have been dropped.
Punjab need only win
Chennai Super Kings led by Mahendra Singh Dhoni has already been eliminated from the playoff race but the situation has become a bit difficult for Punjab. Kings XI Punjab, who are in the race for the playoffs, will have to win a good win against CSK at all costs, while for Chennai it is a battle of prestige.
Despite the victory,
Punjab's hopes suffered a setback after defeating the Rajasthan Royals by seven wickets on Friday dependent on the result of other teams . KL Rahul's team had strengthened their chances of playoffs by winning five matches in a row, but after this defeat, Punjab's future is no longer in its hands. Even after defeating CSK, he will have to pray for favorable results for other matches. Chennai, who were eliminated from the playoffs for the first time, would like to bid farewell to victory. Dhoni's team has won two matches in a row against RCB and KKR.
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