IPL 2020: CSK vs KXIP: Chennai Super Kings beat Kings XI Punjab by 9 Wicket

 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

 

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IPL 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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 Watson (83 not out) and Du Plessis (87 not out) ensured that there was no close finish this time, reducing the match to a 'no-contest' with their authoritative batting.

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IPL 2020: Shane Watson and Faf du Plessis conjured up commanding unbeaten half-centuries as Chennai Super Kings demolished Kings XI Punjab by 10 wickets to snap their string of losses within the Indian Premier League (IPL) in Dubai on Sunday.

CSK relished a much-needed victory after three defeats in a row, overhauling a 179-run target with remarkable ease.

Watson (83 not out) and Du Plessis (87 not out) ensured that there was no close finish this time, reducing the match to a 'no-contest' with their authoritative batting.

The seasoned Australian punished the KXIP bowlers with 11 fours and three sixes in his 53-ball unbeaten knock while du Plessis hit 11 fours and a six from 53 balls to also remain not out.

Except Mohammed Shami, KXIP didn't have a bowler who could trouble the opposition batsmen and CSK exploited it to the fullest as they moved to sixth spot from bottom with this confidence-boosting win.

Skipper KL Rahul had hit a well-paced 63 to lead Kings XI Punjab to a competitive 178 for four after electing to bat but within the absence of fine bowlers it absolutely was an onerous task to stop the experienced CSK brigade.

Rahul's risk-free 63 came off 52 balls with the help of seven fours and a six as he shared a 61-run stand with fellow opener Mayank Agarwal (26) then raised a 58-run partnership with Nicholas Pooran (33 off 17).

KXIP looked set for a much bigger total but both Pooran and Rahul were dismissed by pacer Shardul Thakur off successive balls within the 18th over.

CSK, like their rivals, also need to a solid start with openers — du Plessis and Watson — creaming off 60 runs within the Powerplay overs.

They didn't exactly set the field on fire but an efficient strokeplay helped them begin the chase in right earnest.

The Aussie-Protea duo blended caution with aggression, picking the right deliveries to attack. They raised the team hundred within the 10th over.

Watson got to his fifty with consecutive boundaries off Chris Jordan while du Plessis raised his own with a single off the same bowler.

With nothing working for KXIP, Watson and du Plessis only became more dominant as the game progressed.

Earlier, Rahul and Agarwal were cautious. No lofted shot was played till the last over of the Powerplay with the 2 batsmen preferring to drive along the ground. It had been also because Deepak Chahar and Sam Curran hardly pitched it short.

Even if Agarwal and Rahul opened their arms it had been to slap the balls outside the off stump, when there was enough room to do that.

CSK captain MS Dhoni introduced spin within the seventh over with Ravindra Jadeja, who created an opportunity too but Agarwal's hit fell just short of a diving du Plessis.

Leg-spinner Piyush Chawla succeeded in getting the breakthrough when Agarwal pulled one straight to Curran. The openers added 61 runs in 8.1 overs.

Mandeep Singh, playing his first game of the season, joined his skipper and made an impression immediately. He creamed off two sixes off Chawla within the 11th over to start out the fireworks.

Jadeja soon got rid of dangerous-looking Mandeep, who scored 27 off 16 balls.

Rahul, who had adopted a risk-free approach till then, completed his half-century with a six off Thakur and followed that up with a four. Pooran too looked for boundaries as KXIP began the acceleration.

The West Indian hit three sixes in his short 33-run knock, which ended while searching for another big shot off Thakur. He added 58 runs with Rahul, who was out next ball, caught behind. it was Dhoni's 100th catch in IPL.

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