Skipper KL Rahul scored an unbeaten 98, off 42 balls, to help Punjab Kings register a six-wicket victory over Chennai Super Kings in Dubai. Earlier, sent in to bat, Faf du Plessis scored an impressive 76 off 55 balls, but found no support from the other end as Punjab restricted Chennai to 134/6.
: KL Rahul saved his best for the last as his unbeaten 98 off 42 balls, which for a change was full of intent quotient, helped Punjab Kings crush Chennai Super Kings by six wickets in an inconsequential IPL encounter on Thursday.
Chasing 135 for victory, the Punjab team stormed to victory in 13 overs as the CSK skipper MS Dhoni could not find answers to stop Rahul’s onslaught.
Skipper Rahul was on the attack from the word go, launching into the CSK bowlers. The stylish right-hander clobbered eight sixes to go with seven boundaries. He finished it in style with a big six off Shardul Thakur.
PUNJAB KINGS 139/4(13.0 OV) RR 10.69
EXTRAS: 5
(b – 0, w – 5, no – 0, lb – 0, penalty – 0)TOTAL139/4 (13.0 OV) RR 10.69
FALL OF WICKETS
1-46 (Mayank Agarwal, 4.3 ov), 2-46 (Sarfaraz Khan, 5 ov), 3-80 (Shahrukh Khan, 9 ov), 4-126 (Aiden Markram, 12.1 ov)
| BOWLERS | O | M | R | WKT | WD | NB | ECON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEEPAK CHAHAR | 4 | 0 | 48 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 12 |
| JOSH HAZLEWOOD | 3 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.33 |
| SHARDUL THAKUR | 3 | 0 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9.33 |
| RAVINDRA JADEJA | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| DWAYNE BRAVO | 2 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16 |
MATCH NOTES
Punjab Kings
- Punjab 50/2 in 5.1 overs
- Mandatory Power play (1-6): Punjab 51/2
- KL Rahul T20 fifty: 50 runs in 25 balls (6×4) (3×6)
- Strategic Time-out : Punjab 80/3 in 9.0 overs
- Punjab 100/3 in 10.2 overs
CHENNAI 134/6(20.0 OV) RR 6.7
EXTRAS: 9
(b – 0, w – 8, no – 0, lb – 1, penalty – 0)TOTAL134/6 (20.0 OV) RR 6.7
FALL OF WICKETS
1-18 (Ruturaj Gaikwad, 3.5 ov), 2-29 (Moeen Ali, 5.4 ov), 3-32 (Robin Uthappa, 6.5 ov), 4-42 (Ambati Rayudu, 8.3 ov), 5-61 (MS Dhoni, 12 ov), 6-128 (Faf du Plessis, 19.3 ov)
| BOWLERS | O | M | R | WKT | WD | NB | ECON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MOHAMMED SHAMI | 4 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5.5 |
| HARPREET BRAR | 4 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5.5 |
| ARSHDEEP SINGH | 4 | 0 | 35 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8.75 |
| CHRIS JORDAN | 3 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6.66 |
| RAVI BISHNOI | 4 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6.25 |
| MOISES HENRIQUES | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
MATCH NOTES
Chennai
- Mandatory Power play (1-6): Chennai 30/2
- Strategic Time-out : Chennai 42/4 in 8.3 overs
- Chennai 53/4 in 9.5 overs
- Strategic Time-out : Chennai 86/5 in 16.0 overs
- du Plessis T20 fifty: 50 runs in 46 balls (5×4) (0x6)
- Chennai 100/5 in 17.4 overs
- 6th wkt Partnership: 50 off 40 balls between du Plessis (33) and R Jadeja (15)