The flip of the coin favoured CSK captain MS Dhoni. His counterpart Shikhar Dhawan was asked to field first. “We would have loved to bat first (as well). It is a day game and a dry wicket. There won’t be any dew,” Dhawan said later.
Devon Conway and Ruturaj Gaikwad got Chennai Super Kings off to a flying start once again. The duo put on 86 runs before Gaikwad departed off Sikandar Raza’s bowling.
Rahul Chahar of Punjab Kings thanks the heavens after sending back Moeen Ali. In nine matches, this was Chahar’s third wicket.
Devon Conway stayed unbeaten through the innings. He surpassed his previous best score of 87 in the IPL to put on 92 on Sunday.
Meanwhile, ‘Thala’ Dhoni came to the crease in the last over, entertained the crowd with two back-to-back sixes and became the second batter to hit 1000 runs in the 20th over of T20s.
During the chase, Tushar Deshpande took three wickets to climb atop the Purple Cap leaderboard. However, he had given away a whopping 49 runs. This isn’t a new trend. His economy - 11.00 - is the worst among the top 70 bowlers this season!
The Punjab Kings batters paced themselves well during the chase and never let the required run-rate climb to extreme proportions. Prabhsimran Singh (42, 24b) and Liam Livingstone (40, 24b, in picture) were the best batters.
Although the match trickled down to the very last ball of the innings, Punjab Kings had managed to become the fifth team to accumulate 10-plus points.
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