In the 49th game of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024took place at the MA Chidambaram Stadium, the clash between Chennai Super Kings (CSK) And Punjab Kings (PBKS) turned into an exciting encounter. Punjab finally registered a win and continued their dominance over CSK as they are unbeaten against the Yellow Army since 2021.
Rahul Chahar and Harpreet Brar keep CSK batters at bay
The Super Kings began their innings with a mix of consistent batting and occasional bursts of aggression. captain Ruturaj Gaikwad showed remarkable resilience and scored a commendable 62 runs off 48 balls, including 5 fours and 2 sixes. opener Ajinkya Rahane provided a solid foundation with 29 runs off 24 deliveries.
However, their momentum was hampered by the disciplined bowling performances of the Punjab bowlers, allowing them to only manage a total of 162/7 in their allotted 20 overs. Rahul Chahar bagged a few wickets while conceding 16 runs in 4 overs. Similar, Harpreet Brar picked up two wickets each for 17 runs.
Jonny Bairstow and Rilee Rossouw take Punjab home
In their quest to win by 163 runs, Punjab’s batters showed exceptional skill and determination. Jonny Bairstow led the chase with a stunning knock of 46 runs off 30 balls complemented by Rilee RossouwThe aggressive innings of 43 runs and 23 deliveries.
Shashank Singh And Sam Curran They also contributed significantly with 25 and 26 runs respectively. Despite Prabhsimran Singh’s early dismissal, the Punjab Kings showed remarkable composure and secured victory with 7 wickets in hand with 13 balls remaining.
The Super Kings bowlers struggled to contain the attack of the Punjab batters. While Shardul Thakur and Richard Gleeson managed to grab a wicket each, the bowling unit faced a formidable challenge against PBKS’ aggressive batting line-up.
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This is how Twitter reacted:
Punjab actually played much better cricket than what they showed in the points table.
— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) May 1, 2024
Win by 7️⃣ Wickets! #IYKYK pic.twitter.com/ATnfnoATUd
— Punjab Kings (@PunjabKingsIPL) May 1, 2024
Teams to beat CSK in 5 consecutive games
Mumbai Indians
Punjab Kings*#CSKvPBKS– Broken Cricket (@BrokenCricket) May 1, 2024
Wtf 3 is run BY A SPINNER in the 19th over of a T20 match?!
Rahul Chahar 😳🔥— Neon Man (@NeonMan_01) May 1, 2024
Harpreet Brar is one of the most improved players in a few years.
— 🇧🇪 (@LiviNation23) May 1, 2024
Harpreet Brar is such an underrated weirdo!
He has an economy rate of 6.83 in the middle overs (7-16) since IPL 2023 – the third best among spinners who have bowled at least 40 overs in this phase since last season.
Only Sunil Narine (6.81) and Krunal Pandya (6.68) have…
– Prasenjiit Dey (@CricPrasen) May 1, 2024
Harpreet Brar has to be one of, if not the best left-arm spinner in T20s in India. No wonder no one is talking about his prospects in India, but he has definitely bowled with great heart against the big batsmen in the last two-three seasons #PBKSvsCSK
— Ritul Thakkar (@ThakkarRitul) May 1, 2024
Quality bowling from Rahul Chahar and first class, clever captaincy from Sam Curran 👌🏻
— Srini Mama (@SriniMaama16) May 1, 2024
Harpreet Brar❤️
It’s been a long journey full of struggles and hard work and he proved in this IPL that he is worth it ❤️
Pure gem 💎#CSKvsPBKS pic.twitter.com/AsWH0sOdpF
— 𝘼𝙢𝙧𝙞𝙩™ (@Chelsea_Amrit) May 1, 2024
Harpreet Brar is seeing consistent good performances in the last two-three seasons but remains under the radar
– 🅶🅷🅸🅻🅻🅸 🆁🅰🅹 (@Raj__Ghilli) May 1, 2024
Rahul Chahar bowled in the 19th over.
Sam Curran 🫡pic.twitter.com/Ah6yZOJROj
– Amban (Ranga ka Parivaar) (@AnthonyDas_) May 1, 2024
Sam Curran using leg-spinner Rahul Chahar to bowl against Dhoni in the 19th over was perhaps the boldest gamble taken by a captain against Thala in this IPL. #CSKvPBKS
— Vikrant Gupta (@vikrantgupta73) May 1, 2024
Rahul Chahar when the lights were brightest pic.twitter.com/PnVTBOSysp
– This PBKS Fan (@That_PBKS_Fan) May 1, 2024
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