IPL 2021 PBKS v CSK Score HIGHLIGHTS: Faf du Plessis, Moeen Ali & Chahar Shine As Chennai Beat Punjab To Secure Their First Win This Season
IPL 2021 PBKS v CSK: Chennai Super Kings defeated Punjab Kings by 6 wickets in the eighth match of IPL played at Wankhede Stadium. Deepak Chahar was the hero of this match as the speedster took 4 wickets.
A solid partnership between Faf du Plessis (33-ball 36) and Moeen Ali (31-ball 46) following a magical career-best bowling spell from Deepak Chahar (4/13) helped Chennai Super Kings beat Punjab Kings by 6 wickets to secure their first-ever win in IPL 2021.
Deepak Chahar's four-wicket haul restricted Punjab Kings to 106/8 in their allotted 20 overs. Chahar was so good with the ball today as he did the maximum damage right from the very start of Punjab's innings. Six PBKS batsmen were back in the dressing room in just 12.1 overs.
Chennai Super Kings need 17 runs off 54 balls to win. Moeen Ali is batting on 46 runs from 31 balls and Faf du Plessis have sored 33 runs off 28 balls. CSK has got a target of 107 runs for the win.
CSK is getting a boundary off almost every over now. This time Faf du Plessis got a four off the first ball of M Ashwin's over. Apart from the boundary, singles and double are also being taken to keep the pressure high on Punjab. This oer proved to be a good one for CSK. 11 runs from 10th over, CSK- 64/1
Moeen Ali is batting on 19 runs off 13 balls and Faf du Plessis has scored 18 runs off 19 balls. Chennai have got a target of 107 runs to win. Murugan Ashwin gave away 10 runs in this over. Both CSK batsmen are batting quite sensibly. At the same time, Punjab is desperate for a wicket.
Another disciplined over by Arshdeep Singh. The young Indian bowler has bowled really well against international level batsmen like Faf du Plessis and Moeen Ali. However, on the last ball, Moeen showed his class and collected a few runs from the over after hitting a four. 5 runs from 7th over, CSK- 37/1
After Gaikwad's dismissal, Moeen Ali has come out to bat. Moeen Ali is batting unbeaten for 8 runs off 6 balls and Faf du Plessis has scored 14 runs off 14 balls. Riley Meredith gave 8 runs in this over. Chennai have got a target of 107 runs to win.
Rituraj Gaikwad was struggling at the crease for a long time now, but runs were not coming for his bat. After all, pressure took a toll on him and Punjab Kings finally got its first wicket. Arshdeep Singh now has a wicket in his very first over.
The fourth over has been very good for Chennai. After two fours, Faf du Plessis played the scoop shot off the last ball of the over and the ball went for a SIX outside the fine leg boundary. 14 runs from fourth over, CSK- 22/0
Punjab Kings bowlers have not been successful in getting a breakthrough but Mohammad Shami and Jhye Richardson have kept a very tight line so far. Both the bowlers have bowled some good length deliveries, not giving both the CSK openers a chance to open their hands for big hits.
IPL 2021 PBKS v CSK Cricket Score LIVE: Ruturaj Gaikwad and Faf du Plessis have started the innings for Chennai. Gaikwad is batting on 1 runs off 4 balls and Faf du Plessis has scored 1 runs off 2 balls. Mohammed Shami bowled extremely well in the first over and gave only 2 runs. Chennai have got a target of 107 runs to win.
Deepak Chahar's four-wicket haul restricted Punjab Kings to 106/8 in their allotted 20 overs at Mumbai's Wankhede stadium on Friday. Chahar was so good with his spell today as he did the maximum damage right in the very start of Punjab's innings. Six PBKS batsmen were back in the dressing room in just 12.1 overs.
Murugan Ashwin is out after scoring 6 runs off 14 balls. The young all-roudner chips a fuller one from Bravo straight to mid-off. Chennai gets their 7th wicket. Shah Rukh Khan is batting unbeaten on 39 runs off 29 balls and Mohammed Shami has scored 0 runs off 1 ball.
Shahrukh Khan, who is holding the fort at the moment, is batting on 27 runs off 23 balls and Murugan Ashwin has scored 4 runs off 9 balls. At this time, both batsmen will have to put on big shots to put a fighting first-innings total on board. 9 runs from the 15th over, PBKS - 73/6
More than half the team from Punjab has returned back to the pavilion. Shah Rukh Khan is batting on 19 runs off 20 balls and M Ashwin remains unbeaten on 3 runs in 6 balls. Chennai is looking in a very strong position at the moment.
Moeen Ali STRIKES ! Richardson tries to play a sweep shot across the line for a bowled but is bowled by the veteran spinner for just 15 - PBKS are now 57-6!
The 9th over has turned out to be good for Punjab Kings. Jhye Richardson got a four off the first ball, then Shah Rukh Khan hammered fourth ball strongly towards the covers. Punjab will need some more overs like this and the longer these two batsmen stay on the crease, the better it will be for the team.
11 runs from 9th over, PBKS- 45/5
OUT! Deepak Chahar is on FIRE tonight as he gets his fourth wicket. This time its Deepak Hooda (10) who has to depart as he mistakenly plays a shot into the hand of Faf du Plessis at mid-off, who completes a clean catch.
Punjab Kings have had a horrible start to their innings so far! After Agarwal, captain KL Rahul is GONE. KL Rahul was trying to steal a quick single, but a bullet throw from Ravindra Jadeja does the trick for CSK.
Deepak Chahar missed out on getting another wicket in the very first over. Chris Gayle wanted to play the last ball for a six but could not succeed.
Punjab Kings has not started off well. Opener Mayank Agarwal is out in the first over.
Talking of head-to-head IPL records, 23 matches have been played between Chennai Super Kings and Punjab Kings so far. Chennai has won 14 matches, while Punjab had success in 9 matches. A match between two titans also resulted in a draw.
Chennai Super Kings captain MS Dhoni has won the toss and his team will bowl first. CSK has not made any changes in the playing XI for this match. Punjab has also not made any changes in their playing XI from last game.
Punjab Kings (Playing XI): KL Rahul(w/c), Mayank Agarwal, Chris Gayle, Deepak Hooda, Nicholas Pooran, Shahrukh Khan, Jhye Richardson, Murugan Ashwin, Riley Meredith, Mohammed Shami, Arshdeep Singh
Chennai Super Kings (Playing XI): Ruturaj Gaikwad, Faf du Plessis, Suresh Raina, Moeen Ali, Ambati Rayudu, MS Dhoni(w/c), Ravindra Jadeja, Sam Curran, Dwayne Bravo, Shardul Thakur, Deepak Chahar
Both teams played their first matches in IPL 2021 in this stadium. Punjab defeated Rajasthan Royals, while Chennai had to face defeat at the hands of Delhi. MS Dhoni-led Chennai wants to register its first win this season and gain momentum. On the other hand, Punjab has a chance to win today's match and secure top spot in IPL 2021 Points Table.
Background
The eighth match of IPL Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 will be played between Punjab Kings and Chennai Super Kings from 7:30 pm today at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. Punjab Kings started their IPL campaign with a win. Chennai Super Kings, on the other hand, had to face defeat in their first match.
Chennai Super Kings will aim to win their first match in IPL 2021. Punjab Kings will aim to continue their winning streak.
The biggest problem for Chennai is the presence of many aging players in their team, who have not played much cricket in the recent past. Chennai's top-order batsmen will have to start well. In the last match, Sam Curran had scored 34 runs from 15 balls in the end and powered his team to a fighting position.
Deepak Hooda scored 64 runs from 28 balls for Punjab Kings in their last game against Chennai. Apart from Hooda, KL Rahul, Chris Gayle, Nicholas Pooran and Shah Rukh Kahn will have to perform well in today's match. At the same time, it is important for Chennai that its top order batsmen score runs. Apart from this, CSK also need to concentrate on improving their bowling.
The pitch at Mumbai's Wankhede Stadium is suitable for batsmen. In such a situation, high scoring matche can be seen here once again. After the ball gets old, it will become easy to score on this pitch. Dew will also play a big role in this match. The team that wins the toss can decide to bowl first.
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