IPL 2021; CSK vs PBKS: 98 off 42 balls, KL Rahul single-handedly beats Dhoni’s Chennai |
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CSK vs PBKS: Chennai scored a hat-trick of defeats. Dhoni did not get a run against Punjab on this day as well.
#Kolkata: Lose in three consecutive matches. Fortunately, Chennai Super Kings had already secured a place in the playoffs. Punjab Kings defeated Dhoni’s CSK in the return match. Well said, KL Rahul alone lost Chennai. He made 98 runs off 42 balls. The Punjab captain’s century fell short. A win in this match would have made Chennai number one. But Punjab defeated Chennai by a margin on this day.
Despite the win against Chennai, Punjab’s road to the playoffs in the current IPL is quite difficult. They now have to look at KKR and Mumbai Indians. If these two teams do not lose by a big margin this time, Punjab is almost certain to be knocked out. But towards the very end, Punjab performed brilliantly. Punjab got 12 points in 14 matches. For now, they have topped the Mumbai Indians and moved up to number five in the IPL points table. However, even if KKR and Mumbai lose, Punjab’s path to the playoffs is not clear. Because then again Rajasthan will have to be behind them in net run rate.
On this day, Punjab won by 6 wickets with 7 overs remaining against Chennai. Chennai batted first and scored 134 runs for 6 wickets. The second phase of the IPL does not see big runs. The power of the bowlers is visible. Especially the spinners. On this day, Punjab took the necessary runs to win after 13 overs. At that time, however, Rahul was in front of the century. But he had to stop at 98.
On this day, the Punjab captain won the match by hitting the last ball of Shardul Thakur’s over for a six. He was batting with great confidence from the beginning. Rahul hit 7 fours and 8 sixes against the Chennai bowlers that day. However, Chennai’s Faf du Plessis also played a fast innings. He scored 76 runs off 55 balls. But such an innings of his died on the field. MS Dhoni did not get a run on this day either. He returned with only 12 runs. Chennai’s Shardul Thakur got three wickets on the day.
IPL 2021; CSK vs PBKS: 98 off 42 balls, KL Rahul single-handedly beats Dhoni’s Chennai
