IPL 2021: KL Rahul, Chris Jordan star as PBKS beat CSK to maintain playoff hopes technically alive

IPL 2021: MS Dhoni-led Chennai Super Kings misplaced their third successive league match forward of playoffs after struggling a 6-wicket defeat by the hands of KL Rahul’s Punjab Kings on Thursday. KL Rahul led from the entrance in Punjab Kings’ win over Chennai Super Kings in Dubai (Courtesy by BCCI)HIGHLIGHTSPunjab Kings beat Chennai Super Kings by six wickets on ThursdayRahul performed a captain’s knock in Punjab’s convincing win in DubaiThat is Chennai Super Kings third successive defeat within the league stagePunjab Kings rode on a stable KL Rahul knock and an all-round bowling effort to register a convincing 6-wicket win over Chennai Super Kings to maintain playoff hopes technically alive. Chasing 135 for the win, Rahul remained unbeaten on 98 and single-handedly helped Punjab Kings gun down the goal within the thirteenth over.

Punjab Kings vs Chennai Super Kings: Match 52 HighlightsEarlier, Punjab Kings restricted Chennai Super Kings to 134 for six regardless of Faf du Plessis’ 76 off 55 balls after opting to bowl first on a sluggish observe in Dubai on Thursday. Faf’s preventing half-century was chargeable for Chennai’s preventing whole after Arshdeep Singh (2/35) and Chris Jordan (2/20) ran by means of CSK’s batting order.RUNS: 98*BALLS: 42SIXES: 8FOURS: 7SR: 233.33When KL Rahul bats like this, bowlers di size nu Kuch Kuch Honda Hai! #CSKvPBKS #IPL2021— Punjab Kings (@PunjabKingsIPL) October 7, 2021
For Punjab, leggie Ravi Bishnoi was spectacular in a spell of 4-0-25-1 which included the scalp of CSK captain MS Dhoni. Mohammed Shami, specifically, was laborious to play. His first spell of three was good, as he conceded solely six runs. Left-arm pacer Arshdeep continued to impress and obtained the wickets of the in-form Ruturaj Gaikwad (12) and Moeen Ali (0).Du Plessis waged a lone battle, making certain that the Punjab bowlers didn’t run away with the sport with a hard-working half-century. The former South Africa captain hit two extra sixes, one-off Arshdeep and one off Mohammad Shami within the closing over to provide a much-needed push to the CSK innings in the direction of the top.Click right here for IndiaToday.in’s full protection of the coronavirus pandemic.