Prabhsimran Singh (42, 24b, 4×4, 2×6) and Liam Livingtone’s (40, 24b, 1×4, 4×6) huge hitting at both finish of the innings helped Punjab Kings beat Chennai Super Kings by 4 wickets off the final ball in a nail-biting contest on the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium on Sunday.
With 9 runs required, Matheesha Pathirana bowled a near-perfect final over, nailing his yorkers with out conceding a boundary. However, Sikandar Raza held his nerve sufficient by working two braces and a 3 off the ultimate supply to present his facet its fifth win.
Chasing 201 for victory, PBKS received off to a flyer with Prabhsimran and skipper Shikhar Dhawan including 50 in simply 4.2 overs earlier than the latter received out.
From 81 for one within the ninth over, Super Kings pulled issues again when Ravindra Jadeja took two wickets. The Punjab facet was in a tough scenario at 129 for 3 after 15 overs, however the match modified when Livingstone launched Tushar Desphande for 3 big sixes within the sixteenth over.
Deshpande conceded 24 within the sixteenth over and 13 extra within the nineteenth as PBKS scored 72 off the final 5 overs to submit a memorable win.
As it occurred
Earlier, Devon Conway continued his dream run as he slammed an unbeaten 92 (52b, 16×4, 1×6)—his fifth half-century this season—to assist the Super Kings submit 200 for 4.
Electing to bat, Conway and Ruturaj Gaikwad received the house group off to a blazing begin, including 86 runs for the opening wicket.
The left-handed opener began with two boundaries off Kagiso Rabada after which took on Sam Curran, hitting the left-arm pacer over mid-on for 2 consecutive boundaries.
After Gaikwad was stumped off Sikandar Raza’s bowling, Shivam Dube chipped in with a cameo of 28 (17b, 1×4, 2×6). Conway was excellent towards the spinners on the different finish, utilizing his ft to hit by the off-side. The Kiwi opener received to his fifty in model with a reverse sweep off Raza.
But within the final 5 overs, the Kings’ bowling assault did properly as Moeen Ali and Ravindra Jadeja struggled to seek out the boundaries and the Super Kings left runs on the desk.
Much to the delight of the followers, M.S. Dhoni completed the innings in model when he hit Curran for 2 sixes over deep level and midwicket to get the house group to 200, but it surely was not sufficient on the day.
Source: sportstar.thehindu.com