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Follow highlights from match 49 of TATA IPL 2024 between CSK and PBKS here.
Updated : May 01, 2024, 11:26 PM IST
Chennai Super Kings (CSK) will face Punjab Kings (PBKS) on May 1 at the MA Chidambaram Stadium, widely known as Chepauk in Chennai. CSK is presently ranked third in the points standings after winning five of their nine matches. They've won three of their past five matchups.
PBKS has won three of their nine matches and is ranked eighth on the points standings. However, PBKS has only won one of their previous five matches.
So far, Chennai and Punjab have faced off in 28 IPL matches. CSK has 15 wins, while PBKS has 13. Chennai's greatest score versus PBKS so far is 240. Punjab's highest total against CSK was 231.
Moeen Ali takes over for the over. He begins with a dot ball, then concedes a single on the second delivery. A six follows as the ball is swatted over midwicket. Next, a double towards square leg. The over yields 11 runs in total.
Moeen Ali into the attack. Rossouw gets a single to deep mid. Six!! Bairstow hangs pack and lofts one over Gaikwad at mid on. Four!! Bairstow’s hand comes off as he looks to sweep, the fielder comes forward to catch but it runs through for a boundary.
Fizz continues. Bairstow drives one down the ground, Gaikwad does well at mid off to keep it to a single. Four!! Too full, Rossouw lofts it over midwicket for four. Four!! Short ball outside off, Rossouw carves it over point for a boundary
Gleeson into the attack. Full outside off, beats Bairstow. Slightly shorter but beats Bairstow again. Moving into the batter this time, foxes the PBKS opener again. Another one that beats the edge. What an over so far. Four!! Bairstow finds the gap in the last ball.
Prabhsimran Singh, Punjab's Impact Player, joins Jonny Bairstow to open. Deepak Chahar starts with the new ball. A short delivery outside off beats Prabhsimran's attempt, but he responds with a boundary next ball. Chahar exits due to injury, replaced by Shardul.
Shardul's first ball is dispatched for a six over deep square-leg. Punjab scores 12 from the over.
Arshdeep delivers the final over. Begins with a wide. Dhoni smashes a boundary off a low full toss. Misses the next one. Another wide follows. Dhoni denies a single to Mitchell. A dot ball next. Then, Dhoni hits a six off a low full toss over cover.
In Rabada's final over, CSK finally gets a boundary as Rizvi late cuts past the keeper, although replays show it was an inside edge. Rizvi attempts an upper cut on the next ball but is caught at deep third, leaving CSK four down. Moeen Ali steps in, focusing on singles. The over yields nine runs.
Gaikwad singles to point. Rahane cuts for four through third man, then takes a single. Gaikwad cuts for another four through backward point. There's an lbw appeal, but not out. The next ball, Gaikwad edges for another boundary.
Arshdeep bowls the second over. A wide outside off stump, Gaikwad misses. Minimal bounce. Extra bounce on the next, beating Gaikwad. Then, Gaikwad punches through covers for four. A quick single follows despite a stop at cover. Another four as Gaikwad lofts over slip.
Rahane and Gaikwad step out to open for CSK. Kagiso Rabada delivers the first over. A short delivery surprises Rahane, who manages a single. Another short one, and Rahane tucks it behind for a single. Gaikwad guides a length ball to third man for a single, followed by Rahane with another single to point. CSK scores four runs from the first over.
Punjab Kings (Playing XI): Jonny Bairstow, Sam Curran(c), Rilee Rossouw, Shashank Singh, Jitesh Sharma(w), Ashutosh Sharma, Harpreet Brar, Harshal Patel, Kagiso Rabada, Rahul Chahar, Arshdeep Singh
Chennai Super Kings (Playing XI): Ajinkya Rahane, Ruturaj Gaikwad(c), Daryl Mitchell, Moeen Ali, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni(w), Shardul Thakur, Deepak Chahar, Richard Gleeson, Mustafizur Rahman
Punjab win the toss and opt to bowl first.
Ruturaj Gaikwad - We would have fielded first, but we weren't exactly sure. Always tough defending here with a lot of dew, but the fact that we won by 78 runs shows a lot about the team, but we'll be missing out Pathirana and Tushar Deshpande today. We'll have to get there early and make a good score. Every game is important. Pathirana has a slight niggle, Deshpande isn't well, so we've Shardul and Richard Gleeson makes his debut
Sam Curran - We'll bowl first. Looks like a good surface, new wicket and we're excited after that last match. An amazing stadium and an amazing crowd, we'll have to start well and take early wickets. We'll take the confidence from that chase of 261. It's just about fight and determination, they're a good team, but we need to be brave. Same team for us.
Matches played: 69
Won: 49
Lost: 19
Tied: 1
N/R: 0
Last result: Beat Sunrisers Hyderabad by 78 runs (April 28, 2024)
Highest score: 246/5 (20) vs Rajasthan Royals (April 3, 2010)
Lowest score (in a losing cause): 109 (17.4) vs Mumbai Indians (April 26, 2019)
Punjab Kings: Jonny Bairstow, Sam Curran(c), Rilee Rossouw, Jitesh Sharma(w), Shashank Singh, Ashutosh Sharma, Harpreet Brar, Harshal Patel, Kagiso Rabada, Rahul Chahar, Arshdeep Singh, Prabhsimran Singh, Rishi Dhawan, Vidhwath Kaverappa, Shivam Singh, Prince Choudhary, Vishwanath Singh, Nathan Ellis, Atharva Taide, Tanay Thyagarajan, Liam Livingstone, Sikandar Raza, Chris Woakes, Harpreet Singh Bhatia, Shikhar Dhawan
Chennai Super Kings: Ajinkya Rahane, Ruturaj Gaikwad(c), Daryl Mitchell, Moeen Ali, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni(w), Deepak Chahar, Tushar Deshpande, Mustafizur Rahman, Matheesha Pathirana, Sameer Rizvi, Shardul Thakur, Shaik Rasheed, Mitchell Santner, Rachin Ravindra, Ajay Jadav Mandal, Prashant Solanki, Mukesh Choudhary, Simarjeet Singh, RS Hangargekar, Maheesh Theekshana, Nishant Sindhu, Aravelly Avanish, Richard Gleeson