Chennai innings slowed down a bit as the Punjab bowler bowled some tight overs in the end. MS Dhoni who came in the last over hit two sixes and helped his team to touch 200 mark.
Punjab Kings (PBKS) defeated Chennai Super Kings (CSK) at the Chepauk Stadium in Chennai in yet another hyper intense last over of the IPL 2023. Batting first MS Dhoni’s side had a good start as both openers Ruturaj Gaikwad and Devon Conway, added 57 runs in the powerplay and went on until the right-hand batter missed Sikander Raza’s off spin and got Stumped by wicketkeeper Jitesh Sharma. Then came Shivam Dube who could not stay longer but played an important cameo of 28 runs in just 17 balls. Moeen Ali did hit a couple of boundaries but got dismissed for 10. Chennai innings slowed down a bit as the Punjab bowler bowled some tight overs in the end. MS Dhoni who came in the last over hit two sixes and helped his team to touch 200 mark. Devon Conway completed his yet another half century and remained not out at 92.
Chasing a huge total Punjab openers Prabhsimran Singh and Shikhar Dhawan gave a good start and kept scoring a little more than 10 runs per over during the power play. Skipper Shikhar lost his wicket at 28 but Prabhsimran quick 42 didn't let pressure build on. very Punjab batter who came on the crease today played a crucial role with bat. With 72 runs required in the last five overs Liam Livingstone hammered 24 runs to Tushar Deshpande in the 16th over and turned the whole game in his favour. However he lost his wicket in the last ball but he played his role for the Kings. Match got a little intense when Matheesha Pathirana dismissed Sam curran in the 1st ball of 18th over and Punjab needed 31 runs to win. But some last moment cameos from Jitesh Sharma and Sikandar Raza took their team over the line in the last ball of the match when 3 runs were required and Sikandar hit it over the backward square leg and completed three runs. This was Chennai's 2nd consicutive loss this season.
MS Dhoni's side remained at the 4th position but lost net run rate points, however Punjab moved up the order and shifted to 5th place in the IPL 2023 points table.
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