New Delhi. Punjab Kings beat Chennai Super Kings in IPL 2024. Punjab beat CSK by 7 wickets at their home ground in Chennai. With this win, Punjab Kings have made the IPL playoff race even more interesting. With this win, Punjab Kings have defeated Gujarat Titans and reached the sixth position in the points table. He has 8 points in 10 games. That means he remains in the playoff race.
The 49th match of IPL 2024 was played between Chennai Super Kings and Punjab Kings on Wednesday. After losing the toss, Chennai Super Kings team scored 162 runs for 7 wickets. On his part, captain Ruturaj Gaekwad scored the highest 62 runs (48 balls). Ajinkya Rahane contributed 29 runs (24 balls). Sameer Rizvi scored 21 runs off 23 balls, Moi Ali scored 15 runs off 9 balls and MS Dhoni scored 14 runs off 11 balls.
Dhoni is out for the first time in the tournament
Rahul Chahar and Harpreet Brar bowled brilliantly from Punjab Kings. Both took 2 wickets each. Rahul gave 16 runs in a spell of 4 overs. Harpreet gave 17 runs in 4 overs. MS Dhoni was run out on the last ball of this match. This is the first time in IPL 2024 that Dhoni has lost his wicket.
Punjab’s foreign batsmen scored runs
While the Indian spinners did the bowling wonders for the Punjab Kings, overseas players Jonny Bairstow, Riley Rosso and Sam Curren led the batting. Bairstow scored 46 runs off 30 balls and Riley Rosso scored 43 runs off 23 balls. Captain Sam Curran played an unbeaten innings of 26 runs off 20 balls.
The defeat was painful for Chennai Super Kings. However, even after this defeat, they are fourth in the points table. But earlier they were fourth with 5 wins and 4 losses in 9 matches. Now they have lost 5 matches in the tournament. On the other hand, the Sunrisers Hyderabad team has achieved 10 points in just 9 matches. That means they now have one more match and equal points than Chennai Super Kings. Delhi Capitals also have 10 points (11 matches). This means that Chennai Super Kings are now going to face a tougher challenge to make it to the playoffs.
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Tags: Chennai Super Kings, IPL 2024, IPL Playoffs, Punjab Kings
First published: May 1, 2024, 23:27 IST