CSK vs PBKS : The 49th match of IPL 2024 is being played today between Chennai Super Kings and Punjab Kings. This match between the two teams is taking place at MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. CSK and PBKS are facing each other for the first time in the current season.
CSK gave a target of 163 runs to Punjab Kings. For Chennai, Rituraj scored 62 runs in 48 balls with the help of five fours and two sixes, due to which Chennai scored 162 runs for seven wickets in 20 overs. For Punjab, Harpreet Brar and Rahul Chahar took two wickets each. Dhoni was run out on the last ball. He was out for the first time in the current IPL season.
Amidst falling wickets, Captain Rituraj once again played a patient innings and scored a half-century. It was only on the basis of Rituraj’s innings that the team was able to cross the 150-run mark. He was supported by Sameer Rizvi and Moeen Ali, but Chennai’s batting order could not put up a big score in front of Punjab bowlers.
In the end, Mahendra Singh Dhoni hit some shots, but got all out while trying to take two runs on the last ball. This is the first time this season that Dhoni has been out. Dhoni contributed 14 runs off 11 balls.
CSK vs PBKS : Punjab Kings: Jonny Bairstow, Sam Curran (captain), Rilee Rossouw, Shashank Singh, Jitesh Sharma (wicketkeeper), Ashutosh Sharma, Harpreet Brar, Harshal Patel, Kagiso Rabada, Rahul Chahar, Arshdeep Singh. Impact subs: Prabhsimran Singh, Liam Livingstone, Rishi Dhawan, Vidwath Kaverappa, Harpreet Singh Bhatia.
Chennai Super Kings: Ajinkya Rahane, Rituraj Gaikwad (captain), Daryl Mitchell, Moeen Ali, Shivan Dubey, Ravindra Jadeja, Mahendra Singh Dhoni (wicketkeeper), Shardul Thakur, Deepak Chahar, Richard Gleeson, Mustafizur Rahman. Impact subs: Sameer Rizvi, Mukesh Choudhary, Simranjit Singh, Shaiq Rashid, Prashant Solanki.