Punjab Kings were victorious against Chennai Super Kings in the IPL match on Monday 25 April 2021. Chennai had won the toss and opted to bowl first. The planned strategy did not work out in their favour. Punjab Kings had a better strategy. They managed to win the match. Shikhar Dhawan of Punjab was awarded the Player of the Match.
Mayank Agarwal and Shikhar Dhawan opened for Punjab. The highest individual score for the team came from Shikhar Dhawan(88 not out). Indian fans were happy to see him returning to form. At the same time, Chennai supporters were somewhat disappointed to see their bowlers being thrashed. Others who joined in building the team total were B Rajapaksa(42), Livingstone(19), Mayank Agarwal(18), Baristow(6). With 14 extras, Punjab Kings raked up a score of 187-4 in 20 overs.
Chennai bowlers failed to control the run flow. Along with many extras, they let Dhawan score. However, the Chennai bowling lineup was not all bad. DJ Bravo got 2 wickets while M Theekshana took a wicket. One of the wickets that fell was a run out which was the result of a combined effort from MS Dhoni and Mitchell Santner.
Ruturaj Gaikwad and Robin Uthappa opened for Chennai Super Kings. The highest individual score for the team came from Rayudu(78). Other players who joined the chase were Ruturaj Gaikwad(30), Ravindra Jadeja(21 not out), MS Dhoni(12), Santner(9), Shivam Dube(8), Robin Uthappa(1), Pretorius(1 not out). With 16 extras, the Chennai tem reached. 176-6 in 20 overs.
The Punjab bowling line did a fair job. Kasigo Rabada and Rishi Dhawan got 2 wickets each while Sandeep Sharma and Arshdeep Singh got a wicket each. In the end, Punjab Kings win the match by 11 runs.
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