It was a delightful day for fans as we had two games, and both of them were high-scoring games. The first game was between Lucknow Super Giants versus Kolkata Knight Riders, and it was a high-scoring match. The second match was between Punjab Kings versus Chennai Super Kings, and the same also a high-scoring game, and we witnessed over 200 runs on the board. Priyansh Arya – showcased an incredible performance by smashing his century, and that helped Punjab Kings register a victory over the Chennai Super Kings. So let’s look back to the game between Punjab Kings versus Chennai Super Kings.
A look back to the game between Punjab Kings versus Chennai Super Kings
Punjab Kings won the toss and elected to bat first and it was believed to be a wrong decision as Punjab Kings lost Prabhsimran Singh without opening the account while the captain of the side Shreyas Iyer went back to the pavilion after scoring 9 on the board. However, the incredible performance by Priyansh Arya showcased an incredible performance by smashing 103 from 42 and that was the foundation for Punjab Kings to post a massive total on the board.
Marcus Stoinis was disappointed by going back to the pavilion after scoring 4, while Nehal Wadhera contributed 9, and the sensational all-rounder Glenn Maxwell disappointed once again as he was dismissed for just 1.
Shashank Singh and Marco Jansen contributed 52 and 34, respectively. Punjab Kings ended the innings at 219 with the loss of 6 wickets after 20 overs.
In the reply, Chennai Super Kings had a positive start, Rachin Ravindra contributed 36 while his partner Devon Conway smashed 69 from 49 and he retired out. The captain of the side Ruturaj Gaikwad was disappointed again as he went to back to the pavilion after scoring 1.
Shivam Dube and MS Dhoni contributed 42 and 27, respectively, while Ravindra Jadeja contributed 9 and he was not out along with Vijay Shankar, who added 2 to the total but that was not enough for Chennai Super Kings as the innings ended at 201 with the loss of 5 wickets and the game was lost by 18 runs.
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