IPL 2023 CSK vs PBKS: Punjab Kings Pip Chennai Super Kings by 4 Wickets in Last-ball Thriller

Punjab Kings (PBKS) defeated Chennai Super Kings (CSK) by 4 wickets in the 41st match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) played at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Sunday.

For Punjab, Prabhsimran Singh scored 42 off 24 balls, while Liam Livingstone scored 40 off 24 balls and Shah Rukh Khan and Sikandar Raza hit the last ball to give their side a thrilling victory.

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Earlier, Devon Conway’s brilliant 52-ball 92 not out, Ruturaj Gaikwad’s 31-ball 37 and MS Dhoni’s back-to-back sixes in the last two balls helped CSK post 200/4 against PBKS.

Conway and Gaikwad provided a good start and put on an opening partnership of 86, Shivam Dube hit a brilliant 17-ball 28, then Dhoni played in his old style and hit two back-to-back sixes. put an end to

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Batting first, CSK started well as the opening combination of Gaikwad and Conway combined with their excellent shot selection to post 57/0 in the power-play. After a few overs of calm, the duo accelerated the pace of the innings with timely hits.

When PBKS were in dire need of a wicket, Sikandar Raza provided a much-needed breakthrough as he dismissed Gaikwad for 37 in 10 overs to end an opening partnership of 86 and leave CSK 90/1.

Conway soon completed his 5th half-century of the season off 31 balls with a boundary through a reverse sweep. Then, Dube dismissed Kagiso Rabada for the maximum score off a shot ball.

While both the bowlers were taking it to the clean-up, Arshdeep Singh ended Dubey’s fiery cameo in the 14th over by trapping him on a slower ball. Dubey tries to loft it but hits the toe of the bat. It went up in the air towards long on, where Shah Rukh Khan settled in near the ropes and took a fine catch.

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Conway started the 15th over with a fine boundary over extra cover off Liam Livingstone and Moeen Ali joined the party as he wasted no time smashing his first ball to the boundary and Conway finished with a four. Happened.

Moeen then smashed a slower delivery from Sam Curran over extra cover for a four before Rahul Chahar was dismissed in the 17th over. But Conway was well on his way to happiness as he finished the over with two back-to-back boundaries.

Curran dismissed Ravindra Jadeja in the last over and there was a huge roar as MS Dhoni came out to bat. Conway pulls the next ball without much timing and flattens it over mid-wicket. Livingstone came running in from deep mid-wicket and slid to take the catch but was unsure and the umpire went up to check.

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The third umpire checked multiple replays before concluding that there was no conclusive evidence that the fingers were under the ball. Not out hit the big screen, it was a single and Dhoni got the strike.

Then, the skipper finished it off in his old style with back-to-back sixes off the last two balls of the innings.

(with inputs from agencies)

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