Chennai Super Kings (CSK) icon MS Dhoni for the first time in his illustrious career, came at the number 9 spot to bat in T20 cricket on Sunday in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 against Punjab Kings.
After his side's 28-run win over Punjab Kings (PBKS) in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 on Sunday, Chennai Super Kings (CSK) skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad said the wicket was slow at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium.
Fiery spells from Ravindra Jadeja, Tushar Deshpande and Simarjeet Singh triggered a massive batting collapse and helped Chennai Super Kings (CSK) beat Punjab Kings (PBKS) by 28 runs at Dharamsala on Sunday.
CSK has gone up to the third place in the points table with six wins and five losses, giving them 12 points. PBKS is at the eight spot with four wins, seven losses and just eight points.
Harshal picked up three wickets and gave 24 runs in his four-over spell at an economy rate of 6.00. He removed Dhoni for a golden duck in the fifth ball of the 19th over.
Punjab Kings (PBKS) duo Harshal Patel and Rahul Chahar took a three-wicket haul each to restrict Chennai Super Kings (CSK) at 167/9 in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 match at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium on Sunday.
Pathirana is not playing in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) clash against Punjab Kings (PBKS) at Dharamsala on Sunday. He had also missed his side's previous clash, which also happened to be against Punjab at Chennai on May 1.
Punjab Kings skipper Sam Curran won the toss and elected to bowl first against Chennai Super Kings in the 53rd clash of the Indian Premier League 2024 at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium on Sunday.
Punjab Kings (PBKS) batter Rilee Rossouw heaped praise on bowlers Harpreet Brar and Rahul Chahar and called them "phenomenal" for their performance against Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024.
Punjab Kings (PBKS) equalled Mumbai Indians' (MI) record of five straight victories over Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in the Indian Premier League (IPL). Punjab achieved the feat after they clinched a 7-wicket win over CSK on Wednesday at the MA Chidambaram Stadium.