It's a show owned by Yuzvendra Chahal! And twin half centuries by Prabhsimran Singh and Captain Shreyas Iyer, as Punjab Kings defeated Chennai Super Kings by 6 wickets in Chepauk. Even though Punjab literally took two overs to chase down 3 runs, they managed to reach with two balls left.
Punjab had won the toss and sent Chennai to bat first. Sam Curran’s explosive 88 off 47 balls powered Chennai Super Kings to 190 in 19.2 overs after early setbacks. Walking in at 22/2, Curran stitched a crucial partnership with Dewald Brevis (32) and played with calculated aggression, smashing 9 fours and 4 sixes. His cold, composed celebration after reaching his fifty reflected his growing stature as a dependable T20 match-winner.
However, CSK’s promising innings unraveled in the 18th over, courtesy of Yuzvendra Chahal’s magical spell. The leg-spinner removed MS Dhoni first, then claimed a sensational hat-trick—his second in IPL history—dismissing Deepak Hooda, Anshul Kamboj, and Noor Ahmad in consecutive deliveries. His figures of 4/32 dismantled CSK’s middle and lower order, reducing them from 184/5 to 186/9 within six balls.
Marco Jansen and Arshdeep Singh were economical and effective, taking two wickets each, while debutant Suryansh Shedge, bowling in the IPL for the first time, went wicketless and expensive with figures of 0/40 in 3 overs. Despite Curran’s heroics, Chennai’s late collapse denied them a 200-plus total.
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Sarpanch Iyer steals the show
After the early dismissal of Priyansh Arya (23), Prabhsimran Singh took the lead and fired 54 runs off 36 balls. He smashed 5 boundaries and 3 sixes, but literally got three lives in his innings! Nehal Wadhera got dismissed cheaply trying to hit a low full toss and got bagged by Ravindra Jadeja.
Shashank Singh played a quick cameo of 23 runs off 12 balls, but got dismissed after a stunning boundary catch by Dewald Brevis, who juggled the ball thrice mid-air at deep midwicket. Shreyas Iyer was the man, initially holding nerves to finally accelerate the innings. Man scored 72 runs off 41 balls but got out trying to swing a full outside off from Pathirana.
CSK bowlers struggled as Pathirana (2/45) and Khaleel (2/28) picked two each, but conceded 10 sixes overall. Jadeja and Noor chipped in with .
