IPL 2024, PBKS vs CSK Match Highlights: Chennai Super Kings beat Punjab Kings by 28 runs

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Punjab Kings never looked in the chase as they started their batting in the second innings against the Chennai Super Kings. Punjab kept losing wickets at regular intervals while hindering their scoring rate as well. Bairstow and Rossouw got out in the second over and barring Prabhsimran Singh and Shashank Singh partnership, PBKS never looked settled in their chase. Ravindra Jadeja was exceptional with his accurate bowling. Punjab Kings score 139/9 and fell short of 28 runs while chasing 168 against the CSK.

Rabada hits a six on the last ball of the 19th over to take PBKS to 132/9 after 19 overs.

Rahul Chahar was trying his hands with a few shots but he got out bowled by Shardul on 16 runs in 10 balls. PBKS 117/9

Tushar Deshpande finishes his spell of 4 overs at 35 runs for two wickets. PBKS 112/8 in 17 overs.

Gleeson leaked 14 runs form his over as PBKS reach 105/8 in 16 overs and it's time for strategic time out.

Simarjeet claimed another wicket of Harshal Patel on 12 runs. PBKS 90/8

Punjab Kings are struggling at 80/7 at the end of 14 overs as they kept losing wickets at regular intervals.

Ravindra Jadeja gets rid of Ashutosh Sharma on 3, caught by Simarjeet. Punjab Kings 78/7

PBKS 77/5 after 12 overs as Moeen Ali drops an easy catch giving a lifeline to Ashutosh Sharma.

Simarjeet gets another breakthrough for CSK as he gets Jitesh Sharma out for duck. PBKS 69/5

Ravindra Jadeja strikes for CSK as he gets the wicket of Prabhsimran SIngh for 30 runs. PBKS 68/4

Dangerous Shashank Singh gets out on 27, Santner gets the wicket. PBKS 62/3

Punjab Kings took to the CSK bowling to reach a score of 47/2 at the end of powerplay. Prabhsimran Singh and Shashank Singh played shots all over the park.

15 runs came from Gleeson's over as Punjab Kings are 31/2 at the end of 5 overs. Prabhsimran Singh and Shashank Singh are in the middle.

Punjab Kings are on the back foot after losing two quick wickets in the match. They are at 16/2 at the end of 4 overs.

Tushar Deshpande gets double breakthroughs fro CSK as he gets Bairstow and Rossouw in the same over. Punjab Kings 9/2 after 2 overs.

Jonny Bairstow cleaned up by Tushar Deshpande on 7 runs. Bairstow got a lifeline as an edge went through the gap between the keeper and slip fielder the previous ball. PBKS 9/1

Punjab Kings have scored two runs from the first over as they chase 168 against CSK.

Prabhsimran Singh and Jonny Bairstow are in the middle opening the innings for Punjab Kings. Santner bowls the first over for CSK.

Chennai Super Kings scored 167/9 in 20 overs with significant contributions from Gaikwad, Jadeja and Thakur. This is exactly the average score of first innings at the Dharamsala stadium. Punjab Kings bowled well to restrict CSK to such a total. PBKS have to chase 168 runs to win the match and register two points.

Ravindra Jadeja gets out on 43 as Arshdeep takes the wicket.

MS Dhoni came to the crease after dismissal of Shardul Thakur with 8 balls remaining. As everyone expected, he tried to hit the very first ball but got out bowled by Harshal Patel. CSK 150/8.

Harshal Patel gets another wicket as Shardul Thakur is out bowled on 17. CSK 150/7

While Shardul Thakur continued with his attacking game, Jadeja too joined the party with a huge six of Rahul Chahar's over. CSK 149/6 after 18 overs.

14 runs came from Curran's over as CSK reach 136/6 after 17 overs. Jadeja and Shardul Thakur are in the middle.

Chahar gets another breakthrough as he gets wicket of Santner caught by Curran. CSK 122/6

Santner hits a four of the second ball of Arshdeep's new over. CSK 117/5 after 15 overs.

Moeen Ali caught Bairstow bowled Sam Curran on 17 runs. CKS 101/5

Moeen Ali hit a four at midwicket with a low full toss delivery from Rabada's third ball of the over. Another boundary due to misfield at the fifth delivery of the over. CSK 99/4 after 12 overs.

CSK managed to get two boundaries in the 11th over to take their team to 90/4 at the end of the over.

Rahul Chahar has finished his two overs for just 5 runs with two wickets. Jadeja and Moeen ALi are in the middle for CSK as their team reach 79/4 after 10 overs.

Harshal Patel gave another blow to CSK as he got Mitchell out LBW on 30. CSK 75/4

Chahar gets double strike for Punjab Kings as he takes Shivam Dube's wicket on the first ball, caught by Sharma. CSK 69/3

Ruturaj Gaikwad goes for 32 off 20 balls, caught Sharma bowled Chahar. CSK 69/2

Four on the first ball by Gaikwad, five singles on the next five deliveries take CSK to 69/1 after 7 overs as umpire signals strategic time out.

Gaikwad welcomes Brar with a second ball six followed by two fours on the third and fourth balls of the over. Another four to end the over by Mitchell. CSK 60/1 after 6 overs.

Chennai Super Kings have scored 41 at the loss of one wicket at the end of 5 overs. Gaikwad and Mitchell are in the middle.

Daryl Mitchell has taken Arshdeep to task as he hit a boundary and a straight six on the first two balls of the fourth over of innings. Arshdeep leaks 12 runs from the over. CSK 34/1 after 4 overs.

Daryl Mitchell joins Gaikwad as Rahane gets out. Rabada bowled the third over and Gaikwad hit a four in the over. CSK are 22/1 after 3 overs.

Arshdeep Singh comes into the attack and gets a breakthrough for Punjab Kings, gets Ajinkya Rahane on 9 runs caught by Rabada. CSK 12/1

Ajinkya Rahane and Ruturaj Gaikwad started off the CSK innings with scoring 6 runs in the first over.

Ajinkya Rahane and Ruturaj gaikwad are out in the middle to open the innings for CSK. Kagiso Rabada takes the ball to bowl the first over for Punjab Kings. Here we GO!

Ruturaj Gaikwad (C), Ajinkya Rahane, Daryl Mitchell, Moeen Ali, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni (WK), Shardul Thakur, Tushar Deshpande, Mitchell Santner, Richard Gleeson.

Jonny Bairstow, Rilee Rossouw, Shashank Singh, Sam Curran (C), Jitesh Sharma (WK), Ashutosh Sharma, Harpreet Brar, Harshal Patel, Rahul Chahar, Kagiso Rabada, Arshdeep Singh.

Punjab Kings have won the toss and decided to bowl first against the CSK. Punjab Kings (PBKS) and Chennai Super Kings (CSK) are locking horns in match 53 on Sunday. Scheduled for 3:30 pm IST, the game will take place at the iconic HPCA Stadium in Dharamsala, Himachal Pradesh.

Chennai Super Kings, led by Ruturaj Gaikwad, have been grappling with inconsistency, managing only one win in their last four games. Despite being defending champions and securing five wins in ten matches, CSK faces the challenge of breaking their losing streak against Punjab Kings, having lost all five of their previous encounters.

Punjab Kings clinched a commanding seven-wicket victory while chasing a target of 163 runs against Chennai Super Kings. This victory positions PBKS as favourites for the reverse fixture. Despite facing four consecutive defeats earlier, Punjab has bounced back with two impressive wins in their recent matches.

PBKS currently stands at number 7 on the points table, having won 4 out of 10 matches, with 2 victories in their last 5 games. Meanwhile, CSK occupies the 5th position with 5 wins out of 10 matches, also securing 2 wins in their recent 5 outings.

Ajinkya Rahane, Ruturaj Gaikwad (c), Daryl Mitchell, Moeen Ali, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni (wk), Shardul Thakur, Tushar Deshpande, Richard Gleeson, Matheesha Pathirana.

Jonny Bairstow, Sam Curran (c), Rilee Rossouw, Shashank Singh, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Ashutosh Sharma, Harpreet Brar, Harshal Patel, Kagiso Rabada, Rahul Chahar, Arshdeep Singh.

In the IPL, Chennai and Punjab have competed against each other in 29 matches. Among these encounters, Chennai emerged victorious in 15 matches, while Punjab claimed victory in 14 matches.

On Sunday, the temperature in Dharamsala is expected to be around 27 degrees Celsius at the start of the match, remaining relatively constant throughout the game. There's a 48 percent chance of rain, and the wind speed is forecasted to be 10 km/h, with humidity levels at 41 percent.

The PBKS vs CSK IPL 2024 match will be broadcasted live on the Star Sports Network. Viewers can also watch the live stream of the Punjab Kings vs Chennai Super Kings match on the JioCinema app and website.

The pitch at the HPCA Stadium in Dharamsala tends to favour the bowlers, particularly the pacers. Early ball movement during the game's outset makes the power plays pivotal for the bowling team. Choosing to field first and pursuing the target could be a prudent strategy.

Dharamsala is traditionally known to favour bowlers with some swing at the start of the match. So, any team winning the toss would prefer to bowl first and set a target for the opposition.

Ruturaj Gaikwad (c), MS Dhoni, Moeen Ali, Deepak Chahar, Tushar Deshpande, Shivam Dube, Rajvardhan Hangargekar, Ravindra Jadeja, Ajay Mandal, Mukesh Choudhary, Ajinkya Rahane, Shaik Rasheed, Mitchell Santner, Simarjeet Singh, Nishant Sindhu, Prashant Solanki, Maheesh Theekshana, Rachin Ravindra, Shardul Thakur, Daryl Mitchell, Sameer Rizvi, Mustafizur Rahman, Avanish Rao Aravelly.

Shikhar Dhawan (c), Matthew Short, Prabhsimran Singh, Jitesh Sharma, Sikandar Raza, Rishi Dhawan, Liam Livingstone, Atharva Taide, Arshdeep Singh, Nathan Ellis, Sam Curran, Kagiso Rabada, Harpreet Brar, Rahul Chahar, Harpreet Bhatia, Vidwath Kaverappa, Shivam Singh, Harshal Patel, Chris Woakes, Ashutosh Sharma, Vishwanath Pratap Singh, Shashank Singh, Tanay Thyagarajann, Prince Choudhary, Rilee Rossouw.

Punjab Kings (PBKS) and Chennai Super Kings (CSK) will clash in match 53 on Sunday. Scheduled for May 5th at 3:30 pm IST, the game will take place at the iconic HPCA Stadium in Dharamsala, Himachal Pradesh.

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