2019 Indian Premier League(IPL) Season 12 - Match 18 CSK Vs KXIP @ Chennai Saturday April 06,2019

 

Chennai Super Kings beat Kings XI Punjab by 22 Runs

Scorecard

CSK                  160/3 in 20 Overs
Faf du Plesis     54(38 Balls 4x1 and 6x4)
M S Dhoni         37*(23 Balls 4x4 and 6x1)
Ambati Rayudu 21*(15 Balls 4x1 and 6x1)
KXIP                 138/5 in 20 Overs
Lokesh Rahul    55(47 Balls 4x3 and 6x1)
Sarfaraz Khan   67(59 Balls 4x4 and 6x2)
Match Result     CSK won by 22 Runs
MOM                 Harbhajan Singh(CSK)for his 2/17(4 Overs)

Led by seasoned Harbhajan Singh, Chennai Super Kings spinners put on a dominating show to help the side reclaim the top position with a 22-run win over Kings XI Punjab in an IPL match, here Saturday.

Defending 160 for three, CSK restricted Punjab to 138 for 5 despite half-centuries from KL Rahul (55) and Sarfaraz Khan (67).

The visitors scored at a low pace and required to score 26 off the last over, bowled by IPL debutant Scott Kuggeleijn. The Kiwi paceman had no trouble defending those runs and also dismissed Sarfaraz.

Harbhajan was the best bowler for the hosts with the figures of 4-1-17-2. In a brilliant spell, he bowled a maiden and grabbed two wickets, including that of the 'universal boss' Chris Gayle.

Ravindra Jadeja (4-0-24-0) and Imran Tahir (4-0-20-0) also helped CSK put the brakes on the rival batsmen. They, along with Harbhajan, conceded only 61 runs in 12 overs even as the required run-rate kept mounting.

Kuggeleijn did not start very well, being hit for a six off his very first ball, but did well to finish with 2 for 37 in his 4 overs.

Match Highlights

Du Plessis put on 56 runs stand with Shane Watson for the first wicket and this is the first stand of thirty plus by CSK openers in 2019.

Also, this was the first instance where CSK didn’t lose a wicket in the powerplay this season

Du Plessis smashed four biggies is his innings which is joint most sixes by a CSK batsman in an inning in IPL 2019

KL Rahul and Sarfaraz Khan held the KXIP innings by putting 110 runs stand for the third wicket which is the joint third best stand for KXIP against CSK in IPL for any wicket.

Sarfaraz scored his maiden IPL fifty while Rahul completed his 12th fifty in the cash-rich league.