chennai [India]: Kings XI Punjab batsman Rilee Rossouw, who hit the winning wicket against Chennai Super Kings, praised the bowler for his fiery spell which provided the batsmen with something to chase target and credited Jonny Bairstow for providing the team with “the foundation to chase the target”.
Kings XI Punjab put up an all-round performance to register a comprehensive seven-wicket victory over Chennai Super Kings at Chepauk in the ongoing Indian Premier League 2024 on Wednesday.
PBKS had a target of 163 runs and with Jonny Bairstow’s 46 off 30 and Rossouw’s 43 off 23, he chased the target in 17.5 overs.
Rosu also appreciated the spin duo of Harpreet Brar and Rahul Chahal for their dominance in the middle overs of the first innings.
“To the credit of the bowlers, 160 on this wicket is chaseable. The way Jonny played today, hopefully he can take this form forward and set the stage for us to chase it. We call it To spin the Twins, there’s another guy on the bench who wants to come in,” Rossouw said in his postgame speech.
After Lucknow Supergiants stormed Chepauk, CSK’s fortress was breached for the second time this season as the CSK bowlers struggled to find their rhythm and were severely hampered by dew throughout the night.
“They got the job done for us today. [on plans when he was out there with Bairstow] Seeing the ball and hitting it, not really talking about how many balls we need, just keeping it simple. [on his dismissal] Unfortunately. It was one of those, so focused on hitting the ball, and one of those, I missed it. It’s never over and until it’s over we still have confidence in the dressing room and we’ll focus on our game and no one else. Hope everything goes well,” he added.
The vibrant yellow wave in the Chepauk stands fell silent as PBKS effortlessly chased down 163 with more than two overs remaining.
Sam Curran’s decision to let CSK bat proved to be the right one as the dew factor became a hindrance for the CSK bowlers in the second half of the game. Ruturaj Gaikwad led the way with 62 runs off 48 deliveries and MS Dhoni did the final bit to post an incredible 162/7 for CSK.
In reply, the PBKS batsmen barely broke a sweat as they chased 163 runs. Jonny Bairstow and Rilee Rossouw’s 64-run knock completely turned the momentum in their favour.
Curran and Shashank Singh provided the finishing touches to seal a 7-wicket victory for PBKS.
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