DHARAMSALA, India – Ravindra Jadeja put in an all-round performance to help Chennai Super Kings beat Kings XI Punjab by 28 runs in the Indian Premier League on Sunday. Punjab Kings).
Jadeja scored 43 off 26 balls to lock Chennai’s innings at 167-9, and then took 3-20 in four overs to help push Punjab to 139-9.
It was Chennai’s second win in their last five matches and ended a five-game losing streak against Punjab.
Putting in the bat, Chennai lost Ajinkya Rahane early on. Ruturaj Gaikwad and Daryl Mitchell put on 57 off 32 balls for the second wicket.
Wrist spinner Rahul Chahar then restricted the visitors to 3-23 in four overs. He dismissed Gaikwad and then hit Shivam Dubey hard to get a golden duck.
Sam Curran dismissed Moeen Ali for 17 as Chennai reduced the score to 101-5 in 12.4 overs.
Jadeja led Chennai to a challenging total on two wickets. He hit three fours and two sixes while Harshar Patel’s death spell did not allow too many runs to be scored.
MS Dhoni batted first at No. 9 and Patel bowled him a golden duck.
In response, the top order in Punjab collapsed. Tushar Deshpande dismissed Jonny Bairstow and Rilee Rossouw for a three-ball duck in the space of four balls.
Impact player Prabhsimran Singh scored 30 off 23 balls along with Shashank Singh’s 27 off 20 balls to help the team rebuild the innings at 9-2 bureau.
Jadeja did not allow the middle order to escape and sent Singh and Kuran back.
Pacer Simarjeet Singh came on as a substitute and took 2-16 in three overs and Punjab’s chase never looked like a threat.
Shardul Thakur and Mitchell Santner took one wicket each. Despite missing their key bowlers, Chennai restricted the hosts with an all-round bowling performance.
Chennai moved up to third place with 12 points and a net run rate ahead of Lucknow Supergiants and Sunrisers Hyderabad. Punjab’s hopes of promotion took a blow. Ranked eighth in the 10-team league with 8 points.
Lucknow hosts Kolkata Knight Riders in the second match on Sunday.
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