Chennai Super Kings vs Punjab Kings Highlights CSK beat Punjab on the strength of Chennai Super Kings bowlers and Ravindra Jadeja's brilliant all- rounder. With this win, Chennai have cemented their place in the playoff race. With this win, Chennai avenged the defeat by Punjab a many days ago.
Jadeja's 43 runs and 3 wickets played a big role in this. But before this match, some players of CSK were sick, so it wasn't clear who'll play in the match till morning, Rituraj has made a statement. After the win, captain Rituraj Gaikwad said, “Everyone allowed the wicket was slow and the ball would not bounce much. But we got a good start, so we were looking to score 180- 200. But after losing the gate, 160- 170 was a good score."
What did captain Rituraj Gaikwad say after Chennai's win? Praising Simarjeet Singh, who also came in as an impact player, Rituraj said, “I do not know what he(Simarjeet Singh) does, but indeed last season he was hitting the ball at 150 km/h. He did not get numerous chances, but of late he did. We were allowing of taking the batsman as an impact player, but also we allowed that the batsman will give 10- 15 runs, but he can take 2- 3 wickets.
Some players had the flu. So it wasn't clear who'll play and who'll not play till morning. But it's great to win the match." Chasing the target of 168 runs set by Chennai, the Punjab team lost quick wickets. Punjab could only manage 139 for 9 against CSK's bowling attack and Chennai won by 28 runs. With this, Chennai has reached the third position with 12 points.