IPL 2023: CSK don’t get it!

Punjab Kings sealed a stunning fourwicket win over Chennai Super Kings with Sikandar Raza holding his nerve to knock off the required three runs off the final ball in a tense Indian Premier League match here on SundayChasing 201 for a win Punjab needed nine runs from the final over bowled by Matheesha Pathirana who conceded just two from the first three deliveries But Raza remained calm under immense pressure scoring two runs each from the next two deliveriesRaza 13 not out sent the final ball towards the boundary but Maheesh Theekshana stopped it just before the ropes in a brilliant fielding effort but by that time the PBKS batters had completed three runs to the stunned silence of the home crowd at ChepaukPunjab finished at 201 for 6 as Prabhsimran Singh 42 Liam Livingstone 40 Sam Curran 29 and Jitesh Sharma 21 playing crucial roles as CSK opener Devon Conwayrsquos brilliant knock of 92 not out went in vainEnglish duo shinesPunjab batters did well to pull off a win after victory looked difficult in the middle overs before Livingstone and Curran turned things aroundPunjab batters began the run chase with a rapid stand between captain Shikhar Dhawan 28 and Prabhsimran Singh before the former fell to Deshpande The openers brought up the 50 in the powerplay Dhawanrsquos attempt to cut over the infield saw him find Matheesha Pathirana off the topedgePrabhsimran and Atharva Taide 13 added 44 runs in quick time before the latter became Jadejarsquos first victimTaide was the next to go caught and bowled by Jadeja for 13 as Punjab slipped to 94 for 3 in the 11th overThings seemed to slip away from PBKS as the batters could not find the big over and required runrate kept climbing But Raza and M Shahrukh Khan 2 not out scored 15 runs from eight balls to see PBKS cross the targetAlso ReadIPL 2023 Points Table Clinical Titans clinch top spot Hyderabad promoted to 8thConsistent ConwayEarlier CSK rode on Conwayrsquos superb unbeaten 92 to post 200 for 4 Dhoni sent the home crowd into raptures with two sixes from the last two deliveriesThe talismanic Dhoni walked in at the fall of Ravindra Jadeja 12 to a massive roar from the crowd He could not connect the first ball he faced from Sam Curran 40461 and picked up a single from the next delivery thumping one down the groundOne delivery later Dhoni hit a six from a wide delivery and then smacked a full toss for a maximum to finish on 13 not out as CSK finished the innings in styleOpting to bat first Conway who struck 16 fours and a six during his 52ball unbeaten knock and his opening partner Ruturaj Gaikwad 37 added 86 for the first wicket to put the home team on the road to a good totalFor Punjab Curran Rahul Chahar Arshdeep Singh and Sikandar Raza took one wicket apiece Conway and Gaikwad continued their impressive form with the bat as they got the team off to yet another strong start raising 50 runs in the sixth over The powerplay yielded 57 runs as the Punjab Kings bowlers struggled to make an impressionThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever