IPL 2023 Highlights CSK vs PBKS: What a match! Punjab Kings defeated Chennai Super Kings in a stunning victory! It was a close call with fans everywhere watching and simultaneously biting their nails! PBKS won by 4 wickets and scored 201 at the loss of six wickets. Chennai had scored 200 runs at the loss of four wickets.
Chennai Super Kings had won the toss and chosen to bat first! CSK was performing top of the charts when they won consecutive games in this IPL season. However, they lost their previous match against the Rajasthan Royals due to which their position in the points table slipped to fourth. Dhoni led-CSK have overall won five matches out of the eight they played.
Shikhar Dhawan led-Punjab Kings on the other hand had won four games but they too lost their previous match where they were defeated by the Lucknow Super Giants. They are currently placed on the sixth position in the points table.
This was Match number 41 of the IPL 2023. The match was live-streamed on JioCinema app and website, and broadcasted on Star Sports Network.
CSK vs PBKS: Full Squad
Chennai Super Kings Full Squad: MS Dhoni, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Devon Conway, Ravindra Jadeja, Matheesha Pathirana, Ajinkya Rahane, Moeen Ali, Shivam Dube, Tushar Deshpande, Dwaine Pretorius, Subhranshu Senapati, Maheesh Theekshana, Akash Singh, Ambati Rayudu, Shaik Rasheed, RS Hangargekar, Mitchell Santner, Ajay Jadav Mandal, Prashant Solanki, Simarjeet Singh, Bhagath Varma, Sisanda Magala, Nishant Sindhu
Punjab Kings Full Squad: Shikhar Dhawan, Atharva Taide, Sikandar Raza, Gurnoor Brar, Arshdeep Singh, Prabhsimran Singh, Liam Livingstone, Sam Curran, Jitesh Sharma, Shahrukh Khan, Kagiso Rabada, Rahul Chahar, Harpreet Singh Bhatia, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Rishi Dhawan, Baltej Singh, Matthew Short, Vidhwath Kaverappa, Harpreet Brar, Nathan Ellis, Mohit Rathee, Shivam Singh
Indian Premier League, 2023
Chennai Super Kings
200/4 (20.0)
Punjab Kings
201/6 (20.0)
Match Ended ( Day – Match 41 )
Punjab Kings beat Chennai Super Kings by 4 wickets
Chennai Super Kings vs Punjab Kings, IPL 2023 Live Score:
Punjab Kings defeated Chennai Super Kings by 4 wickets!
Raza and Shahrukh are on the field. This is the 19th over and Punjab is 15 runs away from their winning target.
Jitesh went for another six but sadly it ended in a catch-out. It looks like Punjab is on the verge of losing this one but its too unpredictable to say anything at this point!
This has become intense! Punjab need 15 runs to win from 10 balls.
Current Score: 186/5
Punjab batsmen are falling off like dominoes! He was able to make 29 runs and got dismissed on teh first ball of the 18th over, Punjab need 31 runs to win from 17 balls.
Current Score: 170/5
Jitesh Sharma started beautifully with a humongous SIX! He has managed to score 9 runs of 3 balls and Curran is at 20 runs form 16 balls.
Current Score: 161/4
Livingstone was playing like a dream for every PBKS fan, right before he was dismissed by Deshpande! The man was smashing sixes like it was no big deal. For a minute, it looked like he would drag Punjab to its winning target of 201 runs. Alas! Jitesh is now on the field in place of Livingstone.
Livingstone is living it up! He smashed a six in the first ball of the 16th over. Chennai has already made 135 runs in 15 overs. If they keep up the momentum, they will soon achieve the target of 201 runs.
CSK dropped an important catch! Curran went for a six but the ball dropped within the boundary. However, CSK players were unable to catch the ball. Any lineancy at this point could make CSK suffer.
Livingstone and and Curran are shouldering the responsibility to defend Punjab and drag it to victory.
Current Score: 119/3
Punjab has scored 105 runs at the loss of 3 wickets. 12 overs are already complete. It looks like Punjab is on the right track!
Punjab is in deep trouble as they have lost Atharva's wicket. S Curran is now on the field to take Atharva's place. Punjab fans are definitely keeping their fingers crossed for this one.
Current Score: 94/3
Atharva has managed to score 12 runs off 14 balls and Livingstone has scored 8 runs off 5 balls. Livingstone hit a much-needed six in the 10th over.
Current Score: 93/2
Prabhsimran Singh has been dismissed by Ravindra Jadeja! Punjab really needs to step up if they want to defeat CSK.
Prabhsimran Singh took a beautiful shot where he smashed the boundary with a six. Singh is nearing his half-century. Hopefully, Punjab will see the silver lining soon.
Ravindra Jadeja bowled the seventh over which was quite slow for the Punjab Kings. Jadeja managed to give away only a few singles in this over.
Current Score: 70/1
Things are going at a really slow pace for Punjab. They have already lost the wicket of their skipper Shikhar Dhawan and they really need to step it up if they want to achieve their 201-run winning target.
Prabhsimran Singh has managed to score 20 runs off 11 balls and Atharva who has just replaced Dhawan has scored 3 runs of 3 balls.
Current Score: 54/1
Shikhar Dhawan has been dismissed! Just when everything was going smashingly beautiful for the Punjab Kings, CSK took their much needed wicket!
Current Score: 50/1
Punjab has already made 50 runs at the loss of no wickets! With the speed that they are going, it seems like CSK will be in trouble soon!
Dhawan is on fire! He smashed a six on the last ball of the third over. Punjab looks to be in form and off to a good start.
Current Score: 34/0
Dhawan has already hit two fours in the first over. Punjab really needs to keep its momentum up if they want to acheive their winnig target of 201 runs. First over complete.
Current Score: 11/0
Prabhsimran Singh and Skipper Shikhar Dhawan have opened for Punjab. Shikhar has started off beautifully with a four!
Current Score: 9/0
Well, Dhoni never dissapoints his fans! The master hit a smashing six on the second last ball of the last over! Chennai finished the inning with 200 runs at the loss of 4 wickets.
Jadeja has been dismissed in the last over by S Curran. Now, Conway is on the field with none other than the GOAT - MS Dhoni!
Conway is now at 91 and hw continues to strike boundaries! If anyone can take CSK over 190, it is Conway! Last over to go!
Current Score: 185/3
The 18th over was bowled by Arshdeep. It was a slow over where Arshdeep managed to give away 8 runs.
Current Score: 177/3
Moeen has been dismissed! The batsman scored 10 runs of 6 balls. Ravindra Jadeja is now on the field.
Current Score: 158/3
The sixteenth over saw two fours, one each from Moeen and Conway. Moeen has managed to score 10 runs off 5 balls and Conway has scored 76 runs off 43 balls.
Current Score: 158/2
Even though CSK has lost two wickets, the team still has Conway to shine through the innings! He hit another four at the beginning of the 15th over, and the whole crowd cheered for him.
Current Score: 136/2