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The Indian Premier League witnessed an exciting match between Chennai Super Kings and Punjab Kings, where Punjab Kings emerged victorious by 7 wickets. Despite playing on their home ground, Chennai Super Kings failed to capitalize on the opportunity.
Punjab Kings’ bowlers put up an exceptional performance, restricting Chennai’s batters from scoring freely, resulting in a mere target of 163 runs. In an impressive display of batting, Punjab’s batters chased the target with ease, losing only three wickets.
With this win, Punjab Kings have climbed up to the seventh position with 8 points, keeping their hopes alive for the playoffs. If they continue to maintain their form, they can easily make it to the playoffs.
Let’s take a look at the award winners of this exhilarating match.
Chennai Super Kings vs Punjab Kings Award Winners, Man of the Match IPL 2024
Chennai Super Kings vs Punjab Kings Punch. EV Electric Striker of the Match:
The Punch.ev Electric Striker of the Match between @ChennaiIPL & @PunjabKingsIPL goes to Rilee Rossouw#TATAIPL | @Tataev | #PunchevElectricStriker | #BeyondEveryday | #CSKvPBKS pic.twitter.com/UbteeZageK
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) May 1, 2024
For the first time, Rilee Rossouw of Punjab Kings was awarded with Punch. EV Electric Striker of the Match. Rossouw played a responsible knock of 43 runs from 23 balls with a strike rate of 186.96 and made the work easier for Punjab Kings.
Chennai Super Kings vs Punjab Kings My11 Circle Fantasy Player of the Match:
My11 Circle Fantasy Player of the Match was given to the captain of Chennai Super Kings, Ruturaj Gaikwad. Rituraj once again played an incredible knock in today’s match and earned 91 Fantasy Points. Ruturaj Gaikwad made 62 runs by just playing 48 balls and smashed 5 fours and 2 sixes with a strike rate of 129.17
Chennai Super Kings vs Punjab Kings Angel One Super 6s of the Match:
Ruturaj Gaikwad was also awarded with Angel One Super 6s of the Match for smashing 2 sixes. Rituraj was the only player of the Chennai Super Kings who scored the most number of sixes in today’s match.
Chennai Super Kings vs Punjab Kings Rupay On-the-Go 4s of the Match:
The RuPay on the go four of the Match between @ChennaiIPL & @PunjabKingsIPL goes to Jonny Bairstow#TATAIPL | @RuPay_npci | #AskforRuPay | #RuPayCreditCardOnUPI | #CSKvPBKS pic.twitter.com/1WGEqpfotm
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) May 1, 2024
Jonny Bairstow was awarded with Rupay-On-the-Go 4s of the Match for hitting 7 fours in the match. The Punjab opener again gave a good start to his team and scored 46 runs from 30 balls with a strike rate of 153.33.
Chennai Super Kings vs Punjab Kings Man of the Match:
Harpreet Brar's controlled & economical spell wins him the Player of the Match Award 🏆 👏
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) May 1, 2024
Scorecard ▶️ https://t.co/EOUzgkM7XA #TATAIPL | #CSKvPBKS pic.twitter.com/7yrO8tlf3D
Harpreet Brar of Punjab Kings was given the Man of the Match award for delivering a magical spell in the match today. The slow-left-arm orthodox took 2 wickets in 4 overs by giving just 17 runs. He took the crucial wicket of Shivam Dube on the very first ball and changed the momentum of the match toward Punjab Kings.
Harpreet Brar’s Stats in the game:
| Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Economy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 4.25 |
Chennai Super Kings vs Punjab Kings Key Moments:
Mahendra Singh Dhoni got run out on the very last ball of the match, and his Not-out spell finally came to an end.
Sam Curran, the captain of Punjab Kings, is producing excellent results in the absence of Shikhar Dhawan. With the usage of a spinner in the 19th over and the restriction of Chennai to a very low total, he is doing it all to keep Punjab Kings alive in the race of playoffs.
