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Punjab Kings beat Chennai, thanks to KL Rahul’s stormy innings, won 42 balls first

Chennai Super Kings vs Punjab Kings: In the 53rd match of IPL 2021 played at Dubai International Stadium, KL Rahul-led Punjab Kings defeated Chennai Super Kings by six wickets. After playing first, Chennai scored 134 runs for six wickets in 20 overs. In response, Punjab Kings chased down the target in just 13 overs for the loss of four wickets. KL Rahul played a match winning innings of 98 not out in just 42 balls for Punjab Kings. During this, his bat hit seven fours and eight sixes.

Rahul played a stellar innings

KL Rahul and Mayank Agarwal gave a good start to Punjab Kings, chasing the target of 135 runs from Chennai. Mayank Agarwal was dismissed after scoring 12 runs on a total score of 46. He hit two fours. After this, Sarfaraz Khan came to bat at number three and Shahrukh Khan, who came at number four, got out for eight runs.

But due to the explosive innings of Rahul, these wickets did not affect the Punjab Kings. Rahul was thrashing the Chennai bowlers from the other end. Rahul played a match winning innings of 98 not out in just 42 balls. During this, his bat hit seven fours and eight sixes. Apart from this, Aidan Markram scored 13 runs in eight balls with the help of a six. At the same time, Moises Henriques returned unbeaten on three runs.

Earlier, after losing the toss and opting to bat first, the start of Chennai Super Kings was not good. Ruturaj Gaikwad, who was in excellent form, got out cheaply today. He scored only 12 runs in 14 balls. After this, Moeen Ali, who came to bat at number three, could not even open the account. In the power play, Chennai lost two important wickets within 30 runs.

After this, Robin Uthappa, who came to bat at number four, could not do anything amazing. In his first match for Chennai, Uthappa could only score two runs. He was dismissed by Chris Jordan. Soon after, Ambati Rayudu also returned to the pavilion after scoring just four runs.

Chennai lost their four wickets for just 42 runs. After this, captain MS Dhoni came to bat. But he also disappointed. Mahi could only score 12 runs in 15 balls. Half of the Chennai team had returned to the pavilion for just 61 runs in 12 overs. But Faf du Plessis remained at one end.

Plessis played a powerful innings of 76 runs in 55 balls. During this, his bat hit eight fours and two sixes. At the same time, Ravindra Jadeja scored an unbeaten 15 runs in 17 balls. Also, Dwayne Bravo returned unbeaten after scoring four runs in two balls. At the same time, Arshdeep Singh and Chris Jordan bowled amazingly for Punjab Kings. Both of them took two wickets each. Apart from this, Ravi Bishnoi and Mohammed Shami got one success each.

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