Wednesday’s Indian Premier League action saw the Punjab Kings beating defending champions Chennai Super Kings by seven wickets.
Opting to bat first, the visiting Kings ruled the middle and death overs to restrict the men in yellow to a final score 162/7.
Despite Ruturaj Gaikwad taking the orange cap, after his 62 off 48 balls, his bad luck pre-match is still something he will rue.
The Chennai skipper has now won just one coin toss in ten games; and this time it certainly was a good toss to win for the Kings.
Rahul Chahar and Harpreet Brar were the pick of the bowlers with two wickets a piece; and the run chase, too, was a straightforward one for Punjab.
Sam Curran’s men got the job done in under 18 overs for the loss of just three, with Jonny Bairstow and Rilee Rossouw top scoring.
It has been a week of low scoring affairs by this year’s IPL standards as the Lucknow Super Giants beat the Mumbai Indians on Tuesday after the Kolkata Knight Riders successfully chased down 154 against the Delhi Capitals on Monday.
After restricting Mumbai to just 144/7 in their 20 overs, KL Rahul and company calmly got the two points, chasing the target for the loss of just two wickets with four balls to spare.
On Thursday, Sunrisers Hyderabad host the table-topping Rajasthan Royals before Mumbai face a must-win encounter at home to Kolkata on Friday.
Pictured above: Rahul Chahar
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