Leader Online Desk : Punjab Kings and Chennai Super Kings are facing each other in the 53rd match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) today. The match is being played at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium in Dharamshala. Punjab defeated Chennai at home in the last match. In today's match, Punjab has won the toss and decided to field first.
First blow to Chennai on 12 runs
The first blow to Chennai Super Kings was 12 runs in the second over. Arshdeep Singh has Rahane caught by Rabada. He managed to score nine runs in seven balls. After this, captain Ruturaj Gaikwad and Daryl Mitchell saved the innings. After six overs, Chennai scored 60 runs for the loss of one wicket. Chennai scored 19 runs in Harpreet Brar's over in the last over of Powerplay i.e. sixth over. Chennai batsmen hit three fours and one six.
Chennai Super Kings Team: Ajinkya Rahane, Ruturaj Gaikwad (captain), Daryl Mitchell, Shivam Dubey, Moeen Ali, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni (wicketkeeper), Mitchell Santner, Shardul Thakur, Richard Gleeson, Tushar Deshpande. Impact Players: Sameer Rizvi, Simarjeet Singh, Sheikh Rashid, Mukesh Chaudhary, Prashant Solanki.
Punjab Kings: Jonny Bairstow, Riley Rousseau, Shashank Singh, Sam Curran (captain), Jitesh Sharma (wicketkeeper), Ashutosh Sharma, Harpreet Brar, Harshal Patel, Rahul Chahar, Kagiso Rabada, Arshdeep Singh, Impact Players: Prabhasimran Singh, Harpreet Singh Bhatia, Tanay Thiagarajan, Vidwat Kaveerappa, Rishi Dhawan.
