Chennai: Skipper Shreyas made an excellent fifty to support Yuzvendra Chahal’s hat-trick as Punjab Kings defeated Chennai Super Kings by four wickets in their IPL match here on Wednesday.
Shreyas (72, 41b, 5×4 4×6) and opener Prabhsimran Singh (54, 36b, 5×4, 3×6) were the main run-makers for PBKS as they overhauled the 191-run target in 19.4 overs.
Earlier, Sam Curran’s 88 helped hosts CSK reach a competitive 190 all out despite Chahal taking four wickets including a hat-trick (4/32).
Curran (88, 47b, 9×4, 4×6) found good support from Dewald Brevis (32, 26b, 2×4, 1×6).
For PBKS, leg-spinner Chahal was the was the most successful bowler as pacer Marco Jansen too chipped in with a couple of wickets.
Brief score: Chennai Super Kings: 190 all out in 20 overs (Sam Curran 88, Dewald Brevis 32; Yuzvendra Chahal 4/32, Marco Jansen 2/30) lost to Punjab Kings: 194/6 in 19.4 overs (Shreyas Iyer 72, Prabhsimran Singh 54; Matheesha Pathirana 2/45, Khaleel Ahmed 2/28) by 4 wickets. PTI UNG
