PBKS VS CSK: Report Card

 



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We saw some surreal moments i.e. Shikhar 'Gabbar' Dhawan achieving the milestone of 6000 runs in IPL and 9000 runs in the T20 format and the return of Rishi Dhawan in IPL after 6 years. Chennai had won the toss and decided to bowl first in the match. Mayank welcomed the Sri Lankan spinner Theekshana by hitting a boundary towards the third man. The pitch was bouncier as compared before. There were some glimpses of misfielding from the Chennai side as Santner and Gaikwad dropped Rajapaksa and he capitalized on it. Mayank had a soft dismissal as he was caught in the point. Punjab did a tremendous job by bringing back Rajapaksa who proved beneficial for them as he punished the CSK bowlers playing primarily in the Long Off, Third man and Point region but was dismissed by the 'king of variations' DJ Bravo on a Good length ball.

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Livingstone played a short but surreal inning of 19 runs in 7 balls again proving why he is known as the six-hitting machine. Dhawan played against the CSK bowlers as if he has prepared against them in the nets and did not give a single chance to dismiss him and was dominating on both leg and off-side.


Rishi Dhawan returned from his surgery/injury and impressed everyone by taking two wickets in the most crucial moments. Rayudu was CSK'S last hope until being dismissed and Dhoni could not finish this match like previously he finished against MI due to Mayank's quick-wit fielding setting. Virtually CSK'S chances of qualifying for playoffs are over but PBKS still has a chance of qualifying for playoffs if they win matches consistently.

Key Takeaways: 


Bhanuka Rajapaksa has been contributing consistently for PBKS despite being dropped and his consistent performance can bag him a name in the retention list of PBKS for next year's auction.






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