New Delhi: Shreyas Iyer scored a crisp half century after Yuzvendra Chahal claimed a hat-trick as Punjab Kings pushed Chennai Super Kings out of contention from the play-offs race with a four-wicket win in an IPL 2025 match on Wednesday.
Punjab won the toss and opted to field, bowling out CSK for 190 in 19.2 overs, with Curran top-scoring with 88 runs (9×4, 4×6).
In reply, Punjab skipper Iyer scored 72 from 41 balls (5×4, 4×6) and Prabhsimran Singh scored a 36-ball 54 (5×4, 3×6) as they completed their chase in 19.4 overs, after going through some nervy moments in the last over.
After their loss, CSK remained at the bottom of the 10-team standings with four points from 10 matches while Punjab are second with 13 points after 10 games.
Curran scores 88
Earlier, courtesy of Curran’s 88 CSK looked well positioned to cross the 20-run mark. But their plan went for toss due to a late four-wicket haul of Yuzvendra Chahal that included a hat-trick.
It meant CSK were bowled out for 190 in 19.2 overs after Currans hit his first half century of this edition. His 47-ball knock was punctuated with nine boundaries and four sixes and helped CSK recover after slumping to 48 for three in the powerplay.
Curran produced a 78-run fourth-wicket partnership with Dewald Brevis (32) to revive CSK’s innings after their top-order failed once again. Openers Shaik Rasheed (11) and Ayush Mhatre (7) departed cheaply, followed by veteran Ravindra Jadeja (17).
Curran though kept on hitting the ball into gaps and till the 16th over CSK scored at nearly nine runs an over but once he was dismissed in the 18th over, the CSK innings crumbled.
Chahal turned on the screws in style. Wicketless until his penultimate over, Chahal had MS Dhoni (11) caught at long off on the second delivery.
Deepak Hooda (2) was caught at backward point on the fourth ball while impact substitute Anshul Kamboj (0) was bowled on the fifth and in the last ball of the over Noor Ahmad (0) was caught at long-on for Chahal’s second hat-trick in the tournament.
Skipper Shreyas Iyer scored a fifty and Yuzvendra Chahal claimed a hat-trick as Punjab Kings defeated Chennai Super Kings by four wickets in their IPL 2025 match on Wednesday. Cricket Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Cricket Live Score, Sports Breaking News from Sports Today
