CSK vs PBKS, IPL 2024 Match 53: Chennai Super Kings defeated Punjab Kings by 28 runs at the HPCA Stadium in Dharamsala on Sunday, May 5. After being asked to bat first, CSK posted 167/9 on the board before restricting PBKS to 139/9 in 20 overs.
Punjab bowlers did considerably well and did not allow the CSK batters to score easy runs. Opener Ajinkya Rahane endured another failure and managed to score just nine runs off seven balls.

Shivam Dube (0), MS Dhoni (0), Mitchell Santner (11) and Moeen Ali (17) did not score much, but handy contributions from captain Ruturaj Gaikwad (32), Daryl Mitchell (30), and Ravindra Jadeja (43) fired CSK to a competitive total. Punjab Kings spinner Rahul Chahar, and Harshal Patel picked three wickets apiece.
In reply, Jonny Bairstow and Rilee Rossouw were clean bowled by Tushar Deshpande in the second over. Prabhsimran Singh and Shashank Singh partnered for 53 runs , but once the latter departed, Punjab innings collapsed and they were reduced to 90/8.
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Left-arm spinner Ravindra Jadeja finished with figures of 3/20 in four overs, while pacer Simarjeet Singh, who was playing his first competitive match since December 2022, picked two wickets for 16 runs in three overs.
With the win CSK jumped to third spot from fifth in the IPL 2024 points table. They are ahead of fourth-placed Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) and fifth-placed Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) after their sixth win in eleven matches.
Sam Curran (PBKS Captain): Thought we bowled really well. Rahul Chahar and Harshal bowled really well, was pretty happy at the halfway point but unfortunately it wasn’t to be. The wicket was probably slower than we thought, we expected a little more pace and bounce, it was pretty similar throughout the game. Couple of days off and we go against RCB in a few days time so we need to move on and stay headstrong.
Ruturaj Gaikwad (CSK captain): Everyone believed the wicket was slow. Even low bounce. Just that the start we got, we were thinking of pushing till 180-200. After losing wickets, thought 160-170 was a good score. Don't know what he's doing, but even in preseason he was clicking 150kph (on Simarjeet). He didn't get too much chances, but it's never too late. Were thinking of going with impact batter, but then we thought the batter will give 10-15 runs, but he could give 2-3 wickets. Some of the guys were struggling with flu. Weren't even sure till the morning who's playing or not. To get the win, really happy with that.
Ravindra Jadeja (Man of the Match): Was a day game so the wicket was slow. It was expected to be slow because it was quite warm. Wanted to build a partnership of 30-40 so that we have a platform for the end. The bowlers bowled well. Always looks a flat wicket in powerplay. But as the ball gets older, it doesn't come on very well. When you're playing at a new venue, you don't have an idea of how the pitch will be. Felt we were 15-20 short. My role is to build a partnership if we lose early wickets.