Mumbai, April 16: After Deepak Chahar starred with the ball, Moeen Ali and Faf du Plessis guided Chennai Super Kings to their first victory of the IPL 2021 at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Friday (April 16).
Chahar ran through Punjab Kings' top-heavy batting order to end with figures of 4 for 13, but Shahrukh Khan scored 47 off 36 balls to take his team to 106/8 in their allotted 20 overs. In response, CSK despite a late flurry of wickets rode on Du Plessis' unbeaten 36 and Ali's 46 off 31 balls to seal a 6 wicket victory over Punjab Kings.
Earlier, Chahar dismissed Mayank Agarwal and Nicholas Pooran for a duck while sending back Chris Gayle and Deepak Hooda for 10 runs respectively. However, Shahrukh stayed resilient and took Punjab over the 100-run mark before getting dismissed in the final over by Sam Curran.
While Chahar stunned Punjab Kings with the ball, it was Ravindra Jadeja who showcased his magic on the field with his catching and athleticism to dismiss KL Rahul and Gayle.
Here how Match 8 of IPL 2021, PBKS vs CSK happened:
End of the match: After Deepak Chahar's excellent spell of 4 for 13, Moeen Ali's 46 and Faf du Plessis' unbeaten 36 guided Chennai Super Kings to a six-wicket victory over Punjab Kings.
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FOUR! And it's all over as Curran pulls Meredith to take CSK across the line. CSK - 107/4 in 15.4 overs.
Shami ends his spell with figures of 2 for 21. CSK need another 5 to win from 5 overs.
100 up for CSK in the 15th over as Sam Curran joins Du Plessis in the middle with just 7 to win from 32 balls.
WICKET! It's two in two for Shami as Rayudu departs without troubling the scorers. CSK - 99/4 in 14.3 overs.
WICKET! Shami bounces his way to get rid off Raina for 8, but it's all late in the day. CSK - 99/3 in 14.2 overs.
Just two runs come from Meredith's third over. CSK - 97/2 in 14 overs.
Drama in the end as Umpire bizarrely gives Du Plessis out after the checking for a no ball over the shoulder and then again asks for a review to correct the decision, which is not out.
FOUR! Raina off the mark with a boundary as he drives Ashwin straight down the ground. CSK - 95/2 in 13 overs.
WICKET! Ashwin strikes as he gets rid off Moeen Ali, who wanted to finish the game soon for 46. CSK - 90/2 in 12.3 overs.
SIX! Moeen Ali slog sweeps Ashwin for his first maximum and inches closer to a fifty. CSK - 90/1 in 12.1 overs.
Another 10 run over from a Punjab bowler as Chennai get closer to the target. CSK - 84/1 in 12 overs, need just another 23 runs to win now.
FOUR! Du Plessis drives Richardson for his fourth boundary of the innings. CSK - 82/1 in 11.4 overs.
Overthrows from Pooran gifts Du Plessis another four. CSK -78/1 in 11.3 overs
FOUR! Ali ends yet another over with a boundary as he drives Shami through the covers for the second four of the over. CSK - 74/1 in 11 overs.
FOUR! Ali pulls Shami for his sixth boundary of the innings as CSK are well on course to reach the target of 107. CSK - 68/1 in 10.2 overs.
Ashwin concedes 11 runs from his second over. CSK - 64/1 in 10 overs, need another 43 runs to win from 60 balls.
FOUR! Du Plessis cuts Ashwin for his third boundary of the innings as Chennai need less than 50 to win now. CSK - 57/1 in 9.1 overs.
Ashwin resumes play after the strategic time-out.
At the third time-out of the match, CSK move to 53/1 in 9 overs with Du Plessis and Ali unbeaten on 19 and 24 respectively. Dhoni and co still need 54 to win from 66 balls.
FOUR! Moeen Ali in the mood to finish the game in a hurry as he drives Meredith to score his fifth boundary of the innings. CSK - 51/1 in 8.1 overs.
10 runs come from Ashwin's first over and CSK move to 47/1 in 8 overs. Dhoni's men need another 60 runs to win from 72 balls.
FOUR! Murugan Ashwin finds Ali's outside edge and the ball flies past Gayle at slip to the boundary. CSK - 42/1 in 7.2 overs.
FOUR! Moeen Ali ends another over with a boundary as he pulls Arshdeep just over the mid-wicket fielder. CSK - 37/1 in 7 overs.
FOUR! Moeen Ali ends the powerplay with a boundary as he square drives Meredith for the second boundary of the over. CSK - 32/1 in 6 overs.
FOUR! Moeen Ali gets off the mark with a boundary as he drives Meredith through covers. CSK - 28/1 in 5.2 overs.
Moeen Ali is the new man in for CSK as Rahul introduces Riley Meredith into the attack.
WICKET! Arshdeep strikes as he removes Ruturaj Gaikwad for 5. CSK - 24/1 in 5 overs.
First bowling change as Rahul brings Arshdeep Singh into the attack.
SIX! Du Plessis ends the over in styles as he scoops Richardson for the first maximum of the innings. CSK - 22/0 in 4 overs.