Chennai vs Punjab Scorecard, Match 8, IPL 2021

Result · Apr 16 2021, Fri - 07:30 PM (IST)

Match 8 - Wankhede Stadium

PUNJAB

106/8

CHENNAI

107/4

Chennai Super Kings won by 6 wickets

CRR:6.83

Player Of The Match

PUNJAB - 106/8 (20.0)

Batsman	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Lokesh Rahul (c) (wk) Run out (Ravindra Jadeja)	5	7	1	-	71.43
Mayank Agarwal b Deepak Chahar	0	2	-	-	-
Chris Gayle c Ravindra Jadeja b Deepak Chahar	10	10	2	-	100
Deepak Hooda c Faf du Plessis b Deepak Chahar	10	15	1	-	66.67
Nicholas Pooran c Shardul Thakur b Deepak Chahar	0	2	-	-	-
Shahrukh Khan c Ravindra Jadeja b Sam Curran	47	36	4	2	130.56
Jhye Richardson b Moeen Ali	15	22	2	-	68.18
Murugan Ashwin c Faf du Plessis b Dwayne Bravo	6	14	-	-	42.86
Mohammed Shami Not out	9	12	-	-	75
Riley Meredith Not out	0	-	-	-	-
Arshdeep Singh	-	-	-	-	-
Extras	4 ( w: 4)
Total	106 / 8 (20.0 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Eco
Deepak Chahar	4	1	13	4	3.3
Sam Curran	3	-	12	1	4
Shardul Thakur	4	-	35	0	8.8
Ravindra Jadeja	4	-	19	0	4.8
Moeen Ali	3	-	17	1	5.7
Dwayne Bravo	2	-	10	1	5

CHENNAI - 107/4 (15.4)

Batsman	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Ruturaj Gaikwad c Deepak Hooda b Arshdeep Singh	5	16	-	-	31.25
Faf du Plessis Not out	36	33	3	1	109.09
Moeen Ali c Shahrukh Khan b Murugan Ashwin	46	31	7	1	148.39
Suresh Raina c Lokesh Rahul b Mohammed Shami	8	9	1	-	88.89
Ambati Rayudu c Nicholas Pooran b Mohammed Shami	0	1	-	-	-
Sam Curran Not out	5	4	1	-	125
MS Dhoni (c) (wk)	-	-	-	-	-
Ravindra Jadeja	-	-	-	-	-
Dwayne Bravo	-	-	-	-	-
Shardul Thakur	-	-	-	-	-
Deepak Chahar	-	-	-	-	-
Extras	7 ( lb: 5 w: 2)
Total	107 / 4 (15.4 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Eco
Mohammed Shami	4	-	21	2	5.3
Jhye Richardson	3	-	21	0	7
Arshdeep Singh	2	-	7	1	3.5
Riley Meredith	3.4	-	21	0	5.7
Murugan Ashwin	3	-	32	1	10.7

Match Info

Series:	IPL
Date:	Apr 16 2021, Fri - 07:30 PM (IST)
Country:	India
City:	Mumbai
Venue:	Wankhede Stadium
Toss:	Chennai Super Kings won the toss and elected to bowl.
Punjab Squad:	Lokesh Rahul (c) (wk), Mayank Agarwal, Chris Gayle, Deepak Hooda, Nicholas Pooran, Shahrukh Khan, Jhye Richardson, Murugan Ashwin, Riley Meredith, Mohammed Shami, Arshdeep Singh
Chennai Squad:	Ruturaj Gaikwad, Faf du Plessis, Suresh Raina, Moeen Ali, Ambati Rayudu, MS Dhoni (c) (wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Sam Curran, Dwayne Bravo, Shardul Thakur, Deepak Chahar

Chennai Super Kings beat Punjab Kings in both their encounters last season in the IPL; they are looking to win three fixtures in a row against them for the first time since recording five on the bounce against the men in red across 2008 and 2009.
Chennai Super Kings are faced with losing three times in succession at Wankhede Stadium for the very first time in the IPL; they failed to defend 188 in their last outing (v Delhi Capitals, 10 April 2021), a game which took place at the Mumbai venue.
Chennai Super Kings had a catch success rate of 40% (2/5) in their season opener against Delhi Capitals (10 April 2021), dropping three catches in that game; since the start of the 2017 campaign, CSK have only recorded more drops on two occasions.
Suresh Raina (Chennai Super Kings) has scored 814 runs versus Punjab Kings, only David Warner (906, Sunrisers Hyderabad) has recorded more against them in the IPL; the CSK veteran comes into this match on the back of a 36-ball 54 last time out (v Delhi Capitals, 10 April 2021).
Deepak Chahar (Chennai Super Kings) is in line to make his 50th IPL appearance whilst teammate Shardul Thakur is two dismissals away from reaching 50 wickets in the competition.

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