IPL 2024: Harpreet Brar, Rahul Chahar bowl Punjab Kings to crucial win over Chennai Super Kings

The Punjab Kings picked up two crucial points in their race to qualify for the play offs after beating the Chennai Super Kings by seven wickets on Wednesday at the MA Chidambaram stadium in Chennai.

On a hot and humid evening in Chennai, Punjab Kings captain Sam Curran won the toss and opted to bowl first hoping that dew would come into the picture during his side’s chase.

Despite captain Ruturaj Gaikwad’s patient 48-ball 62, Chennai were restricted to 162/7 as Punjab’s spin duo Harpreet Brar and Rahul Chahar returned with figures of 2/17 and 2/16 respectively.

Chennai’s chances were dealt a blow as they lost Deepak Chahar two balls into their bowling innings. The home side were already without two of their frontline pacers in Tushar Deshpande and Matheesha Pathirana.

Despite losing opener Prabhsimran Singh early on, Jonny Bairstow (46) and Rilee Roussow (43) led the charge for Punjab. Though neither player could reach their respective half-centuries, they had done enough damage as Curran (26) and Shashank Singh (25) got the job done in the end with 13 balls to spare.

In the process, Punjab Kings became the second team after the Mumbai Indians to beat Chennai Super Kings five times in a row.

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