Jadeja to Shashank Singh, FOUR, to long-on
Chennai Super Kings face off against the Punjab Kings on Wednesday at the Chepauk with the fate of their season on the line. A defeat today will see the Chennai Super Kings fall out of contention to secure one of the top 4 spots in the IPL 2025 standings. This season, the Chepauk has been breached by four teams: RCB (by 50 runs), DC (by 25 runs), KKR (by 8 wickets) and SRH (by 5 wickets). In fact, after their first IPL 2025 game, where they beat Mumbai Indians at home, CSK have had no joy at the Chepauk. Dhoni and Co will look to correct that record today.
Punjab Kings come into the game against CSK in fifth position in the standings. A win today, sees them rise straight to second spot in the standings, behind Royal Challengers Bengaluru and ahead of Mumbai Indians. CSK, meanwhile, are dead last, with four points from their nine IPL 2025 season.
Noor Ahmad to Shashank Singh, 2 runs, length delivery outside off, Shashank Singh pulls in the gap between deep mid-wicket and long-on, takes two
Noor Ahmad to Shashank Singh, SIX, fine sweep. It's tossed up full on middle and leg, Shashank Singh sinks low and sweeps miles over deep backward square-leg, he plays this shot so well, starts the over in fine fashion
Pathirana to Nehal Wadhera, out Caught by Jadeja!! Sharp catch and the dangerous Nehal Wadhera goes. He gives the charge and slices the low full-toss outside off, with an open face too, Jadeja at backward point bends low and makes it look so simple. Pathirana punches the air in delight. Nehal Wadhera c Jadeja b Pathirana 5(3) [4s-1]
Sam Curran to Shreyas Iyer, 1 run, another 50 for Shreyas Iyer away this season. Length delivery outside off, swung away to deep mid-wicket
Noor Ahmad to Prabhsimran, out Caught by Brevis!! Brevis at deep mid-wicket takes it and roars in the crowd's direction with a double fist-pump. It's a tossed up googly on off, Prabhsimran miscues the slogsweep and it's straight up, Brevis settles himself and takes it reverse-cup. That's the wicket CSK needed.
Noor Ahmad to Shreyas Iyer, SIX, to deep mid-wicket
Pathirana to Prabhsimran, FOUR, another expensive over this. 50 for Prabhsimran. Shreyas Iyer is there with him to congratulate. Wide length delivery outside off, Prabhsimran cuts late and sends the shot through the backward point region, right into the gap
Pathirana to Prabhsimran, SIX, to deep mid-wicket, the partnership between Prabhsimran and Shreyas Iyer is now
Noor Ahmad to Prabhsimran, SIX, beautiful. It's tossed up and Prabhsimran comes down the track, gets to the pitch of the ball and takes it on the half-volley, slams it straight down the ground for six
Jadeja to Shreyas Iyer, FOUR, to backward square leg
Khaleel Ahmed to Priyansh Arya, out Caught by Dhoni!! End of Priyansh Arya. No more heroics from him tonight.
Anshul Kamboj to Prabhsimran, SIX, this time he has biffed this over long-on. Again gives the charge and lofts the length delivery, does not get hold of it totally but just clears the fence
Khaleel Ahmed to Prabhsimran, FOUR, this time Prabhsimran does not miss out on a leg-stump delivery, swings it to fine-leg and Pathirana on the slide kicks the ball to the cushions
Khaleel Ahmed to Priyansh Arya, FOUR, Priyansh Arya is away. Thick edge of sorts but Priyansh also opened the face on that,
Arshdeep Singh to Shivam Dube, out Caught by Shashank Singh!! CSK have suddenly been bowled out here! Very full and wide outside off, Shivam Dube had to really reach out for this, he hit it quite well but couldn't get the elevation as he carved it towards long-off. Shashank Singh took a good catch running to his right, that was hit hard and flat, he made no mistake. CSK's innings has ended inside 20 overs.
Chahal to Hooda, out Caught by Priyansh Arya!! Chahal will get another one! Vintage Chahal this, he gets a lot of wickets like this. He floats it out full and wide outside off, entices the batter to go after it and he doesn't get any of it. Just slices it tamely towards backward point and its taken easily. So CSK losing their way just a little towards the end here.
Marco Jansen to Sam Curran, out Caught by Josh Inglis!! Jansen gets rid of Curran! All very anti-climatic this
Marco Jansen to Sam Curran, SIX, another one sails into the crowd! Half-tracker outside off, Sam Curran just waited for it and smacked it over deep mid-wicket, easy pickings really, Jansen tried to take the pace off and it went wrong
Arshdeep Singh to Shivam Dube, 1 run, to deep backward point
Suryansh Shedge to Sam Curran, FOUR, to deep mid-wicket
Azmatullah to Sam Curran, 2 runs, that'll be fifty for Sam Curran! He's batted really well tonight, a very well-deserved fifty. Length delivery on off-stump, Sam Curran punches it straight back down the ground and they shuffle back for two.
Azmatullah to Brevis, out Bowled!! That's an ugly shot and Brevis has to walk back! Punjab have got a breakthrough straight after the timeout. Good length delivery on off-stump, Brevis' feet didn't move anywhere and he just hacked across the line with an angled bat, the bat didn't have enough room to come through and he got nowhere near it in the end. The off-stump was put to bed and Brevis makes his way back. Big partnership broken, Punjab have an opening.
Suryansh Shedge to Sam Curran, FOUR, thumped into the gap! That was a slow half-tracker outside off, Sam Curran waited for it and smacked it away towards cow corner, well wide of long-on who was running across
Azmatullah to Sam Curran, FOUR, that's the 50-run stand! Banged in short again, Sam Curran looks to hook and gets a top-edge, just enough to take it over the keeper and it runs down to the ropes
Azmatullah to Brevis, no run, full delivery angling in, Brevis looks to flick but is hit on the pad. Clearly going down leg..
Chahal to Sam Curran, FOUR, Curran has a good head-to-head record against Chahal and he's getting the better of him again so far! Dragged down short on leg stump, he rocks back and nails the pull through midwicket
Harpreet Brar to Jadeja, FOUR, dragged down short and wide outside off, Jadeja cuts nicely and finds the gap through point
Marco Jansen to Ayush Mhatre, out Caught by Shreyas Iyer!! Right off the toe-end and gone! CSK's struggles at the top of the order continue. Good length delivery angling away, Mhatre looks to slap it down the ground but gets it right off the bottom of his bat. Spoons it in the air to the left of mid-off and Iyer takes a good catch running across.
Arshdeep Singh to Shaik Rasheed, FOUR, finally he breaks free! Slower ball floated up around middle and off, Rasheed makes room, hits through the line and lofts it down the ground. It plugs on the outfield but still trickles into the ropes
Marco Jansen to Ayush Mhatre, FOUR, lovely touch from Mhatre! Back of a length across off,
Arshdeep Singh to Shaik Rasheed, no run, back of a length on off, swinging away, Rasheed gets forward and taps it gently in front of slip