Chennai XI vs Punjab XI 53rd Match at Dubai, 07 Oct, 2021

Toss: Punjab, who chose to bowl
Chennai XI 134/6 (20)
Punjab XI 139/4 (13)
Punjab Kings won by 6 wickets
Man of the Match: Lokesh Rahul

    Over 4.1 Shardul Thakur bowls a good length delivery to Mayank Agarwal, Boundary! Gets to wait for the ball on the back foot and guides it away down to the third man fence for four.

    Over 4.2 Shardul Thakur bowls a good length delivery to Mayank Agarwal, no run, gets forward and punched down to mid-on

    Over 4.3 Shardul Thakur bowls a good length delivery to Mayank Agarwal, out Lbw!!

    Over 4.4 Shardul Thakur bowls a good length delivery to Sarfaraz Khan, no run, gets forward and pushes it to the left of backward point. A diving stop from the fielder

    Over 4.5 Shardul Thakur bowls a good length delivery to Sarfaraz Khan, no run, gets forward and nudged to mid-wicket

    Over 4.6 Shardul Thakur bowls a good length delivery to Sarfaraz Khan, out Caught by du Plessis!! Sarfaraz looks to work it on the leg-side and gets a thick leading edge that pops up straight down the throat of mid-off

    Over 6.1 Shardul Thakur bowls a good length delivery to Lokesh Rahul, no run, punches it off the back foot into the covers

    Over 6.2 Shardul Thakur bowls a pitched up delivery to Lokesh Rahul, no run, gets forward and drives it back to the bowler with the toe end of the bat.

    Over 6.3 Shardul Thakur bowls a pitched up delivery to Lokesh Rahul, Six! Picks it up nonchalantly and sends Thakur into the deep square stands with a whip of the wrists

    Over 6.4 Shardul Thakur bowls a good length delivery to Lokesh Rahul, Boundary! Gets on top of the length delivery and punches it at the last moment with a slightly open bat face square on the off-side

    Over 6.5 Shardul Thakur bowls a good length delivery to Lokesh Rahul, no run, punched back to the bowler.

    Over 6.6 Shardul Thakur slips in a full toss to Lokesh Rahul,1 run, gets forward and driven along the ground to the left of sweeper cover.

    Over 12.1 Shardul Thakur bowls a good length delivery to Aiden Markram, out Caught by Dhoni!! Markram looks to drive on the up, extra bounce with away movement, thick edg through to Dhoni

    Over 12.2 Shardul Thakur bowls a pitched up delivery to MC Henriques, no run, moves on the off-side and wants to scoop this to fine leg but misses.

    Over 12.3 Shardul Thakur bowls a good length delivery to MC Henriques, 2 runs, gets forward and heaves it wide of mid-wicket and picks up a couple of runs.

    Over 12.4 Shardul Thakur bowls it short of length to MC Henriques,1 run, backs away in the crease and guides it to third man

    Over 12.5 Shardul Thakur bowls it short of length to Lokesh Rahul, Boundary! Rock back in the crease and pulled away to the deep mid-wicket fence for four.

    Over 12.6 Shardul Thakur bowls it short of length to Lokesh Rahul,Six! Stays deep inside the crease and pulls it over backward square leg and gets the winning runs with six.

    Punjab Kings won by 6 wickets