Jadeja on-song
Ravindra Jadeja put in an all-round performance to help Chennai Super Kings beat Punjab Kings by 28 runs in the Indian Premier League on Sunday.
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Jadeja stars with both bat and ball
Jadeja scored 43 runs off 26 balls to anchor Chennai’s innings to 167-9 and then took 3-20 in four overs to help restrict Punjab's chase to 139-9.
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A win after 1,115 days
It was only Chennai’s second win in the last five games, and also ended its five-match losing streak against Punjab.
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Chahar shines
Put into bat, Chennai lost Ajinkya Rahane (9) early. Ruturaj Gaikwad (32) and Daryl Mitchell (30) put on 57 off 32 balls for the second wicket. Wrist spinner Rahul Chahar then took 3-23 in four overs to restrict the visiting side. He dismissed Gaikwad and then big-hitting Shivam Dube for a golden duck.
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Jadeja rescue act
As Sam Curran dismissed Moeen Ali for 17, Chennai were reduced to 101 for 5 in 12.4 overs. Jadeja then guided Chennai to a challenging total on a two-paced wicket. He hit three fours and two sixes, while Harshal Patel’s death spell didn’t allow excess run-scoring.
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No Dhoni show
MS Dhoni batted at No. 9 — for the first time – and Harshal Patel bowled him for a golden duck.
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A shaky start
In reply, Punjab’s top order crumbled. Tushar Deshpande dismissed Jonny Bairstow (7) and Rilee Rossouw for a three-ball duck in the space of four balls. Impact player Prabhsimran Singh scored 30 off 23 balls, and along with Shashank Singh’s 20-ball 27 helped rebuild the innings from 9-2.
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Bowlers rise to the occasion
Jadeja didn’t allow the middle order to get away, sending back Singh as well as Curran (7). Pacer Simarjeet came on as impact sub and took 2-16 in three overs as Punjab’s chase never looked a threat. Shardul Thakur and Mitchell Santner took a wicket each.
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CSK move to third spot
Chennai moved up to third with 12 points, ahead of Lucknow Super Giants and Sunrisers Hyderabad on net run-rate. Punjab’s hopes of qualification took a blow. It's eighth in the 10-team league with eight points.
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