Jadeja single-handedly overpowered Punjab Kings, wreaked havoc with the ball after the bat, Chennai defeated Punjab

In the 53rd match of the Indian Premier League 2024, Chennai Super Kings defeated Punjab Kings by 28 runs. In this match, Ravindra Jadeja performed brilliantly and while batting first, scored the maximum 43 runs for the team, then while bowling, he took 3 wickets for 20 runs. Batting first, Chennai Super Kings scored 167 runs. In response to 168 runs, the Punjab Kings team could score only 139 runs.

Earlier, at the stadium in Dharamshala, Sam Curran won the toss and invited Ruturaj Gaikwad's team to bat first. Rahane was out after scoring 9 runs in the second over of the match itself. After this, Ruturaj and Daryl Mitchell made a good partnership and took the team beyond 60. Gaikwad was out after scoring 32 runs on the score of 69 and Shivam Dubey was bowled by Harshal Patel on the first ball. Daryl Mitchell also got out after scoring 30 runs in the 9th over.

Ravindra Jadeja took over one end after that and continued to raise the team's score. On the other hand, the wicket-falling process persisted, with 6 wickets falling until the score of 122. Somehow, Shardul Thakur and Mitchell Santner led the team to 150. Dhoni came to bat after Shardul Thakur was out for 150, but he was hit by Harshal Patel's first ball. With the help of three fours and two sixes, Jadeja scored 43 runs in 26 balls before being out in the 20th over, leading the team to 167.

Punjab Kings, who came to chase the target of 168 runs, had a very bad start. In the second over of the innings, Tushar Deshpande bowled Jonny Bairstow and then Riley Rousseau and sent him to the pavilion. After this, Shashank Singh and Prabhsimran Singh took the team beyond 50. When Mitchell Santner broke the partnership by dismissing Shashank, Jadeja sent Prabhasimran to the pavilion. Simranjeet Singh dismissed half of the Punjab team by dismissing Jitesh Sharma.

Punjab Kings captain Sam Curran also could not last long and became the victim of Ravindra Jadeja. After this, Jadeja broke the hopes of Punjab by dismissing Ashutosh Sharma. The last batsmen tried to fight but could score only 139 runs after playing a full 20 overs against Chennai. Jadeja took 3 wickets for 20 runs in 4 overs while Tushar Deshpande and Simranjit Singh also got 2 wickets each.