Punjab vs Chennai Live Score - Live Cricket Scorecard PBKS vs CSK, Match 8, Indian Premier League, 2021, Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Punjab vs Chennai MATCH HIGHLIGHTS
CRICKET MATCH TEAMS
Punjab vs Chennai MATCH INFO
- Toss:CSK, who chose to field
- Series:IPL, 2021
- Venue:Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
- Umpires:Anil Dandekar (IND), Anil Chaudhary (IND) and Virender Sharma (IND)
- Match Referee:Prakash Bhatt (IND)
- Match Date:Fri, 16th Apr 2021
PUNJAB Team Players
CHENNAI Team Players
- 0
15.3: Riley Meredith to Sam Curran, Back of a length on off, Curran taps it to point.
- 0
15.2: Riley Meredith to Sam Curran, Good length ball on off, Curran keeps it out.
- 1
15.1: Riley Meredith to Faf du Plessis, Length delivery on middle, du Plessis flicks it through mid-wicket for a run.
- End of over
- CSK102/4
- CSK Batting F Plessis 35(32) S Curran 1(1)
- 1
14.6: Mohammed Shami to Faf du Plessis, Full on middle, du Plessis pushes it through mid on for a single.
- 1
14.5: Mohammed Shami to Sam Curran, Back of a length on off, Curran punches it through point for a single.
- 1
14.4: Mohammed Shami to Faf du Plessis, Shami does not get the hat-trick. Full on middle, du Plessis drives it through mid on for a single.
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14.3: Mohammed Shami to Ambati Rayudu, OUT! CAUGHT! Shami gets his second wicket! Short delivery outside off, Rayudu comes down the track and looks to go over covers but gets a top edge. It goes towards the fielder where Nicholas Pooran takes a comfortable catch.
- 0
14.2: Mohammed Shami to Suresh Raina, OUT! CAUGHT! Raina departs to the short ball. This will not affect the outcome of the game but might see Raina being peppered with a lot of short stuff. It is close to the body. Raina looks to pull but gloves it to KL Rahul. He takes a simple catch.
- 2
14.1: Mohammed Shami to Suresh Raina, Length delivery on middle, Raina looks to pull but gets a top edge. It lands safely towards mid-wicket. Two runs taken.
- End of over
- CSK97/2
- CSK Batting F Plessis 33(30) S Raina 6(7)
- 0
13.6: Riley Meredith to Faf du Plessis, Short of a length on middle, du Plessis pulls it to mid-wicket.
- 0
13.5: Riley Meredith to Faf du Plessis, NOT OUT! There is no glove on it and the ball is not short enough for it to be a No Ball! Meredith bangs it short around the body on the leg side. Du Plessis looks to pull but there is some sound as it goes to the keeper. The umpires get together to check if it is the second bouncer of the over. Replay rolls and the T.V. umpire finds the ball not to be too short. Punjab then review for the catch. It shows that there is no involvement of bat or glove.
- 1
13.4: Riley Meredith to Suresh Raina, Length delivery on leg, Raina flicks it through square leg for a single.
- 0
13.3: Riley Meredith to Suresh Raina, Short delivery on leg, Raina looks to pull but gets it off the bottom part of the bat. It goes towards the keeper.
- 0
13.2: Riley Meredith to Suresh Raina, PLAY AND A MISS! Short delivery outside off, Raina looks to cut but misses it.
- 0
13.1: Riley Meredith to Suresh Raina, Bouncer on leg, Raina ducks under it.
- 1WD
13.1: Riley Meredith to Suresh Raina, WIDE! Bouncer on middle, Raina does well to duck under it.
- End of over 20
- PBK106/8
- PBKS Batting M Shami 9(12) R M'edith 0(0)
- 1
19.6: Sam Curran to Mohammed Shami, Fuller length ball outside off, Shami hangs on the back foot and throws the kitchen sink at it. Ends up slicing it behind point and collects a single. Punjab end on 106/8!
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19.5: Sam Curran to Mohammed Shami, A length ball around off, angling away, Shami tries his best to connect with his slog across the line but misses.
- 2
19.4: Sam Curran to Mohammed Shami, NOT OUT! On a length and outside off, leaving the batsman, Shami throws his bat and slices it over point. He wants to steal the second run, the throw comes to Dhoni who collects and throws it onto the stumps. They appeal and it's referred upstairs. The replays find Shami safe.
- 2
19.3: Sam Curran to Mohammed Shami, A length ball landig around leg, Shami clears his front leg and heaves it in front of square leg for two.
- 0
19.2: Sam Curran to Mohammed Shami, Superb execution of slower ones by Chennai. Sam runs his fingers and delivers a length ball outside off, Shami swings and misses.
- 0
19.1: Sam Curran to Shahrukh Khan, OUT! CAUGHT! The sole batter who showed some fight and took Punjab to a respectable total is out of here too. Shahrukh Khan falls short of a well-deserved fifty but he can go back with his head held high. Sam Curran gets his first wicket of the game. He rolls his finger on it and bangs it short. Shahrukh Khan pulls it but with no timing. He finds Jadeja at deep mid-wicket. Worst fielder to pick because he will never drop those. Once again no mistake from Jaddu as he takes a simple catch.
- 1WD
19.1: Sam Curran to Shahrukh Khan, Wide! Curran bowls a slower length ball way wide outside off, Khan throws his bat at it but fails to connect.
- End of over 19
- PBK100/7
- PBKS Batting M Shami 4(7) S Khan 47(35)
- 0
18.6: Dwayne Bravo to Mohammed Shami, Slower one again fools the batsman. Following the batsman down the leg side, a low dipping full toss, Shami is early into the shot and is hit on the pads.
- 2
18.5: Dwayne Bravo to Mohammed Shami, 100 up for Punjab! Bravo angles it into the batsman who connects and sends it racing away to the deep mid-wicket region. Moeen manning that region rushes across to his left, puts in a slide and saves two runs for his team.
- 0
18.4: Dwayne Bravo to Mohammed Shami, Another swing and a miss! Bravo takes the pace off this one and delivers it around middle and leg, Shami opens up for a big heave but misses. It goes closely past the leg stump.
- 0
18.3: Dwayne Bravo to Mohammed Shami, Back of a length delivery, around off and cutting away, Shami tries to pull but misses.
- 1
18.2: Dwayne Bravo to Shahrukh Khan, A low dipping full toss outside off, Shahrukh hammers it past the outstretches left hand of the bowler for a run at long off.
- 1
18.1: Dwayne Bravo to Mohammed Shami, Good length ball on middle, Shami rotates his wrists and works it through square leg for one.
- End of over 18
- PBK96/7
- PBKS Batting S Khan 46(34) M Shami 1(2)
- 4
17.6: Shardul Thakur to Shahrukh Khan, EDGY FOUR! Doesn't matter how they come at this stage. Thakur goes short and delivers it outside off at 129 kph, Shahrukh attempts for the pull shot but it flies off the top edge and goes behind Dhoni for a boundary. Valuable runs. 9 from the over!
- 2
17.5: Shardul Thakur to Shahrukh Khan, Too full in length on middle, Khan clips it to deep mid-wicket and scampers back for the second run.
- 0
17.4: Shardul Thakur to Shahrukh Khan, Thakur deceives SRK with a slower one this time. Bowls it on a length and outside off, at 116 kph, Khan swishes and misses.
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17.3: Shardul Thakur to Shahrukh Khan, Swing and a miss! Fuller in length and outside off at 138 kph, Shahrukh winds up for a big shot down the ground but it skids past the outside edge.
- 1
17.2: Shardul Thakur to Mohammed Shami, Width on offer outside off, Shami reaches out for it and flashes his blade through the line. Ends up slicing it behind backward point for one.
- 1
17.1: Shardul Thakur to Shahrukh Khan, Fuller in length and outside off, Shahrukh throws his bat at it and rockets it over covers. Finds the deep fielder though and hence only a run.
- 1WD
17.1: Shardul Thakur to Shahrukh Khan, Wide! Good length delivery but too wide outside off, Khan leaves it.

15.4: Riley Meredith to Sam Curran, FOUR! Sam Curran finishes it in style! Short delivery on middle, Curran pulls it through square leg for a boundary. CHENNAI WIN BY 6 WICKETS!