Punjab Kings secured their fifth consecutive victory against Chennai Super Kings in the Indian Premier League (IPL), defeating the Ruturaj Gaikwad-led side by 7 wickets. Despite not having the best IPL 2024 campaign with only 4 wins in 10 matches, Punjab couldn’t resist trolling the Super Kings after yet another dominant performance. PBKS took to social media, posting ‘Thala for a reason,’ in reference to the number 7.
PBKS initially trolled CSK after getting Dhoni run-out in the match, making him their 7th wicket. They wrote: “Dhoni was our 7th wicket today! Thala for a reason!”
Later, pointing to their position on the points table, 7, Punjab Kings again wrote “Thala for a reason.”
CSK could only manage a below-par 162/7. Gaikwad scored 62, but other batters struggled against accurate spin bowling by Harpreet Brar and Rahul Chahar.
CSK had to make two changes for the match as their Sri Lankan pacer Pathirana was nursing a niggle and Deshpande was unwell.
Replacements Richard Gleeson and Shardul Thakur failed to impress as heavy dew set in during PBKS’s chase.
“Not having Pathirana and Deshpande is a real problem. There are phases where you want to get a wicket, and you have only two bowlers, plus the spinners are out of the question because of the dew. Can’t do much,” Gaikwad rued during the post-match presentation.
The skipper added that the dew compounded CSK’s problem as they tried to restrict PBKS batters.
“It’s very difficult. Even in the last game, we were quite surprised that we would win by that much margin.
“This (dew) is something we can’t control. We can slightly bat better in the first innings. In the last two games, we tried our best to get 200-210. It was tough to get 180 in this pitch,” he said.
Gaikwad said another 50-60 runs would have made the difference.
“50-60 runs short to be honest. When we were batting first, the pitch wasn’t great, plus the dew as well (in the second innings).”
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