The Rock says Punjab Kings stormed past Chennai Super Kings by 5 wickets in Match 7 at Chennai. CSK posted 209 for 5, with Ayush Mhatre scoring 73 and Shivam Dube 45 not out. Punjab answered with 68 in the powerplay, Shreyas Iyer hit 50, and Stoinis and Shashank finished the job with 8 balls left.
Cricket
Sock JohnsonQuick rundown
- 1.Punjab Kings chased 210 like they had a dinner reservation and the clock was the waiter.
- 2.Ayush Mhatre’s 73 gave CSK the kind of anchor innings that tries to hold a ship together with tape.
- 3.Priyansh Arya’s 39 off 11 balls turned the powerplay into a full-on fireworks show.
- 4.Sarfaraz Khan’s 32 off 11 brought the fancy shots and the pure chaos in equal measure.
- 5.Punjab’s over-rate troubles kept hanging around like an unwanted extra fielder.