Punjab Kings displayed a convincing performance against CSK in the 49th match of the IPL 2025. The visiting side overcame the home side by four wickets and knocked them out of the tournament. Chasing 190, the PBKS skipper Shreyas Iyer hammered 72 off 42 balls after Prabhsimran Singh chipped in with his 54 off 36 balls.
With this result, MS Dhoni and his men have become the first side to crash out of the cash-rich league. PBKS lost their way towards the ending moments, where they lost 2 wickets and took 10 balls to chase down the last six runs. However, they pulled off the chase successfully in the end and sealed CSK’s fate.
Earlier, Iyer won the toss and invited the hosts to bat first. After being sent to bat first, CSK all-rounder Sam Curran made a crucial 88 to help the five-time IPL champions post 190 runs on the board. However, at one stage, it looked like CSK would get it more. It was Yuzvendra Chahal’s superb hat-trick that turned the game around. With the win over CSK, PBKS climbed to the second spot with 13 points.
CSK fell down in the table and suffered a disappointing loss. Punjab Kings looked like they would chase it quite comfortably. Despite a minor hiccup, PBKS got over the line, thanks to the brilliance from Iyer and Prabhsimran. CSK has no chance to qualify for the playoffs mathematically and lost their fifth home game in a row in the IPL 2025.
Key Moments from CSK vs PBKS, Match 49 of IPL 2025
1. Sam Curran’s best knock in IPL history
Batting first, CSK were reduced to 22/2 after 3.1 overs. At the end of the Powerplay overs, the home side was reduced to 46/3 and desperately needed someone to up the ante. That’s when Sam Curran played the best knock of his IPL career. The Southpaw put the pressure back on PBKS and helped CSK to gain the upper hand.
The Southpaw played some brilliant shots and roared in style. In his stay in the middle, the star player scored 88 runs in 47 balls, which included 9 fours and 4 sixes. His knock came at a good strike rate of 187.2. Due to his knock, CSK found themselves at 172/4 after 17.3 overs.
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02. Yuzvendra Chahal’s 4-wicket over, including a hat-trick
While Curran ensured CSK were in a firm position for a good finish, what followed was something that probably changed the match. Yuzvendra Chahal was introduced into the attack as MS Dhoni was batting at one end. The star spinner claimed 4 wickets in the 19th over of the match, including the first hat-trick of the season.
The star spinner dismissed Dhoni and got rid of the biggest threat. The leg spinner than ran through the lower-order batters of CSK by dismissing the likes of Deepak Hooda, Anshul Kamboj, and Noor Ahmad to claim a hat-trick. From 184/5 after 18.2 overs, CSK managed to score just 6 runs in their last 10 balls.
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After having a great start to his season, Shreyas Iyer had a slight dip in his form. The PBKS batter registered the scores of 0(2), 7(10), 6(10), and 25*(16) in his last 4 matches against KKR, RCB, RCB, and KKR, respectively. However, the star batter made it count with his match-winning knock against CSK in their backyard.
In his stay in the middle, Iyer smashed 72 runs in 41 balls, which included 5 fours and 4 sixes, at a strike rate of 175.6. The most impressive aspect of his batting was that most of his boundaries came against some of the best T20 bowlers of today’s world like Noor Ahmad and Matheesha Pathirana.
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