Chennai Super Kings registered a stunning comeback in their second game of the season thanks to Deepak Chahar's magical spell, to outplay Punjab Kings by 6 wickets on Friday at the Wankhede stadium.
After a disappointing loss at the hands of Delhi Capitals in the first game, the Dhoni led side walked onto the field with an unchanged team for their second match. KL Rahul & Co. too remained unchanged after a thrilling win in their opening game against Rajasthan Royals.
Having asked to Bat first, the KL Rahul led side endured a major batting collapse as Punjab had no answer to a fiery opening spell bowled by pacer Chahar. His miserly four wicket haul of 4/13 ensured Punjab finished at a below par total. Chahar got rid of opener Mayank Agarwal (0) Chris Gayle (10), Nicholas Pooran (0) along with Deepak Hooda (10) in one of his most remarkable outings at the IPL. Youngster Shaharukh Khan played a gritty innings of 47 to save Punjab from a double digit total humiliation at the batting friendly Mumbai track and took the final score to 106/8 in their 20 overs.
Chasing a target of 107, CSK were deprived of a solid start as seamer Arshdeep Singh got better off the CSK opener Ruturaj Gaikwad (5) cheaply. Mohammed Shami too finished with impressive spell of 2/21 dismissing the Suresh Raina (8) and Ambati Rayudu (0)
Despite that, the yellow Brigade remained in control of the innings courtesy of Faf du Plessis unbeaten 33 and Moeen Ali 46 run knock to hand their Skipper MS Dhoni the gift of victory in his milestone, 200th IPL game for the Chennai Super kings. The three time champions chased the target within 15.4 overs with 6 wickets to spare and recorded their first win of the season.
