IPL 2021 – 53rd Match – Punjab Kings wins in a hurry by 6 wickets – knock-out batting display by capital K L Rahul

DUBAI: Batting second Punjab Kings led by Captain Rahul’s knock of 98 runs not out (off just 42 balls) reached Chennai Super Kings modest score of 134 with 42 balls to spare. CSK and PBKS both have completed the group stage games. PBKS moved up to 5^th place after this match. CSK are at second place but are drifting away from the winning formula recording a loss in the last 3 matches. PBKS winning the toss invited CSK to bat first. Faf du Plessis scored 76 to ensure CSK reaches 134 runs for the loss of 6 wickets in the allotted 20 overs.

PBKS captain KL Rahul single handedly took the responsible to not only win but also to win a super run rate to give PBKS a chance to make it to the play offs. PBKS scored 139 for the loss of 4 wickets in just the 13^th over (run rate of 10.7 per over). However, PBKS must patiently await the outcome of the 54^th match happening today evening at Sharjah between Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and Rajasthan Royals (RR) to know their fate in IPL 2021.(RZ)