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IPL 2022 Match 38: Shikhar Dhawan’s knock helps Punjab Kings register close-fought win

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 Punjab Kings showed their character as they defeated Chennai Super Kings in a high-scoring encounter played at the iconic Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai on Monday. CSK captain Ravindra Jadeja won the toss and decided to field first. Shikhar Dhawan showed intent right from the word go putting CSK bowlers under pressure. On other hand, Mayank Agarwal struggled with disciplined bowling. Theekshana got the breakthrough by dismissing Mayank providing an easy catch to Dube. Agarwal and Dhawan added 37 runs for the opening wicket. At the end of the first six overs, PBKS scored 37 for 1. CSK bowlers kept tight lines and lengths not allowing PBKS batsmen to score runs easily. At the end of the first timeout, PBKS made 63 for 1. Rajapaksa and Dhawan put enough pressure on CSK bowlers hitting boundaries and taking singles with ease. CSK ground fielding and catching was not up to the mark. Rajapaksa showed intent on keeping the momentum going on for PBKS. Dhawan looked confident completing fift...

IPL Match 37: All-round Rajasthan Royals defeat CSK

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  An all-round performance helped Rajasthan Royals defeat Chennai Super Kings easily in the 37 th match of IPL 2020 played at Sheikh Zayed International Stadium, Abu Dhabi on Monday.   Chennai Super Kings captain MS Dhoni won the toss and decided to bat first. It was not an ideal start for CSK Faf du Plessis was lucky to survive few chances before Archer dismissed him with a stunning catch by Jos Buttler. Shane Watson hit 3 boundaries off Karthik Tyagi’s over. Rahul Tewaita picked a decent catch at midwicket to get rid of Watson. Ambati Rayudu looked positive right from word go and put RR bowlers under pressure. Before the end of the power play overs, Karthik Tyagi bowled a superb over giving away just 2 runs. At the end of the first six overs, CSK made 43 for 2.   After the field restrictions, Gopal and Tewaita were bought into the attack. Gopal struck for Rajasthan Royals dismissing Sam Curran trying to hit a big shot and taken by the fielder at long-off to lea...