CSK's woes continue as Punjab Kings script a dominant seven-wicket victory

Punjab Kings defeated Chennai Super Kings by seven wickets in the Indian Premier League thanks to a 64-run partnership between Jonny Bairstow and Rilee Rossouw. CSK's Ruturaj Gaikwad scored 62, but their total of 162 was restricted by Harpreet Brar and Rahul Chahar's spin bowling. Bairstow contributed 46, Rossouw 43, and an unbroken 50-run stand between Shashank Singh and Sam Curran secured the victory with 13 balls remaining.

A 64-run partnership between Jonny Bairstow and Rilee Rossouw for the second wicket laid the foundation for Punjab Kings' seven-wicket win over Chennai Super Kings in an Indian Premier League match here on Wednesday.

Bairstow struck a 30-ball 46 and Rossouw hit 43 off 23 deliveries, following which Shashank Singh (25 not out) and Sam Curran (26 not out) were involved in an unbroken 50-run stand, which took the team past CSK's total of 162/7 with 13 balls to spare.

Earlier, Ruturaj Gaikwad was the only CSK batter who remained rock solid, scoring a 48-ball 62 as some incisive spin bowling by the PBKS spin duo of Harpreet Brar (2/17) and Rahul Chahar (2/16) restricted the five-time champions a below-par total.

Brief scores: Chennai Super Kings: 162 for 7 in 20 overs (Ajinkya Rahane 29, Ruturaj Gaikwad 62, Sameer Rizvi 21; Harpreet Brar 2/17, Rahul Chahar 2/16).

Punjab Kings: 163 for 3 in 17.5 overs (Jonny Bairstow 46, Rilee Rossouw 43, Shashank Singh 25 not out, Sam Curran 26 not out).

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