IPL 2025 | PBKS vs CSK: Chahal hat-trick; Victory for Punjab; Chennai out of playoffs

IPL 2025 | PBKS vs CSK: Chahal hat-trick; Victory for Punjab; Chennai out of playoffs

Chennai: Yajuvendra Chahal's hat-trick and Shreyas Iyer's batting helped Kings beat Chennaiy in by 4 wickets in the IPL match at Chepauk on Wednesday. With this, the Chennai team was officially out of the tournament.

Batting first in this match, Chennai were bowled out for 190 with four balls to spare. All-rounder Sam Karan hit a blistering 88 (47 balls) under pressure. After that, Punjab scored 194 for 6 in 19.4 overs.
Karan's support: Karan became the support for the Chennai team who lost 3 wickets for 48 runs in the Powerplay game. He mixed attacking play with caution. He avoided collapse by adding 78 runs for the fourth wicket with Devald Brevis (32, 26 balls).
Chennai was scoring 9 runs per over till the 16th over. At this time, Karan shouted. Medium pacer Suryansh Shedde hit sixes in the first two balls of the bowling, over long off and square leg respectively. Punjab skipper Shreyas Iyer dived to block the third six attempt. But Karan hit boundaries in the next two balls. 26 runs were scored in that over.

Karan departed in the 18th over with a catch to the wicketkeeper off the bowling of Marco Jansen. There were 9 fours and 4 sixes in his game.

Chahal hat trick:

Chahal, who failed to get a wicket, was attacked in the 19th over. Dhoni hit the first ball for a six. Attempting a big shot in the second ball as well, he had to depart for a catch at long off. Deepak Hooda (2) caught at backward point off Chahal's fourth ball. Impact sub Anul Kamboj was bowled without meaning the next delivery. Chahal celebrated his hat-trick when Noor Ahmed attempted a big shot and was caught at long-on by Marco Janssen.

Before this, Chennai had a disappointing start. Sheikh Rashid (11) and Ayush Mhatre (7) departed early. Ravindra Jadeja (17, 12A) failed again. Chennai lost their last five wickets by just six runs (seven balls).

Karan was the backbone of Chennai team who lost 3 wickets for 48 runs in the Powerplay game. He mixed attacking play with caution. He avoided collapse by adding 78 runs for the fourth wicket with Devald Brevis (32, 26 balls).
Chennai was scoring 9 runs per over till the 16th over. At this time, Karan shouted. Medium pacer Suryansh Shedde hit sixes in the first two deliveries of the bowling over long off and over long leg respectively. Punjab skipper Shreyas Iyer dived to block the third six attempt. But Karan hit boundaries in the next two balls. 26 runs were scored in that over.
In the 18th over, Karan was caught by the wicketkeeper off the bowling of Marco Janssen. There were 9 fours and 4 sixes in his game.

Chahal, who failed to get a wicket, was attacked in the 19th over. Dhoni hit the first ball for a six. Attempting a big shot in the second ball as well, he had to depart for a catch at long off. Deepak Hooda (2) caught at backward point off Chahal's fourth ball. Impact sub Anul Kamboj was bowled without meaning the next delivery. Chahal celebrated his hat-trick when Noor Ahmed attempted a big shot and was caught at long-on by Marco Janssen.

Summary Score:

Chennai Super Kings: 190 in 19.2 overs (Sam Karan 88, Devald Brevis 32, Ravindra Jadeja 17; Arshadeep Singh 2 for 25, Marco Jansen 2 for 30, Yajuvendra Chahal 4 for 32) Punjab Kings: 194 for 6 in 19.4 overs (Priyansh Arya 23, Prabhasimran Singh 54, Shreyas Iyer 72, Khalil Ahmed 2 for 28, Madipa Padirana 21 for 15.