PBKS vs CSK Highlights of VIVO IPL 2021: Chennai Super Kings Beat Punjab Kings by 6 Wickets

Chennai Super Kings win by six wickets! That's it, fine win for Super Kings, season's first one for them. Lost two wickets in quick succession towards the end but that doesn't bother CSK as they were chasing a paltry target.

Chennai Super Kings have lost two back to wickets. Mohammed Shami accounts for Suresh Raina and Ambati Rayudu on consecutive deliveries.

Chennai Super Kings are well on course for a big win. They need just 23 more runs to win from 48 balls. Faf du Plessis is batting on 33 while Moeen Ali is on 40.

Chennai Super Kings have lost the wicket of Ruturaj Gaikwad but are still on course With not much to chase. CSK now need 54 more runs to win from 66 balls.

Chennai Super Kings are off to a comfortable start. The required run-rate is not too much and the openers can afford to play some dot balls. Faf du Plessis and Ruturaj Gaikwad are the CSK openers.

That's the end of Punjab Kings innings. Shahrukh Khan was the lone star for Punjab Kings he scored 47 off 36 balls, had him got some support from other end Punjab would have finished on better score.

Shahrukh Khan is playing a lone hand here. He is batting on 46 off 34 balls. Two more overs to go now and Punjab Kings will be happy if they go past the 120-run mark.

Four more overs to go now and Chennai Super Kings have kept things in control. Shahrukh Khan is playing a lone hand here and he will be looking to go big in these last over.

OUT! Moeen Ali chips away with a wicket just when Jhye Richardson was looking dangerous for CSK. He is bowled while looking to play a back-foot pull shot. J Richardson b Moeen Ali 15(22)

Jhye Richardson and Shahrukh Khan are looking to rebuild here. These two has thus far added 26 off 28 balls. Nine more overs to go and Punjab Kings will love to go past 140-run mark from here.

OUT! MS Dhoni decides to bowl out Deepak Chahar and he rewards his captain. Deepak Hooda chips it straight towards mid-off and Faf du Plessis takes the catch. Four wickets for Chahar now. D Hooda c du Plessis b Chahar 10(15)

OUT! Deepak Chahar with the second wicket in this over. Nicholas Pooran hits it straight towards the fine leg fielder. Punjab Kings in all sorts of trouble. Second consecutive duck for Pooran. Pooran c Thakur b Chahar 0(2)

OUT! You can't keep Ravindra Jadeja out of the game. He takes a stunning catch to dismiss Chris Gayle. Lack of pace there and Gayle is committed to the stroke. Chips it towards flying Jadeja at backward point. C Gayle c Jadeja b Chahar 10(10)

OUT! Another wicket down. Ravindra Jadeja with superb fielding effort. He runs out KL Rahul with a direct hit. Jadeja has a shy at stumps and he is successful. KL Rahul run out (Jadeja) 5(7)

Things could have been worse for Punjab Kings had Ruturaj Gaikwad not dropped a sitter at backward point and that too off Chris Gayle. Meanwhile, Sam Curran concedes five runs from his opening over.

OUT! What a start for Chennai! Deepak Chahar cleans up Mayank Agarwal for a duck. Agarwal is beaten and the ball hits the timber. Another poor outing for Agarwal. Mayank b Chahar 0(2)

Punjab Kings Playing XI: KL Rahul(w/c), Mayank Agarwal, Chris Gayle, Deepak Hooda, Nicholas Pooran, Shahrukh Khan, Jhye Richardson, Murugan Ashwin, Riley Meredith, Mohammed Shami, Arshdeep Singh.

Chennai Super Kings Playing XI: Ruturaj Gaikwad, Faf du Plessis, Suresh Raina, Moeen Ali, Ambati Rayudu, MS Dhoni(w/c), Ravindra Jadeja, Sam Curran, Dwayne Bravo, Shardul Thakur, Deepak Chahar.

TOSS: Chennai Super Kings have won the toss and have opted to bowl first. Both the teams are unchanged.

Hello, and welcome to our live coverage of Punjab Kings vs Chennai Super Kings IPL 2021 match. While PBKS emerged victorious in their last match, CSK faced a defeat.