PBKS vs CSK: 3 Records Broken As Punjab Kings Suffers Humiliating Defeat Against Chennai Super Kings In The 8th Match Of IPL 2021

IPL 2021, Match 8 – PBKS vs CSK: Chennai Super Kings beat Punjab Kings by six wickets in match number eight of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 season on Friday.

Put into bat, Punjab Kings managed only 106/8 in 20 overs. Deepak Chahar bowled an exceptional spell (4/13), including a maiden to hurt Punjab. In reply, CSK got past the target to open their points tally in IPL 2021.

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Quick Highlight Of Match 8 CSK vs PBKS

Chennai Super Kings pacer Deepak Chahar destroyed the Punjab Kings batting unit with his destructive bowling that helped CSK restrict the KL Rahul-side for 106/8 in their allotted 20 overs. Chahar scalped four early wickets and conceded only 13 runs in his quota of four overs.

Chahar first got rid of Mayank Agarwal (0) and then sent KL Rahul (run out by Jadeja) for just 5 runs. After Rahul’s wicket, Chris Gayle (10) was outdone through a knuckle-ball. Soon, Chahar removed Nicholas Pooran (0) and Deepak Hooda (10) to complete his four-wicket haul.

Notably, Shahrukh Khan was their highest scorer with 47 from 36 deliveries at an impressive strike rate of 130.56. Shahrukh slammed 4 fours and two sixes. 

Chasing a paltry target of 107, Chennai Super Kings won the game with six wickets in hand. Moeen Ali was their highest scorer with 46 runs from 31 balls, including seven fours and a six. Similarly, opener Faf du Plessis also made a valuable contribution to the willow. The former South Africa skipper went unbeaten on 36 off 33 deliveries packed with three fours and a maximum.

Before heading into the next match, let’s have a look at the records broken:

1. MS Dhoni 1st Player to Feature in 200 T20 Matches For Chennai Super Kings

Chennai Super Kings captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni added yet another feather to his cap on Friday as took the field for the 200th time in T20s for his franchise in Match 8 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021.

Dhoni is the first player to feature in 200 matches for 3-time champions CSK, which also includes the 24 games he led them in the Champions League T20. Dhoni is already the most-capped player in the IPL with this being his 206th match. He featured in 30 matches for the Rising Pune Supergiant when CSK were serving their two-year ban from the IPL in 2016 and 2017.

Under Dhoni, CSK has won a total of five titles (CLT20: 2010 and 2014, IPL: 2010, 2011, 2018).

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2. Deepak Chahar Registers His Best Bowling Figures in The IPL

Chahar (4/13 in four overs) looked unplayable on Friday as he deceived the batsmen not just with movement but also with variations.

The right-arm pacer from Rajasthan bowled Mayank Agarwal with a ball that moved away a bit and hit the stumps.

He then dismissed Gayle (10) with the knuckleball as the Jamaican batsman scooped it to cover as Jadeja took a catch diving full length.

Soon, Chahar got rid of Nicholas Pooran (0), who pulled a short delivery straight to deep square leg, and Deepak Hooda, who chipped one that was moving away to the mid-off fielder. CSK skipper MS Dhoni ensured that Chahar was bowled through in one spell.

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3. Ravindra Jadeja Affected Most Run Outs in IPL History

The 32-year-old ran out Punjab Kings opener and skipper KL Rahul in the eighth match of this season’s IPL. And in doing so, Jadeja effected a run-out for the 22nd time, the most by any player in IPL history.

He also took two catches on the night, those of ‘Universe Boss’ Chris Gayle and Shahrukh Khan