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Today, second match Punjab against Chennai from Mohali. In last 2 matches of Chennai won 2 matches and their confidence level high and other than Punjab lost last match but their batting performance & bowling performance good. So see the who won the match ?

Date - 15/04/2018

Time - 8:00 p.m.

Venue - Punjab Cricket Association, Mohali

Toss - Chennai won the toss & elected bowl.

Lokesh Rahul (WK), Chris Gayle, Mayank Agrawal, Aaron Finch, Yuvraj Singh, Karun Nair, Ravichandran Ashwin (C), Andrew Tye, Barinder Sran, Mohit Sharma, Mujeeb Ur Rehman.

Shane Watson, Ambati Rayadu, Murli Vijay, Mahendra Singh Dhoni (C/WK), Sam Billings, Ravindra Jadeja, Dwayne Bravo, Deepak Chahar, Harbhajan Singh, Imran Tahir, Shardul Thakur.

Punjab's openers Rahul & Gayle are open the match. In 4th over, gayle hit 1 four & six after Rahul hit 2 fours and total 19 runs come against Harbhajan. Score at 39/0.

In 6th over, Gayle firing 2 sixes and 2 fours and 22 runs comes against Chahar in over. Score at 75/0 and also Gayle brings up fifty in punjab's debut match.

In 8th over, Rahul gone by harbhajan - caught taken by Bravo and made 37 runs including 7 fours. Score at 96/1.

Mayank Agrawal comes at 3rd number. in 12th over, Watson remove Gayle - caught taken by Tahir and made 33 runs including 7 smashing fours & 4 firing sixes. Score at 127/2.

In 15th over, Agrawal gone by Tahir and made 30 runs including 1 four & 2 sixes then Finch comes at crease and gone by Tahir but finch take DRS review and review gone failed and Tahir taken 2 wickets and now has hat - trick chance.

Karun Nair comes in crease and taken no runs and Hat-Trick chance gone.

Yuvraj gone by Shardul - caught out by Dhoni and made 20 runs including 2 fours & 1 six. Score at 157/5.

In 19th over, Ashwin gone by Shardul - caught by Dhoni and he made 14 runs including 1 six. Nair gone by Bravo - caught out by Jadeja and made 29 runs - 17 balls including 2 fours & 1 six in last over of first innings.

Punjab made 197 runs. Chennai back to chasing the target.

Chenni's opners Watson and Vijay comes at crease.

In second over, first Watson hitted 2 fours after gone by Mohit Sharma and caught taken by Barinder & made 11 runs including 2 fours. Score at 17/1.

Rayudu comes at 3rd number. In 5th over, Vijay gone by Tye - caught out by Barinder and made 12 runs. Score at 39/2.

In last over of powerplay, 7 runs comes against Mujeeb and total score 53 runs with 2 wickets. In next over, Ashwin remove Billings and made 9 runs. Dhoni comes at crease.

Dhoni and Rayudu started slowly progress and made slowly runs and also 50 runs partnership made but Rayudu runout by Ashwin and made 49 runs - 35 balls including 5 fours & 1 six. Score at 113/4.

Jadeja comes to crease. In 18th over, Dhoni complete fifty and 19 runs comes in over.

36 runs needs in last 2 overs to win the match. Jadeja gone in second ball and made 19 runs - 13 balls. Score at 163/5. Then Dhoni smashed 2 sixes & 1 six and 19 runs comes in over.

17 runs needs in last over. In third ball to Dhoni - hit the four and 11 runs needs in 3 balls after Dhoni faced 2 balls but no runs comes and last ball to Dhoni - hit the six.

Dhoni made unbeaten 79 runs and Punjab won the match and all credit to Mohit Sharma.

Punjab beat Chennai by 4 runs.

C. Gayle - 63 (33) 7×4, 4×6

Kl. Rahul - 37 (22) 7×4, 2×6

M. Agrawal - 30 (19) 1×4, 2×6

K. Nair - 29 (17) 2×4, 1×6

Yuvraj - 20 (13) 2×4, 1×6

Total - 197/7 (20 overs)

Total Fours - 19 Fours

Total Sixes - 9 Sixes

S. Thakur - 3 - 0 - 33 - 2

I. Tahir - 4 - 0 - 34 - 2

S. Watson - 2 - 0 - 15 - 1 

D. Bravo - 4 - 0 - 37 - 1

Harbhajan - 4 - 0 - 41 - 1

Ms Dhoni - 79 (44) 6×4, 5×6

A. Rayudu - 49 (35) 5×4, 1×6

R. Jadeja - 19 (13) 1×4, 1×6

M. Vijay - 12 (10) 0×4, 1×6

S. Watson - 11 (9) 2×4, 0×6

Total - 193/5 (20 overs)

Total Fours - 15 fours

Total Sixes - 8 Sixes

A. Tye - 4 - 0 - 47 - 2

R. Ashwin - 4 - 0 - 32 - 1

M. Sharma - 4 - 0 - 47 - 1

Man of the match - Chris Gayle (63 runs)

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