Punjab Kings 163 for 3 (Bairstow 46, Rossouw 43) beat Chennai Super Kings 162 for 7 (Gaikwad 62, Rahane 29, Chahar 2-16, Brar 2-17) by seven wickets
Chennai Super Kings were left reeling at the Chepauk Stadium as Punjab Kings made it back-to-back wins with a comfortable seven-wicket victory to retain a slim, outside chance at making the playoffs. They have also become the second team to beat CSK five times in a row, an honour they now share with Mumbai Indians.
Both could and perhaps should have seen their side home. Bairstow fell trying to ramp over MS Dhoni, giving Shivam Dube his first IPL wicket since 2020 with just his second delivery of 2024, while Rossouw was bowled by a low full toss from Shardul Thakur that should have gone the distance. But their blitzes, both as a partnership and when Rossouw kept going until the end of the 12th over, had the ask down to a manageable 50 from 58.
With 37 needed off 37, a brace of Curran boundaries against Thakur – the first off a no-ball, and another from the subsequent free hit – removed what jeopardy was left. After successfully reviewing an lbw decision that would have handed Gleeson a second wicket, Curran was able to finish unbeaten on 26, calling for the extra run from a misfield that took Shashank Singh to 25 not out and finished this match with 13 deliveries to spare.
