Indian Premier League 2025 Match 22: Punjab Kings edge Chennai Super Kings in high scoring thriller

by CricDirect Tuesday 8 April 2025

Punjab Kings celebrate a wicket

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Punjab Kings registered their 3rd win of the TATA IPL 2025 season, beating Chennai Super Kings by 18 runs, at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium in Mullanpur on Tuesday

Match Summary

Punjab Kings: 219-6 (20)
Fall of wickets: 1-17 (Prabhsimran Singh-1.2 ov), 2-32 (Shreyas Iyer-2.4 ov), 3-54 (Marcus Stoinis-4.6 ov), 4-81 (Nehal Wadhera-7.2 ov), 5-83 (Glenn Maxwell, 7.6 ov), 6-154 (Priyansh Arya, 13.4 ov)

Chennai Super Kings: 201-5 (20)
Fall of wickets: 1-61 (Rachin Ravindra-6.3 ov), 2-62 (Ruturaj Gaikwad-7.2 ov), 3-151 (Shivam Dube-15.5 ov), 4-171 (Devon Conway-17.5 ov), 5-192 (MS Dhoni-19.1 ov)

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Match Analysis

Arya, an Indian left-hander known for his six-hitting prowess, smashed 103 off 42 balls to help Punjab to 219-6 and bowlers kept down Chennai to 201-5 in the second match of the day at Mullanpur, near Chandigarh.

Arya, who was picked up by Punjab in the November auction after his six sixes in an over in a Delhi Premier League T20 match last year, announced himself on the big stage with a 39-ball ton.

"Tonight, he was backing his instincts," Punjab skipper Shreyas Iyer said of the breakout star.

"It was free-flowing and that is the mindset I want in everyone. Today, he kept on going, he was fearless and it was basically one of the top knocks I have seen in the IPL so far."

The big-hitter smashed the second ton of this season in the T20 tournament in his fourth match to pummel to the opposition attack with seven fours and nine sixes.

The ton was the fastest against five-time champions Chennai and the fourth joint-fastest ever in the IPL. Chris Gayle holds the record of a ton in 30 balls.

Opener Arya found little support at the start as Punjab slipped to 83-5 when Shashank Singh joined the rising star and the two put together 71 runs in 34 balls.

Arya finally fell to Afghanistan spinner Noor Ahmad but Shashank, with his 52, and South African Marco Jansen, who smashed 34, finished with a flourish in an unbeaten stand of 65.

Chennai attempted to make a fist of the chase as New Zealand left-handers Rachin Ravindra and Devon Conway put on 61 runs for the opening wicket.

Conway also put on 89 runs with impact substitute Shivam Dube but Ferguson broke through to get the left-handed Dube bowled for 42.

Veteran M.S. Dhoni walked out to loud cheers but even though Conway retired out, Chennai's batters failed to keep up to the ever-increasing run-rate.