Punjab Kings managed to snatch a thrilling win against Chennai Super Kings in Match 41 of TATA IPL 2023 at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. The match began with CSK captain winning the toss and electing to bat. The ever-reliant Devon Conway (92* off 52) propelled CSK to 200/4 with his fifth fifty of the season, but it was not enough to secure a win.
Chasing 201, Punjab Kings started strong with Shikhar Dhawan attacking Akash Singh straightaway and Prabhsimran Singh opening his boundary account with a six off Tushar Deshpande. However, PBKS lost Dhawan (28 off 15) in the seventh over, caught in slip by CSK pacer Tushar Deshpande.
PBKS reached 62/1 at the end of the Powerplay, with Prabhsimran (42 off 24) keeping the scoreboard ticking with his attacking approach. Jadeja got the breakthrough for CSK in his second over, dismissing Prabhsimran, and Atharva Taide. PBKS then slowed down, with Livingstone (40 off 24) smashing three sixes off Deshpande but getting caught by CSK's Jadeja.
PBKS amassed 24 from Deshpande's over, bringing the equation down to 48 off 24 balls. Curran (29 off 20) took the attack to Jadeja, cracking two sixes and hitting 17 runs, but was dismissed by Pathirana. With 9 needed off 6, Sikandar Raza (13 off 7) held his nerve, heaving one over backward square leg off the last ball and scampering through the three as the fielder saved the boundary, winning the match by four wickets.
The match was a collective batting performance with Prabhsimran Singh (42 off 24), Liam Livingstone (40 off 24), Sam Curran (29 off 20), Jitesh Sharma (21 off 10) contributing breezy cameos to take the away side past the finish line. The win put PBKS back to winning ways after their defeat to Lucknow Super Giants.