Du Plessis And Shane Watson Make Run Chase Easy
Du Plessis and Shane Watson make run chase easy against Punjab – Sachin Tendulkar. After suffering three consecutive defeats in the 13th edition of the Indian Premier League, Chennai Super Kings bounced back in style.
The team won a stunning 10-wicket win against Kings XI Punjab. Punjab had scored 178 runs while batting first, in response, the team achieved the target of victory in 17.4 overs on the basis of an unbeaten 181-run partnership by Shane Watson and Faf du Plessis.
Former Indian batsman and legendary cricketer Sachin Tendulkar praised Chennai Super Kings (CSK) openers Faf du Plessis and Shane Watson for their record partnership.
He added that the pair made it easy to chase down the target against Kings XI Punjab (KXIP). CSK secured their second win of the tournament in their fifth match on Sunday after losing three consecutive matches.
Chasing a target of 179 runs, the team’s openers Faf du Plessis and Shane Watson gave the team an easy win. The two had a partnership of 181 runs. Both of them beat the Punjab bowlers fiercely and named the biggest opening partnership for Chennai.
Earlier this record was in the names of Michael Hussey and Murali Vijay. The two had a 159-run opening partnership in 2011. Du Plessis smashed 87 off 53 balls, while Watson smashed 83.
Chennai made a great comeback
Let us know that CSK’s team defeated Kings XI Punjab by 10 wickets. Captain KL Rahul (69), after winning the toss and batting first, came to bat with Mayank Agarwal (26) with a clean strategy.
The score of both the team had reached 61 runs in eight overs. After this, Chennai made a great comeback. In the last five overs, CSK held Punjab to just 48 runs.
Punjab gave the good target
Tendulkar tweeted that with the help of KL Rahul and Nicholas Pooran, Punjab gave good goals, but the innings of Watson and du Plessis made it easy. Excellent CSK.
Chennai now has to play the next match against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in Abu Dhabi on 7 October, while Punjab has to play against Sunrisers Hyderabad in Dubai on 8 October.
