Culprits of defeat: 3 reasons… due to which Chennai Super Kings got defeated in their own home.

New Delhi. With the help of captain Shreyas Iyer's brilliant half-century, Punjab Kings defeated Chennai Super Kings by five wickets in the IPL match. Shreyas scored 50 runs in 29 balls and made an important partnership of 59 runs with Nihal Wadhera for the fourth wicket. Punjab achieved the target of 210 runs by losing five wickets with eight balls remaining and registered its second consecutive win while Chennai had its second consecutive defeat. Punjab's top order batsmen gave a good start by batting with restraint despite the big target. Player of the match Priyansh Arya scored 39 runs in 11 balls, Prabhsimran Singh scored 43 runs in 34 balls and Cooper Connolly scored 36 runs in 22 balls. There were three culprits for Chennai's defeat. Sanju Samson failed in batting, while in bowling both spinners Noor Ahmed and Rahul Chahar gave away a lot of runs and could not even take wickets.

Sanju Samson, who batted brilliantly in the T20 World Cup, flopped for the second consecutive match. Samson, who came in the opening, returned to the pavilion after scoring seven runs in seven balls. Even before this, he had returned to the pavilion cheaply in the first match. In bowling, where Chennai needed wickets, its spinners failed. Noor Ahmed gave 38 runs in 4 overs and did not get a single wicket, while Rahul Chahar gave 46 runs in 4 overs and he also did not get any wicket. These three players were guilty in CSK's defeat. Captain Ruturaj Gaikwad was also out after scoring 28 runs in 22 balls. Gaikwad also does not seem to be in rhythm.

'It was not a good day for our spin pair'
Expressing disappointment over the defeat, Ruturaj Gaikwad admitted that the team's bowling department could not perform as per expectations. Gaikwad believed that the score of more than 200 was quite good considering the condition of Chepauk's big field and pitch, as the ball was coming on the pitch with little pause and there was grip for the spinners. He said that the team's strategy was to create pressure in the middle overs by bringing extra bowlers as impact players, but the day was not good for the spin pair. He said that due to not being able to bowl accurately at the right time and the rhythm of the over being disturbed, the required pressure could not be put on Punjab's batsmen, due to which the match went out of their hands.

'The team's batting order is in the right direction'
However, despite this defeat, Rituraj pointed out many positive aspects in batting. Praising the brilliant innings of Ayush Mhatre, he said that his performance will increase the confidence of the team. Talking about his batting, the captain said that considering the behavior of the pitch, he wanted to play with one end in mind so that the frozen batsman Ayush gets freedom to play freely. He admitted that he himself got out at the wrong time, but the batting of Shivam Dubey and Ayush has given confidence that the team's batting order is in the right direction. Now his entire focus is on improving his bowling and making a comeback in the upcoming matches.