Chennai Super Kings (CSK) openers Shane Watson and Faf du Plessis smashed unbeaten half-centuries to help the side emerge victorious against Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) by a margin of 10 wickets, having been handed a target of 179. CSK's massive triumph in match 18 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) at Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Sunday, will boost their confidence. Watson smashed 83 runs off 53 deliveries in an innings comprising of 11 boundaries and 3 sixes. Du Plessis was exceptional as well, scoring 87 off 53 balls with 11 fours and 1 six to his credit. Earlier, KXIP skipper KL Rahul scored a half-century to help his side post a score of 178/4 in 20 overs. Rahul was well-supported from Nicholas Pooran who scored 33 runs off 17 deliveries, smashing the ball to all corners of the ground. Shardul Thakur was the pick of the bowlers for CSK, accounting for two wickets while conceding 39 runs.(SCORECARD)
IPL 2020 Match 18 Highlights Between Kings XI Punjab And Chennai Super Kings, Straight From Dubai International Cricket Stadium
CSK win by 10 wickets
CSK need 11 runs off 18 deliveries
CSK need 44 runs off 36 deliveries
CSK need 60 runs off 48 deliveries
Half-century for Faf du Plessis
Half-century for Shane Watson
100 up for CSK, 100-run partnership between Faf du Plessis and Shane Watson
CSK get 21 runs off last 2 overs
CSK reach 32/0 at the end of four overs
CSK score 16 runs off 2 overs
Sheldon Cottrell to bowl the first over of the second innings
KXIP finish on 178/4 in 20 overs
MS Dhoni completes 100 catches as wicketkeeper in IPL
WICKET! KL Rahul c MS Dhoni b Shardul Thakur 63 (52)
WICKET! Nicholas Pooran c Ravindra Jadeja b Shardul Thakur 33 (17)
50-run partnership between KL Rahul and Nicholas Pooran
KXIP 141/2 (16 overs)
Half-century for KL Rahul
KL Rahul completes 1500 runs for KXIP in IPL
Six runs and a wicket off Ravindra Jadeja's third over
WICKET! Mandeep Singh c Ambati Rayadu b Ravindra Jadeja 27 (16)
Chawla concedes 17 runs off his second over
Another 5 runs off Jadeja's second over, KXIP 71/1 (10 overs)
5 runs and a wicket off Chawla's first over
WICKET! Mayank Agarwal c Sam Curran b Piyush Chawla 26 (19)
Ravindra Jadeja concedes 6 runs off his opening over
9 runs off Dwayne Bravo's opening over
50-run partnership between KL Rahul and Mayank Agarwal
7 runs off Deepak Chahar's third over
12 runs from Sam Curran's second over
Seven runs off Deepak Chahar's second over
8 runs off the second over bowled by Sam Curran
Just 4 runs off the opening over
Deepak Chahar to bowl the opening over
Final team huddle for Kings XI Punjab
Three changes for KXIP, CSK field unchanged side
Kings XI Punjab captain KL Rahul wins toss
MS Dhoni, Stephen Fleming seen conversing
KXIP players have trained hard to take on CSK
Special message for KXIP players
Stephen Fleming seen interacting with Anil Kumble
Will CSK skipper MS Dhoni deliver the goods against KXIP?
CSK enjoy lead over KXIP in head-to-head match stats
CSK's standout performer Faf du Plessis takes on Mohammed Shami
Chennai Super Kings
Kings XI Punjab
MS Dhoni
KL Rahul
Ambati Rayudu