CSK now have lost four on the trot after their opening win against Mumbai. Some serious issues in that side. Meanwhile PBKS are back to winning ways after losing their last one against RR. A jam-packed points table with 5 teams on 6 points. And MI and CSK - both five-time champs lie at 8th and 9th on the table respectively. They need to turn it around and need to do it quick because the games are coming thick and fast. That's it for the night. We will be back tomorrow for more IPL action. Till then sleep tight and snore happily. Take care and bye for now.
Priyansh Arya | Player of the Match (translated from Hindi): Out of the world feeling, I feel very happy but I feel I should contribute more to the team. Shreyas told me to bat with intent, you go for it even with your first ball after I got out last match. When Nehal came out to bat, I told him we will look for singles and doubles, but he told me you play the way with whatever first comes to your mind. All bowlers are good, any bowler could have troubled me.
Shreyas Iyer: This is going to be the template irrespective of any ground we play at. Strong hitters we have and the way Priyansh played was scintillating to watch. Out of the world type of innings. When I had a chat with him in the last game, he was a bit timid in his decision-making when he faced Jofra. Today he backed his instincts, he was free-flowing, that's the mindset I want everyone to have in this team. Basically was one of the top knocks I have seen in the IPL. That was a tactical call, because Dube had already played a few deliveries and Conway. With Yuzi coming in we know how destructive he can be, but I felt that the instincts was to go with the seamers. Basically we wanted pace against Dube, we delayed a bit in that but eventually it worked out. We were talking right now, we haven't played our best game yet, the nerves are still there, once they get fearless on the field, we need to go back and do group catching sessions, but we won the game and we need to focus on the positives.
Shashank Singh: When I went into bat, we were five down for 90-odd. My plan was to play with minimal risk and maximum reward. My role was to give more strike to Priyansh. The way he was batting, I knew if he bats close to 15-16 overs, we will be close to 200 and 200 was a par score on this surface. (On his mindset when he came into bat) When you enter the field, you don't think about the past performance or the future performance, it's just the bat and the ball, so my goal was to be on the wicket and maximise my scoring. Lara sir the way he told me about my batting, he told me that how should I go and take my batting, usually at 6-8, power-hitters come but I'm someone who times the ball. I’m lucky to have Ricky Ponting with me, before coming into the IPL (this season), I wasn’t playing that well in the nets but the way Ricky sir believed in me and backed me, kudos to him. In match one, when he (Priyansh Arya) played against GT, he showed glimpses. He does it for his state side, he is doing the same here at the highest level, I’m very happy for him, he is a very bright prospect for the country as well. We have a very good side, we take it match by match, the side looks very good on paper, we have to win those moments and stay in the present.
Ruturaj Gaikwad: I think the last four games, the only point of difference. It has been critical. The catches we have been dropping, the same batsman is scoring 15,20, 30 runs. Sometimes you have to appreciate it. Priyansh played well. High risk batting and it came off well. We were getting wickets at regular intervals but they kept the momentum going. 10-15 runs lesser would have helped us. But it comes down to dropped catches. It was spot on in the batting perspective. Two of our best batters who play pace well went at the top of the order. They had a good powerplay. Lot of positives in the batting department. We were two three hits away today, Devon is more of a timer of a ball. Very useful at the top of the order. Jaddu, his role is completely different, You know the batsmen is struggling. We waited for him to time it and then changed when we thought it was necessary. Just have some fun. I spoke ahead of the game that we have to enjoy the fielding. If you are nervous, you will drop a catch. If you look to be a standout fielder, save those two three, get that run-out, it helps the team. Batting and bowling you can have bad days.
CSK have lost six out of their last seven matches against PBKS and this is PBKS' first win at Mullanpur after losing five successive IPL games.
23:13 Local Time, 17:43 GMT, 23:13 IST:PBKS have finally won in Mullanpur. Just their second win there.
19.6
Yash Thakur to Shankar, 1 run, to long-on
19.5
Yash Thakur to Jadeja, 1 run, to deep backward point
19.4
Yash Thakur to Jadeja, no run
21 off 3.
19.3
Yash Thakur to Jadeja, SIX, to deep mid-wicket
They are checking if this is four or six. Looks six as it lands flush on the cushions.
19.2
Yash Thakur to Shankar, 1 run, to deep mid-wicket
Retired out in the IPL: R Ashwin vs LSG, Wankhede, 2022 Atharva Taide vs DC, Dharamshala, 2023 Sai Sudharsan vs MI, Ahmedabad, 2023 Tilak Varma vs LSG, Lucknow, 2025 Devon Conway vs PBKS, Mullanpur, 2025*