The spinners lulled the Kings XI Punjab pair into a false sense of security, as a gettable 71 off 49 balls turned into a far more challenging 43 off 14
Scorer: Ranjith P | Commentator: Hemant Brar (@Cricquest)
That's all from our side for this game. Switch over to Hyderabad where Mumbai are batting first against Sunrisers. See you there.
Harbhajan Singh is the Man of the Match.
Mark: "Not to put too fine a point on it, but that was possibly the worst managed chase in the IPL in a long time!"
7.38pm A comfortable win for Chennai Super Kings in the end despite fifties for KL Rahul and Sarfaraz Khan. The CSK spinners made the difference as expected, combining to take 61 for 4 off 12. Harbhajan Singh led the show with two in the second over of the innings. Rahul and Sarfaraz added 110 in 93 balls but couldn't kick on when it mattered. In the end, they were left with too may off two few and fell short by 22 despite five wickets in hand.
Mandeep Singh
SN Khan c du Plessis b Kuggeleijn 67 (84m 59b 4x4 2x6) SR: 113.55
26 needed off 6. Kuggeleijn to bowl the last over
After leaking 27 in his first two overs, the seamer gave away only ten runs in his last two while claiming the wickets of Rahul and Sarfaraz
The Kings XI captain might have ended up on the losing side, but he did make a big statement on his return to Chepauk
Smart Stats compares the performances of the two leading offspinners in the Chennai Super Kings v Kings XI Punjab game
Did Dwayne Bravo's absence help Super Kings, and how crucial is Sarfaraz Khan to Kings XI's prospects?
The South African quick bowler used his Derbyshire experience to develop his game, and has had impressive runs in T20 and T10 tournaments
