Punjab Kings left-arm spinner Harpreet Brar talked about the areas he tries to target while bowling against some of the tournament's top hitters in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024. After CSK opener Ruturaj Gaikwad and Ajinkya Rahane fended off PBKS bowlers in the powerplay, Harpreet bowled the ninth over and changed the color of the game in two deliveries. In the ninth over, he sent Rahane back to the dressing room and on the next delivery, he trapped in-form batsman Shivam Dube just in front of the stumps. Rahul Chahar supported him at the other end by making CSK batters toil hard for every run.
Harpreet was named Man of the Match for his game-changing spell that opened the floodgates and laid the foundation for Punjab's triumph.
“It was a good wicket to bowl on, and even Rahul bowled very well. I have been playing for 6 years, so my confidence was quite high. Now bowling for these legends of the game feels normal, I just bowl to my strengths. to be honest, I don't think about wickets, my aim is just to bowl a lot of point balls and point balls create the wickets, the confidence of the bowlers increases and that helps a bit,” Harpreet said the match.
Both spinners combined for an influential spell of 4/33 in 8 overs. In total, Harpreet has six scalps to his name in 10 matches at an economy of 7.21.
Harpreet's efforts played an important role as PBKS registered their fifth win in Chepauk against CSK in the IPL. They moved level with five-time champions Mumbai Indians for the most wins against CSK at Chepauk in the cash-rich league.
When the match arrived, the vibrant yellow wave in the Chepauk stands was reduced to silence after PBKS effortlessly chased down 163 with more than two overs to spare.
Stand-in skipper Sam Curran's decision to put CSK into bat proved to be the ideal decision as the dew factor became a hurdle for CSK bowlers in the second half of the match.
Ruturaj Gaikwad led from the front, scoring 62 off 48 deliveries and MS Dhoni provided the finishing touch at the death to take CSK to an improbable 162/7.
In reply, the PBKS batters barely broke a sweat as they chased 163. Jonny Bairstow and Rilee Rossouw forged a 64-run stand to shift the momentum squarely in their favor.
Curran and Shashank Singh put the finishing touches on a 7-wicket win for PBKS.
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