MS Dhoni’s 44-ball unbeaten 79 was not enough for Chennai Super Kings to take them home against Kings XI Punjab in the 12th Indian Premier League 2018 match at Mohali. CSK in search of daunting 198 runs fell four runs short as they suffer first defeat of the season. Meanwhile, KXIP registered their second win in three games and now move to second place on the IPL 2018 points table.

For 14 overs of CSK innings, KXIP were in total control as the former needed over 15 runs per over to win the match. Slowly Dhoni brought his side back in the game with some power hitting but could not finish on a high. Needing 55 runs from last three overs, Dhoni brought the equation down to 17 off last over. He was the wrecker-in-chief as Mohit Sharma and Andrew Tye gave away 19 runs in the 18th and 19th overs respectively. CSK then needed 17 runs from the last over, but Mohit did well to defend the total and gave away 12 runs.  KXIP vs CSK Full Scorecard 

CSK innings saw significant contributions from Dhoni and Ambati Rayudu, who fell one run short of his half-century. The Men in Yellow lost openers Shane Watson and Murali Vijay inside the Powerplay overs. Sam Billings was then dismissed in the seventh over with CSK’s score reading 56 for three. You can watch video highlights of KXIP vs CSK here.

For KXIP, Tye picked two wickets while Mohit and Ashwin picked a wicket each. However, it was Mujeeb Zadran’s three overs that made things difficult for CSK. The Afghan spinner gave way only 18 runs from his three overs.

Earlier, thanks to Chris Gayle’s 66 off just 33 balls KXIP posted 197 in their allotted 20 overs. Gayle playing his first match for the franchise looked at his best as he smashed bowlers all around the park.

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