Chennai Super Kings (CSK) suffered their third consecutive defeat in the ongoing IPL season as they lost to Punjab Kings (PBKS) by 54 runs at the Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai on Sunday (April 3).

Asked to bat first, PBKS rode on Liam Livingstone’s 32-ball 60 to post a highly competitive total of 180/8 on the board. Shikhar Dhawan (33) and Jitesh Sharma (26) also made notable contributions with the bat.

Chris Jordan was the stand-out bowler for the Super Kings, returning with the figures of 2 for 23 in his four overs.

In reply, CSK’s innings folded for a paltry 126 in 18 overs. It was a listless performance from the defending champions as all the batters struggled except for all-rounder Shivam Dube (57 off 30 balls). While most of them in the batting line-up fell for a single-digit score, some failed to keep the scoreboard ticking.

For the Punjab Kings, Rahul Chahar (3-25), Vaibhav Arora (2-21), and Livingstone (2-25) registered impressive figures with the ball.

Cricket experts on Twitter questioned the approach of CSK batters in the run-chase while they hailed the Punjab team for their clinical showing.

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