KXIP vs CSK Man of the Match: Who was awarded Man of the Match in KXIP vs CSK?

Dixit Bhargav | 05/05/2019
KXIP vs CSK Man of the Match

KXIP vs CSK Man of the Match: Kings XI Punjab star batsman was declared the ‘Man of the Match’ for his riveting knock.

During the 55th match of the ongoing 12th season of the Indian Premier League between Kings XI Punjab and Chennai Super Kings at Mohali, Kings XI Punjab defeated Chennai Super Kings by 6 wickets to culminate their IPL 2019 campaign on a high.

In what was their sixth IPL 2019 victory, they are highly unlikely of qualifying for the playoffs with 12 points to their name.

After Punjab captain Ravichandran Ashwin won the toss and chose to field, Chennai posted a handsome 170/5 in their allotted quota of 20 overs. In what was his 11th IPL half-century, CSK opening batsman Faf du Plessis top-scored for his team scoring 96 (55) with the help of 10 fours and four sixes.

With bowling figures of 4-0-35-3, KXIP all-rounder Sam Curran was the pick of the bowlers for his team.

KXIP vs CSK Man of the Match

Chasing a 171-run target, the hosts went off to a flier on the back of a brisk 108-run opening partnership between Lokesh Rahul and Chris Gayle. Despite losing wickets at regular intervals, Punjab never lacked behind in the chase. With Mandeep Singh (11*) and Curran (6*) in the middle, KXIP sealed the chase in 18 overs.

In what was a game-changing innings by Rahul, it saw him putting his team in a comfortable position. Before getting out in the 11th over, Rahul scored a magnificent 71 (36) with the help of seven fours an five sixes. The right-hand batsman was declared the Man of the Match for his brilliant innings.

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Dixit Bhargav

Born and brought up in Pathankot, Dixit Bhargav is an engineering and sports management graduate who works as a Cricket Editor at The SportsRush. Having written more than 10,000 articles across more than five years at TSR, his first cricketing memory dates back to 2002 when former India captain Sourav Ganguly had waved his jersey at the historic Lord’s balcony. What followed for an 8-year-old was an instant adulation for both Ganguly and the sport. The optimist in him is waiting for the day when Punjab Kings will win their maiden Indian Premier League title. When not watching cricket, he is mostly found in a cinema hall watching a Punjabi movie.

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