Ipl 2018 dhoni's career best fails to see csk through; kxip win by 4 runs

IPL 2018: Dhoni's career-best fails to see CSK through; KXIP win by 4 runs

IPL 2018: Dhoni's career-best fails to see CSK through; KXIP win by 4 runs on Business Standard. Kings XI Punjab won their second match at Mohali which helps them to move up the Vivo IPL points table.

Chennai Super Kings tried to chase the mammoth target but failed to do so.

IPL 2018 Kings XI Punjab defeated Chennai Super Kings by 4 runs in yet another nail-biter match in the Indian Premier League (IPL 2018). Chasing a mammoth total of 198, CSK kept losing wickets at regular intervals, but in the end captain Dhoni (79 runs off 44 balls) stood tall to make sure it did not become a one-sided match. However, CSK fell short by 4 runs.

Earlier, Chris Gayle made a quick fire 63 for KXIP and was declared man of the match. After winning their 3rd match, Kings XI Punjab moved to the second spot in the VIVO IPL points table.

Chennai Super Kings did not have the best of the starts as they would have liked chasing 198. Shane Watson played some shots before getting out for 11.

Earlier, put into bat first, Kings XI Punjab had a dream start as the comeback king Chris Gayle went hammer and tongs from ball one. Lokesh Rahul was not far behind, and he too hit some good shots. Chris Gayle scored 63 runs. Other batsmen did get starts but failed to convert them into big scores, Despite Tahir getting two wickets in two balls, KXIP was able to reach 197-7 in the 20 overs. Chennai Super Kings will need 198 to win when they come out to bat.

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