PBKS vs CSK, 11th Match at Mumbai, IPL, Apr 03 2022 - Ball by Ball Commentary

11.35pm: The game began with Jadeja flashing a smile after winning his first toss as IPL captain. It ends with Agarwal and Livingstone grinning ear to ear. That's all we have for you from this game. Looking forward to your company for the rest of the season as well. Until next time, this is Deivarayan Muthu signing off on the behalf of Hemant Brar and Chandan Duorah. Stay safe and good night.

Livingstone, Player of the Match: The first two games didn't go my way, but [it's] nice to contribute to a win. We got to a target we thought was defendable and the seam bowers set it up for us. We wanted to be aggressive and as exciting as we can. Nice to get a few today, but as I said the seamers set it up in the powerplay. I've been swinging hard, so nice to get it off the middle today. But it was all about the seamers. I play my own way and I struggled a bit with Rajasthan as well. Hopefully, this will bring some confidence. Bowling is something I really enjoy and I keep practicing. Hopefully, I'll come more and more into the game. I also bat in the nets with Odean Smith.

Agarwal: We were thinking we were 5-7 short, chasing 180 is never going to be easy. I was very, very happy with the way we bowled with the new ball. I said nothing to Livingstone. Everyone holds their breath when he's batting. Vaibhav was with us a couple of years back and we saw the talent. KKR picked him up, but we wanted him because he's something different. With Jitesh, Anil bhai had seen him at Mumbai Indians. He has great intent and he's a fantastic keeper. The standout thing about him is his attitude. We will definitely look to play hard, positive cricket. We have to be emotionally intelligent if it doesn't come off.

Jadeja: I think we lost too many wickets in the powerplay and didn't find momentum from ball one. We need to find a way to come back stronger. No, we need to give him [Gaikwad] confidence; we all know he's a very good player. I'm sure he will come good. Dube has been batting well and I think keeping him in a good frame of mind is the key. We will try our best to work hard and come back stronger.

The Birmingham Phoenix boys catch up at the sidelines. Moeen, Howell and Livingstone involved in an intense chat.

Ramki: "Great to see teams batting first winning three on the trot. This will open up the tournament further and make it more exciting to watch. Bring out the dew spray everyday closer to the start, please."

Mohit: "@Pramod, we're used to seeing MI at the bottom in the first half of most of the IPLs. They take off in the 2nd half."

Dhawan: It feels great. We made a great comeback. Vaibhav was swinging in the nets and troubling us - that's why he got a debut and he kept his calm. We lost early wickets and we knew we had to build a partnership. Livingstone took the game away from the opposition and I played the supporting role. We were just positive because 180 is still a big score. It's not that easy for a chasing team even though dew comes.

11.12pm Punjab Kings hand CSK their third successive defeat. Debutant Vaibhav Arora and Kagiso Rabada scythed through the top order in the powerplay and when Odean Smith bounced out Rayudu, CSK were 36 for 5 in the eighth over. There would be no way back for them, despite a 26-ball half-century from Dube. Dhoni tuk-tuked his way to 23 off 28 balls in a bid to limit NRR damage before CSK ultimately folded for 126 in 18 overs. Kings secure their second win in three games, having stayed true to their explosive style of cricket - both with bat and ball. Agarwal will also be buoyed by the debuts of Jitesh and Arora. On the other hand, plenty to ponder already for CSK.

SpaceyAVP : "Punjab have started to look like a dangerous side. If Rajapaksa, Smith, and Livingstone all get going (right now it seems like 1 of them does each game), it could be devastating for teams. The only thing missing seems to be a bit of experience- the tail needs to keep the momentum going. "

Naina: "I think it's right time to bring Bairstow in place of Rajapksa, which might be very unfortunate for him but Punjab needs a bit of experience in the lineup to not repeat what happened today where they scored only 70 runs in last 10 overs"

RayOfSunshine: "I feel that CSK is still just a win away from clicking... Some unfortunate events - heavy dew in the second match and lack of application from almost all of batsmen have led to their downfall..."

Aravind: "This is exactly like CSK in 2020. When batting clicks, bowling doesn't..when bowling clicks, batting doesn't.. And they lose the small moments"

Hashir: "Well, 3 of the 4 most decorated IPL teams are at 8, 9 and 10 respectively (at least until SRH's match tomorrow). Looks to be a case of fierce competition more than a case of the mighty falling. Exciting days ahead!"

George : "So refreshing to see dew not deciding outcomes and letting skills take the center stage."

CSKFAN: "I'm getting 2020 flashblacks :(. Feel for jaddu. This is tough "

Pramod : "When I see CSK and MI at the bottom, it looks like an unIPL. "

No.11 Choudhary

Senapati brings out a new bat for Dhoni

Mohit: "It's 17th over and 2 for Arshdeep and 1 for Rabada are remaining. Why Livingston is still bowling?" --- Because Dhoni struggles against spin these days and dew isn't a big factor tonight

William : "I reckon PBKS should drop Odean for Bairstow. He's been very average with the bat and ball barring that one RCB innings. They should then play Raj Bawa for the extra seam option "

Livingstone is on a hat-trick

Gururaj : "Great effort from Punjab with the ball which is supposed to be their weakness. A great find in Vaibhav Arora too! All in all, with their explosive batting (just add YJB) and decent bowling attack, they are surely a force to reckon with this season!!"

Chahar is back to tighten the screws even further

Mohammed Nayeem: "Aaaandddd the MOM goes to Livingstone... "

DJ Bravo joins Dhoni