The 12th match of the Vivo IPL 2018 between Kings XI Punjab and Chennai Super Kings began With the Kings XI Punjab sent in to bat first, and they got off to a rocking start, with openers KL Rahul and Windies mass entertainer Chris Gayle blasting away the CSK bowlers all over the park, and going for a hunt.



While KL Rahul departed scoring 37, failing to convert the superb start into a big Innings, the marauder Gayle who threatened to take the Punjab total to more than 250, ended his blitzkrieg finally, scoring 63(33b,7x4,4x6). Except for Mayank Agarwal 30(19) and Karun Nair 29(17), the Punjab middle order couldn't quite carry forward the momentum generated by Gayle, as Kings XI Punjab finally ended their Innings scoring a steady 197/7. The Chennai super kings innings began disastrous, as they lost both their openers Murali Vijay and Shane Watson cheaply.



However, Ambati Rayudu 49(35) kept hopes alive, as he posted a composed knock, before being dismissed by Punjab skipper Ravichandran Ashwin, who again struck by running out last match hero Billings in a spectacular piece of fielding. In came captain cool MS Dhoni, who has been critically out of form, who was joined by Ravindra Jadeja, who gave company for a while before being dismissed for 19.




Dhoni, who began cautiously, Suddenly launched an array of shots, from the 14th over, hitting several sizes and fours in what had actually become a tough match to win for CSK, and brought the team to needing 17 off last over, with Dwayne Bravo to accompany him. After several singles and dots, MS Dhoni scored a four and a six, but the victory was too close yet too far, as Mohit Sharma's tight Yorkers stopped him from getting ahead, as Kings XI Punjab won by 4 runs, despite a heroic 79*(44b, 6x4,5x6) from MS Dhoni who threatened to snatch victory from Punjab. 



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