Chennai Super Kings 167 for 9 beat Punjab Kings 139 for 9
It all started with CSK ticking all the boxes they shouldn't tick in a batting innings in T20 cricket. They lost a wicket in the powerplay. Ajinkya Rahane's poor IPL continued with his fifth score of 15 or less. Then, just as they were recovering - chasing down overs of 19 and 9 runs respectively - they lost three wickets in 11 balls, including top scorer Ruturaj Gaikwad (32 off 21) and spin-hitter Shivam Dube (0 off 1). Then, just as they were recovering - with overs of 11 and 9 runs to spare - they lost another wicket. Ravindra Jadeja, batting at number 6, came in for the ninth over and made sure he stayed there for most of the innings. His 26-ball 43 was crucial to CSK's total.