PBKS vs CSK: Ravindra Jadeja breaks MS Dhoni's all-time record to top elite CSK list

The star Chennai Super Kings (CSK) all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja turned out to be the Most Valuable Player of the side in the 53rd match of the Indian Premier League 2024 (IPL 2024) against Punjab Kings (PBKS) at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium in Dharamsala on Sunday, May 5.

Batting first on the slow surface when Chennai Super Kings were struggling, Ravindra Jadeja stepped up and top-scored for the side to help his team register a fighting total of 167/9. The all-rounder smashed 43 runs off 26 balls and his innings was studded with 3 fours and 2 sixes.

During his brilliant innings, Ravindra Jadeja was involved in four important partnerships of 26, 21, 28, and 14 runs with Moeen Ali, Mitchell Santner, Shardul Thakur, and Tushar Deshpande.

Ravindra Jadeja performed equally impressive in the second innings as well and picked up three wickets by giving away just 20 runs. He bagged huge wickets of Prabhsimran Singh, Sam Curran, and Ashutosh Sharma. Jadeja's all-round show helped CSK seal a 28-run win in the match and the all-rounder was awarded Player of the Match for his heroics. 

As Jadeja won the Player of the Match award, he broke MS Dhoni's all-time record to become the CSK player to win the most number of PoTM awards.

Most M.O.M Awards for CSK in IPL

16 - Ravindra Jadeja*

15 - MS Dhoni

12 - Suresh Raina 

11 - Ruturaj Gaikwad 

10 - Michael Hussey

  6 - Faf Duplessis 

  6 - Shane Watson 

Ravindra Jadeja also joined Yuvraj Singh and Shane Watson in an elite IPL list with his performance against PBKS. 

Double of 40-plus runs & 3 wickets in an IPL game most often

3 - Shane Watson

3 - Yuvraj Singh

3 - Ravindra Jadeja

2 - Andre Russell

"Was a day game so the wicket was slow" - Ravindra Jadeja 

Speaking after winning the PoTM, Ravindra Jadeja said that the pitch in Dharamsala was a slow one. He said:

"Was a day game so the wicket was slow. It was expected to be slow because it was quite warm."

Ravindra Jadeja further spoke about his role at CSK, saying that his job is to build partnerships after the loss of early wickets. Ravindra Jadeja said:

"Wanted to build a partnership of 30-40 so that we have a platform for the end. The bowlers bowled well. Always looks a flat wicket in powerplay. But as the ball gets older, it doesn't come on very well. When you're playing at a new venue, you don't have an idea of how the pitch will be. Felt we were 15-20 short. My role is to build a partnership if we lose early wickets."

Talking further about the PBKS vs CSK clash, after beating Punjab Kings in Dharamsala, Chennai Super Kings ended their 5-match losing streak against the Punjab-based franchise. Overall, the head-to-head record between the teams stands at 16-14 in CSK's favor.

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