Punjab Kings’ Yuzvendra Chahal celebrates the dismissal of Chennai Super Kings’ Noor Ahmad during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Chennai Super Kings and Punjab Kings’ at M. A. Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai, India, Wednesday, April 30, 2025. (AP Photo/R. Parthibhan)
Punjab Kings’ Yuzvendra Chahal, right, celebrates the dismissal of Chennai Super Kings’ Mahendra Singh Dhoni , left, during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Chennai Super Kings and Punjab Kings’ at M. A. Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai, India, Wednesday, April 30, 2025. (AP Photo/R. Parthibhan)
Punjab Kings’ Yuzvendra Chahal celebrates after taking a hat trick during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Chennai Super Kings and Punjab Kings’ at M. A. Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai, India, Wednesday, April 30, 2025. (AP Photo/R. Parthibhan)
Punjab Kings’ captain Shreyas Iyer bowled out during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Chennai Super Kings and Punjab Kings’ at M. A. Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai, India, Wednesday, April 30, 2025. (AP Photo/R. Parthibhan)
Punjab Kings’ Josh Inglis, right, shake hand with Chennai Super Kings’ Mahendra Singh Dhoni after they won during the Indian Premier League cricket match against them at M. A. Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai, India, Wednesday, April 30, 2025. (AP Photo/R. Parthibhan)
Punjab Kings’ Yuzvendra Chahal, right, celebrates the dismissal of Chennai Super Kings’ Noor Ahmad with his team mates during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Chennai Super Kings and Punjab Kings’ at M. A. Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai, India, Wednesday, April 30, 2025. (AP Photo/R. Parthibhan)
Chennai Super Kings’ Khaleel Ahmed celebrates the dismissal of Punjab Kings’ Suryansh Shedge during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Chennai Super Kings and Punjab Kings’ at M. A. Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai, India, Wednesday, April 30, 2025. (AP Photo/R. Parthibhan)
Punjab Kings’ Prabhsimran Singh plays a shot during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Chennai Super Kings and Punjab Kings’ at M. A. Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai, India, Wednesday, April 30, 2025. (AP Photo/R. Parthibhan)
Punjab Kings’ captain Shreyas Iyer plays a shot during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Chennai Super Kings and Punjab Kings’ at M. A. Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai, India, Wednesday, April 30, 2025. (AP Photo/R. Parthibhan)
Chennai Super Kings’ Noor Ahmad, left and Chennai Super Kings’ Mahendra Singh Dhoni celebrates the dismissal of Punjab Kings’ Prabhsimran Singh during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Chennai Super Kings and Punjab Kings’ at M. A. Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai, India, Wednesday, April 30, 2025. (AP Photo/R. Parthibhan)
Chahal performs hat trick in Punjab win that ends Chennai’s hopes of IPL playoffs
CHENNAI, India (AP) — Chennai Super Kings became the first team to fall out of contention for the Indian Premier League playoffs as Yuzvendra Chahal performed a hat trick in Punjab Kings’ four-wicket win on Wednesday.
Punjab Kings’ Yuzvendra Chahal celebrates the dismissal of Chennai Super Kings’ Noor Ahmad during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Chennai Super Kings and Punjab Kings’ at M. A. Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai, India, Wednesday, April 30, 2025. (AP Photo/R. Parthibhan)
CHENNAI, India (AP) — Chennai Super Kings became the first team to fall out of contention for the Indian Premier League playoffs as Yuzvendra Chahal performed a hat trick in Punjab Kings’ four-wicket win on Wednesday.
Half-centuries from captain Shreyas Iyer (72) and opening batter Prabhsimran Singh (54) anchored Punjab to 194-6 and propelled their team to No. 2 on the table with 13 points.
Leg-spinner Chahal picked up all four of his wickets in the penultimate over to finish with 4-32 as Chennai stumbled to 190 all out in 19.2 overs.
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Captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni smacked Chahal for a straight six off the first ball before he holed out at long off of the next delivery. Chahal then dismissed Deepak Hooda, Anshul Kamboj and Khaleel Ahmed off successive balls to complete his hat trick.
Earlier, Sam Curran had brought Chennai close to breaching the 200-run mark for the only second time this season, but once he got caught behind for 88 off 47 balls in the 18th over, Chennai folded quickly against Chahal.
A dismal season for five-time champion Chennai saw them lose five home games and it is the third time in the last four seasons that they have missed the playoffs.
Last-place Chennai started the season with win against Mumbai Indians at home before they lost five straight games. They ended their losing streak by beating Lucknow Super Giants but again lost three consecutive games and have just four points after 10 matches.
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