Priyansh Arya's Blazing Century Outshines Dhoni's Late Heroics in IPL 2025 Clash
Wow, what an electrifying IPL 2025 match that was between Punjab Kings and Chennai Super Kings! And if you caught it live, you know exactly what I’m talking about — Priyansh Arya, remember the name, because this young man is writing his own chapter in IPL history already. In only his fifth IPL game, Arya smashed a jaw-dropping 103 off just 42 balls, lighting up Mullanpur like a seasoned superstar and sealing an 18-run win for Punjab Kings over the mighty CSK.
Let me walk you through this, because it was unreal from the very first ball. Arya, just 24 years old and in his debut IPL season, opened the innings and sent the first delivery sailing over point for six. Talk about intent! And even though he had a few lucky breaks — dropped catches at 0, 35, and 74 — he made sure to make CSK pay dearly. Nine sixes and a flurry of powerful strokes, especially through the off-side, helped him race to a century in just 39 balls. That’s the joint fourth-fastest hundred in IPL history, and second-fastest by an Indian after Yusuf Pathan's 37-ball epic.
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The Punjab innings looked shaky at one point with half the team back in the dugout early, but Arya was unfazed. He just kept counter-attacking, hammering Pathirana for three sixes in a row at one point. By the time he got out in the 14th over, he'd taken Punjab to a commanding 154. Shashank Singh added the finishing touches with an unbeaten 52, and they ended with a towering total of 219.
Chennai didn’t go down without a fight though. Devon Conway crafted a calm 69 before retiring out, and Shivam Dube (42 off 27) added some punch in the middle. But the real twist came when MS Dhoni walked in at number five. Yep, the legend still had the crowd on the edge of their seats. At 43 years old, he smacked two towering sixes off Lockie Ferguson in the 18th over, and suddenly, 75 needed off 30 didn’t seem impossible.
But here’s where the heartbreak hit. With 28 needed off the final over, Dhoni, who had brought CSK back into the match almost single-handedly, was dismissed on the very first ball of the 20th over — caught at short fine-leg off Yash Thakur. You could see the disappointment all over his face. He had done the impossible before, but this time, it just wasn’t to be.
Punjab Kings might've dropped four catches, but they held their nerve in the end. And thanks to Arya’s fireworks and disciplined death bowling, they now find themselves at the top of the table with six points from four matches. Meanwhile, CSK has slumped to four defeats in five games — definitely not where you'd expect them to be.
This match wasn’t just about who won or lost. It was a coming-of-age moment for a fearless young talent in Priyansh Arya and a reminder of MS Dhoni’s never-fading charisma. The IPL always delivers drama, but this one? This one had legacy, future, and fire — all packed into 40 overs of brilliance.
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