Striker Shikhar Dhawan of the Punjab Kings (PBKS) praises debut Vaibhava Arora, who broke the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in the ongoing Indian Premier League on Sunday.

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Arora returned with an impressive 2 to 21 numbers from his four overs here at Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai when the PBKS returned in style and defeated the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) by 54 runs.

CSK did not fare well after Ruturaj Gaikwad and Robin Uthappa, who opened the cottage prematurely. Gaikwad was captured by Dhawan in a slip, while the main part of Uthappy was captured by PBKS captain Agarwal. Kagiso Rabada and Vaibhav Arora scored one goal in these two exclusions.

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PBKS continued to put pressure on the new ball when debutant Arora scored his second goal after Moeen Ali pulled one of his deliveries to the stumps.

In the post-match presentation, Shikhar Dhawan said: "It was a great feeling. We showed a good return. It was great. Vaibhav also braked us in the nets. That's why he made his debut today. It bends with good line and height and uses incline. "

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"I am feeling good (about his own batting). We lost two wickets, so we knew we had to build. Liam Livingstone played an amazing knock to take the game away from the opposition but I also knew I had to step up. We didn't know we would get 180 when we lost two quick wickets but we kept the positive game going. We knew we will be in the game if we take early wickets," the experienced Indian opener added.

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Dhawan recorded 33 of 24 balls, while Livingstone led the PBKS with his 32 balls 60.

The Punjab Kings will face the Gujarat Titans on April 8 at Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai.