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Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association: Punjab Kings went down by 28 runs against the five-time winner Chennai Super Kings in the Indian Premier League encounter here on Sunday. However, speedster Harshal Patel feels they are still in the race for the playoff spots.

After electing to bowl, Punjab restricted CSK to 167/9 thanks to superb spells by Rahul Chahar and Harshal Patel at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association (HPCA) Stadium here.

While the leg-spinner recorded figures of 3-23 in his 4 overs at an economy rate of 5.8, Harshal gave away just 24 runs and picked 3 wickets as well in his 4 overs, maintaining an economy rate of 6.