Chennai Super Kings vs Punjab Kings, IPL 2024: Here’s a look at the Playing XI prediction, head-to-head stats, venue records, pitch and weather updates of the CSK vs PBKS clash before their IPL showdown on Wednesday.
Chennai Super Kings vs Punjab Kings IPL Match Today: Ruturaj Gaikwad’s Chennai Super Kings will lock horns with Sam Curran’s Punjab Kings at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Wednesday. Both the teams are coming back with comprehensive wins and would be looking to continue with the momentum going forward.
Though, a win might be two points for both teams but will mean completely different things. A win for CSK would take them a step closer to reaching the playoffs and PBKS need a win just to stay alive in the competition. Chennai will have a home advantage while Punjab will have the confidence that they have attained from chasing the highest score in the history of T20 cricket against the Kolkata Knight Riders in their last game.
Playing XI predictions for the CSK vs PBKS IPL 2024 match
CSK Predicted XI:Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ajinkya Rahane, Daryl Mitchell, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni, Moeen Ali, Deepak Chahar, Tushar Deshpande, Matheesha Pathirana, Mustafizur Rahman
Impact sub: Shardul Thakur/Sameer Rizvi
CSK player to watch out for: The skipper has been in fabulous form for the hosts, especially in home conditions. His stroke-play has been sublime and just when things were looking a touch iffy for Super Kings in the campaign with regards to the batting Ruturaj Gaikwad has stepped up and anchored the innings to take CSK to huge totals at home.
PBKS predicted XI: Prabhsimran Singh/Shikhar Dhawan, Jonny Bairstow, Rilee Rossouw, Shashank Singh, Sam Curran, Jitesh Sharma, Ashutosh Sharma, Harpreet Brar, Haarshal Patel, Kagiso Rabada, Arshdeep Singh
Impact sub: Rahul Chahar
PBKS player to watch out for: Jonny Bairstow after starting the season poorly played arguably innings of the tournament in that historic chase against KKR in the last game. The English player has the reputation of being a streaky play through his career and CSK need to be wary of his threat on Wednesday.
CSK vs PBKS head-to-head stats
Matches played: 28, CSK won: 15, PBKS won: 13, No result: 0
Squads:
Punjab Kings Squad: Jonny Bairstow, Sam Curran(c), Rilee Rossouw, Jitesh Sharma(w), Shashank Singh, Ashutosh Sharma, Harpreet Brar, Harshal Patel, Kagiso Rabada, Rahul Chahar, Arshdeep Singh, Prabhsimran Singh, Rishi Dhawan, Vidhwath Kaverappa, Shivam Singh, Prince Choudhary, Vishwanath Singh, Nathan Ellis, Atharva Taide, Tanay Thyagarajan, Liam Livingstone, Sikandar Raza, Chris Woakes, Harpreet Singh Bhatia, Shikhar Dhawan
Chennai Super Kings Squad: Ajinkya Rahane, Ruturaj Gaikwad(c), Daryl Mitchell, Moeen Ali, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni(w), Deepak Chahar, Tushar Deshpande, Mustafizur Rahman, Matheesha Pathirana, Sameer Rizvi, Shardul Thakur, Shaik Rasheed, Mitchell Santner, Rachin Ravindra, Ajay Jadav Mandal, Prashant Solanki, Mukesh Choudhary, Simarjeet Singh, RS Hangargekar, Maheesh Theekshana, Nishant Sindhu, Aravelly Avanish, Richard Gleeson
CSK vs PBKS pitch report
The pitch at Chepauk this season has been conducive to bowling in the first innings and got better as the evening progressed once the dew has come into play. Hence the team winning the toss might be looking to bowl first and make use of the wet conditions in the second innings.
CSK vs PBKS Weather Report
The maximum temperature today in Chennai is 37 degrees centigrade and the minimum is 31. There is no chance of rainfall and the day will remain humid throughout and the nights are expected to be breezy.
CSK vs PBKS livestreaming
The CSK vs PBKS IL 2024 match will be streamed on the JioCinema App and telecast on the Star Sports Network on May 1, Wednesday from 7:30 PM IST.
Source:indianexpress.com