The 42nd game of IPL 2023 will be played between Chennai Super Kings and Punjab Kings at the former’s home ground in Chennai. The hosts are currently fourth in the points table with five wins and three losses from six matches. They come into this game on the back of a loss to Rajasthan Royals by a margin of by 32 runs. The Chennai bowlers displayed one of their worst bowling performances of the season as the opponents went on to score 202 runs in 20 overs. But their batting was even worse as apart from a half century by Shivam Dube, none of the other batsmen could get going.
Punjab, on the other hand, have four wins and as many losses from eight games so far. In their last game, they were handed a big defeat by the Lucknow Super Giants, who posted a total of 257 runs in 20 overs and then defended the target. Punjab put up a good fight in the chase but 257 was always going to be a difficult total and they eventually fell short of the target by 56 runs. This has also spoiled their net run rate and they are now at the wrong half of the points table.
CSK vs PBKS Injury Update
For Chennai, a few players are still unavailable as they continue to recover from injuries. This includes Deepak Chahar and Ben Stokes. Punjab, on the other hand, do not have any injury concerns.
CSK vs PBKS Predicted XI
Chennai Super Kings Predicted XI
Devon Conway, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ajinkya Rahane, Moeen Ali, Ambati Rayudu, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni (C/Wk), Mitchell Santner, Maheesh Theekshana, Akash Singh, Tushar Deshpande.
Punjab Kings Predicted XI
Atharva Taide, Shikhar Dhawan (c), Prabhsimran Singh, Sikandar Raza, Liam Livingstone, Sam Curran, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Shahrukh Khan, Kagiso Rabada, Rahul Chahar, Arshdeep Singh
CSK vs PBKS Match Details
Match: Chennai Super Kings vs Punjab Kings
Date & Time: April 30, 3:30 PM
Venue: M Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
Chennai vs Punjab Fantasy Team
Wicket-keepers: Devon Conway
Batters: Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shikhar Dhawan, Ajinkya Rahane, Shivam Dube
All-rounders: Ravindra Jadeja, S Raza
Bowlers: Tushar Deshpande, Arshdeep Singh, Kagiso Rabada, Maheesh Theekshana
CSK vs PBKS: Chennai Weather and Pitch Report
The pitch at the M Chidambaram Stadium will favour the spinners. The average first innings score here in IPL matches is 154. Anything above 170 will be a good total and the captain winning the toss should preferably opt to bowl first.
The weather will be humid during the game. The temperature is likely to be in the range of 29 to 31 degree Celsius. Rain is not forecast.
CSK vs PBKS IPL Match 2023 Broadcasting
CSK vs PBKS IPL match will be live on Star Sports network as far as TV is concerned.
Chennai vs Punjab Live Streaming
Jio Cinema has picked up streaming rights of CSK vs PBKS match. The toss will take place at 7 PM.
CSK vs PBKS IPL 2023 Head to Head
| Matches Played | 27 |
| Matches won by Chennai Super Kings | 15 |
| Matches won by Punjab Kings | 12 |
| Matches with No Result | 0 |
| Matches Tied | 0 |
CSK vs PBKS Match Prediction
Chennai’s bowling looks a bit weak after the previous game, while Punjab’s bowling is very strong. But CSK’s batting looks much stronger than that of PBKS. The visitors will depend on Shikhar Dhawan and Sikandar Raza for the bulk of runs. We predict Chennai to win this game
