Chennai Super Kings (CSK) will lock horns with Punjab Kings (PBKS) in match number 49 of the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL 2025) season on Wednesday, April 30. CSK has cut a sorry figure in the IPL 2025 season so far, as they have won just two games out of the nine games that they have played. It is a do-or-die fixture for the five-time IPL champions' side, as a loss today against PBKS will rule them out of making it to the playoffs.
Meanwhile, PBKS is placed fifth on the points table with 11 points from nine games that they have played. A victory against CSK in Chepauk will catapult PBKS to the second position on the points table. The Shreyas-Iyer-led side has looked solid with the bat in hand, with contributions from Priyansh Arya, Prabhsimran Singh, and Nehal Wadhera. The only major concern for the side is the woeful form of Glenn Maxwell.
For CSK, there was a visible shift in their approach as three youngsters - Ayush Mhatre, Dewald Brevis, and Shaik Rasheed—played; all players are below 25 years of age. CSK always relies on its experienced players to come good. But this time players like Rahul Tripathi, Deepak Hooda, and Ravi Ashwin have miserably failed to get going.
CSK vs PBKS Pitch Report
The match will be played at the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium in Chepauk. The pitch this season has favored spinners more than pacers. CSK's mystery spinner Noor Ahmad has thrived bowling on this surface. However, the last game between CSK vs SRH saw the latter's fast bowlers picking up nine out of ten wickets to fall. This season, teams defending scores in Chepauk have won more, with the average score being 180 runs.
CSK vs PBKS Weather Report
The temperature in Chennai on Wednesday is expected to be hot and sultry, rising to 38 degrees Celsius, according to the AccuWeather app. The humidity levels are set to 80%. The good news is that rain won't play spoilsport.
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CSK vs PBKS Squads
CSK: Shaik Rasheed, Ayush Mhatre, Deepak Hooda, Sam Curran, Ravindra Jadeja, Dewald Brevis, Shivam Dube, MS Dhoni(w/c), Noor Ahmad, Khaleel Ahmed, Matheesha Pathirana, Anshul Kamboj, Ravichandran Ashwin, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Ramakrishna Ghosh, Jamie Overton, Vijay Shankar, Rahul Tripathi, Shreyas Gopal, Devon Conway, Rachin Ravindra, Mukesh Choudhary, Nathan Ellis, Andre Siddarth C, Vansh Bedi.
PBKS: Priyansh Arya, Prabhsimran Singh, Shreyas Iyer(c), Josh Inglis(w), Nehal Wadhera, Shashank Singh, Glenn Maxwell, Azmatullah Omarzai, Marco Jansen, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal, Harpreet Brar, Musheer Khan, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Suryansh Shedge, Praveen Dubey, Marcus Stoinis, Xavier Bartlett, Vishnu Vinod, Yash Thakur, Aaron Hardie, Kuldeep Sen, Harnoor Singh, Pyla Avinash.
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