The ‘struggling’ and ‘down and out’ Chennai Super Kings will take on the in-form Punjab Kings in the 49th game of the ongoing Indian Premier League 2025 (IPL 2025). The game will be played at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Wednesday, April 30, at 7:30 PM. It is going to be an important game for both the teams, based on their positions in the points table.
CSK are currently in the 10th and last spot, with only two wins and seven losses in their nine games so far. They will aim to win this game and register their third success in the tournament. On the other hand, PBKS are placed in the fifth spot on the standings, with five wins and three defeats in their nine games, alongside a ‘no-result game’.
With that said, here we’ll have a look at the top 3 player battles to watch out for in the upcoming CSK vs PBKS clash in Chennai.
1. Shivam Dube vs Arshdeep Singh
Star Punjab Kings pacer Arshdeep Singh has dominated the head-to-head player battle against CSK’s in-form all-rounder Shivam Dube. Shivam and Arshdeep have faced each other in four IPL seasons, including 2021, 2022, 2023, and the ongoing 2025 edition of the tournament.
Dube has scored only 25 runs off 18 balls, with an average strike rate of 138.9 and a below-par average of 12.5. Arshdeep dismissed the star player on two instances during these face-offs. So, it will be interesting to see who dominates between Shivam and Arshdeep in the upcoming CSK vs PBKS clash.
2. Shreyas Iyer vs Ravindra Jadeja
CSK’s star spin-all rounder Ravindra Jadeja has troubled the PBKS skipper Shreyas Iyer in the head-to-head player battle in IPL history. They have faced off against each other across seven IPL editions from IPL 2015 to IPL 2024. Iyer has struggled to get going against Jadeja in this head-to-head clash.
Shreyas Iyer has scored 63 runs off 71 balls against Jadeja, with 26 dot balls, and a poor strike rate of 88.7, alongside getting dismissed on one occasion. He has managed to hit only 4 fours and a six off the star CSK spinner in this battle. So, it will be very important for Shreyas Iyer to come up with a special strategy to tackle this ‘Ravindra Jadeja’ threat.
3. Rahul Tripathi vs Yuzvendra Chahal
The veteran PBKS spinner Yuzvendra Chahal hasn’t given a chance to CSK batter Rahul Tripathi to get going in their head-to-head player battle. Tripathi has scored only 43 runs off 44 balls, getting dismissed on two occasions. So, it has been very tough for him to dominate Chahal in this face-off.
Chahal has managed to bowl 20 dot balls, conceding only 5 fours in their entire face-off across six seasons from IPL 2017 to IPL 2023. Tripathi has scored the runs against Chahal with a poor strike rate of 97.7 and an average of 21.5. So, it could be a bit of concern for Rahul Tripathi while facing Chahal in this CSK vs PBKS game.
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