Punjab Kings move to Dharamshala and will look to keep their unbeaten run against Chennai Super Kings going on Sunday
Preview
Punjab Kings will move to the scenic Dharamshala stadium to take on the Chennai Super Kings in the first game of the afternoon. It is a crucial game for both sides as they look to stay in contention for a place in the playoffs.
Punjab Kings (PBKS) are currently 7th in the table with 8 points from the 10 matches they have played. If they happen to win on Sunday afternoon by a huge margin they could possibly overtake the Chennai Super Kings and move to the 5th spot in the table.
Chennai Super Kings (CSK) are fifth in the table after their loss in the previous game. In-fact it was Punjab Kings that had soundly beaten the CSK team as they restricted the home team to a mere 162 and won with 13 balls to spare and 7 wickets in hand.
Match Information
Punjab Kings vs Chennai Super Kings, Match 53
Indian Premier League, 5 May 2024, Sun, 3:30 PM IST ,Dharamsala
Probable PlayingXI
Punjab Kings
RR Rossouw, SM Curran(C), Shashank Singh, JM Bairstow, JM Sharma, AR Sharma, HV Patel, Harpreet Brar, K Rabada, RD Chahar, Arshdeep Singh
Bench: P Simran Singh, Shikhar Dhawan, Harpreet Singh, A Taide, Shivam Singh, Prince Choudhary, LS Livingstone, Sikandar Raza, R Dhawan, Vishwanath Pratap Singh, Chris Woakes, T Thyagarajan, Nathan Ellis, Vidhwath Kaverappa
Chennai Super Kings
Ajinkya Rahane, RD Gaikwad(C), DJ Mitchell, S Dubey, MM Ali, RA Jadeja, MS Dhoni, Shardul Thakur, Mukesh Choudhary, M Theekshana, RJ Gleeson
Bench: Devon Conway, Sameer Rizvi, Shaik Rasheed, Nishant Sindhu, Rachin Ravindra, Mitchell Santner, RS Hangargekar, AJ Mandal, A Avanish, DL Chahar, TU Deshpande, Matheesha Pathirana, Mustafizur Rahman, Prashant Solanki, Simarjeet Singh
Injury News
Weather Report: Hot
Win Prediction: Chennai Super Kings
Pitch Condition: Batting
Avg 1st Inning Score: 179
Pitch Report
Captains
Chennai Super Kings skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad has been in terrific form in the last few games. The right-handed batter is now the leading run scorer in IPL 2024 with 509 runs. One century and a few fifties have shown how dangerous he can be with the bat.
Jonny Bairstow PBKS | wk – 8
England star Jonny Bairstow has comeback to his best form with the bat in the last few games. His century aided PBKS chase down a world record score vs KKR. This was followed by his crucial innings vs CSK that helped PBKS win against the defending champions.
Shivam Dubey CSK | all – 7
The 30-year-old has been in blistering form with the bat during the recent season of IPL. Shivam Dubey has given CSK the ability to end the innings on a high with his aggressive batting and big hitting skills.
Top
Punjab Kings have seen their fortunes change in the last few games thanks to the captaincy by Sam Curran. The young England all-rounder has led his side well to climb up in the points table and keep themselves in the hunt for a place in the playoffs.
Ravindra Jadeja CSK | ALL – 9
The last few games have been quiet for Ravindra Jadeja but considering his class and talent he will be a huge player with the bat and ball vs PBKS. The 35-year-old will look to get back into his groove with the huge T20 World Cup around the corner.
Harpreet Brar PBKS | BOWL – 8.5
IPL 2024 has seen Harpreet Brar get his form back and he has been one of the best spinners of the season. The left-arm was the reason why PBKS could stifle the run-scoring threat of CSK and restrict them to a mere 162 when the teams played each other a few days ago.
Budget
Chennai Super Kings have given Ajinkya Rahane a chance to go back to the opening slot and express himself. The veteran India batter found the going tough early but has found his rhythm but would want to score more runs in order to justify this push.
It has been a great showing with the bat for Shashank Singh as he has grabbed a lot of attention with his batting. The veteran batter will want to continue his big hitting form and make sure to keep going and help his team win the game and move towards the top four slot.
MS Dhoni CSK | wk – 8
In what is being touted as his last season, the former India and CSK skipper has done more than enough to enthrall the fans with the bat. MS Dhoni will want to bow out on a high in a ground where played one of his most pivotal IPL knocks 14 years ago.
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Shardul Thakur CSK | BOWL – 8.5
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