With nine games played, CSK has won five games and lost the remaining four. Still in the race for the playoffs, CSK will aim to register their sixth win of the season and stay in contention for the knockout rounds.
On the other hand, Punjab Kings have had a forgettable campaign in the IPL 2024 so far. With just three wins in nine matches, Punjab sits in eighth place in the standings with six points to their names.
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CSK vs PBKS MatchDetails
Match:CSK vs PBKS, Match 50thIPL 2024
Captains:
Shikhar Dhawanis going to lead Punjab Kings
Ruturaj Gaikwad will lead Chennai Super Kings
When: May 1st 2024, Wednesday
Match is going to start at 07:30 p.m.
Venue: M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru
Head to head of these two teams: Both teams have played28 matchesagainst each other. Out of which Chennai Super Kings has won 15matches and Punjab kings has won 13matches.
Likely playing XI
Chennai Super Kings:
AjinkyaRahane, Ruturaj Gaikwad (C), Daryl Mitchell, Shivam Dube, RavindraJadeja, Moeen Ali, MS Dhoni (WK), Deepak Chahar, Tushar Deshpande, Mustafizur Rahman, MatheeshaPathirana
Impact Player: Shardul Thakur
Jonny Bairstow, Prabhsimran Singh, Rilee Rossouw, Sam Curran (c), Jitesh Sharma (wk), Shashank Singh, Ashutosh Sharma, Rahul Chahar, HarpreetBrar, Harshal Patel, KagisoRabada
Impact Substitute: Arshdeep Singh
Bench: Shikhar Dhawan, Harpreet Singh, A Taide, Shivam Singh, Prince Choudhary, LS Livingstone, Sikandar Raza, R Dhawan, Vishwanath Pratap Singh, Chris Woakes, T Thyagarajan, RD Chahar, Nathan Ellis, VidhwathKaverappa
Pitch report
The surface at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai is one that is preferred by the spinners. With a slow-turning surface, a low-scoring encounter could be quite the possibility, and opting to bowl first after winning the toss could prove to be a viable decision.
Best players from both of the teams
Best Batsman:Ruturaj Gaikwad
Best Bowler: Matheesha Pathirana
Weather forecast for today in Chennai
Maximum temperature: 35°C
Minimum temperature: 27°C
Wind speed: 18km/h
Chances of rain: 0%
Capacity of stadium:38, 200
Prediction to win: Team bowling first is most likely to win the match
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