Chennai Super Kings saw their three-match winning streak come to an end against Rajasthan Royals in Jaipur as they lost to them for the second time in IPL 2023.
The defeat saw the MS Dhoni-led unit lose the top spot and will hope to get back to winning ways when they welcome Punjab Kings.
The MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai will host the contest on April 30 at 3:30 PM IST.
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In the last match against Rajasthan, Chennai’s batting department failed miserably, falling 32 runs short of the target of 203 runs.
Barring Ruturaj Gaikwad and Shivam Dube, no other Chennai batsman could breach the 30-run mark. His bowling was also thrashed by the Rajasthan batsmen.
PBKS is facing a humiliating defeat against Lucknow Supergiants.
Chasing a mammoth target of 258 runs, the Punjab team was bowled out for 201 runs.
The only notable score was that of an uncapped Indian batsman, Atharva Tayde, who scored 66 off 36 balls.
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CSK vs PBKS Head-to-Head Records
Chennai Super Kings and Punjab Kings have faced each other 27 times in the IPL. Chennai have the upper hand in the head-to-head record with 15 wins, while Punjab have emerged victorious on 12 occasions.
Check out the probable XI for CSK vs PBKS
Possible XI of Chennai Super Kings: Ruturaj Gaikwad, Devon Conway, Ajinkya Rahane, Ambati Rayudu, Shivam Dube, Moeen Ali, Ravindra Jadeja, M S Dhoni (C, WK), Mahesh Thikshana, Mathisha Pathirana, Akash Singh
Possible XI of Punjab Kings: Shikhar Dhawan (C), Prabhsimran Singh, Matthew Short, Liam Livingstone, Sam Curran, Jitesh Sharma (WK), Kagiso Rabada, Shahrukh Khan, Harpreet Brar, Rahul Chahar, Arshdeep Singh
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CSK vs PBKS Full Squad
Chennai Super Kings: MS Dhoni (Captain), Devon Conway, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ambati Rayudu, Subhranshu Senapati, Moeen Ali, Shivam Dube, Rajvardhan Hangergekar, Dwayne Pretorius, Mitchell Santner, Ravindra Jadeja, Tushar Deshpande, Matisha Pathirana, Simerjeet Singh, Deepak Chahar, Prashant Solanki , Mahesh Thikshana, Ajinkya Rahane, Ben Stokes, Shaik Rashid, Nishant Sindhu, Sisanda Magala, Ajay Mandal, Bhagat Verma, Akash Singh
Punjab Kings: Shikhar Dhawan (c), Shahrukh Khan, Matthew Short, Prabhsimran Singh, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Jitesh Sharma, Gurnoor Singh Brar, Rishi Dhawan, Liam Livingstone, Atharva Taide, Arshdeep Singh, Baltej Singh, Nathan Ellis, Kagiso Rabada, Rahul Chahar, Harpreet Brar, Sam Curran, Sikandar Raza, Harpreet Bhatia, Vidwath Kaverappa, Mohit Rathee, Shivam Singh
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