Chennai Super Kings will look to take that step closer towards sealing their playoffs spot when they take on Punjab Kings in the 49th match of the Indian Premier League. Get our latest expert CSK vs PBKS match betting tips, predictions and picks below.
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Chennai vs Punjab Match Information
- Venue: MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
- Date: Wednesday, May 1
- Time: 7.30 pm local (2 pm GMT, 10 am EDT)
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What Have The Two Teams Done So Far?
Chennai Super Kings are currently third on the IPL 2024 points table with 10 points from nine games, having edged ahead of Sunrisers Hyderabad and Lucknow Super Giants who have the same points off the same number of matches but are lower on the net run-rate.
Punjab have six points from nine games and need to win all their remaining five matches to have a chance of qualifying for the playoffs.
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Having struggled in more recent times for consistency, Chennai knew they were up against a difficult batting side in the form of Sunrisers Hyderabad.
The Ruturaj Gaikwad-led side, however, re-found their mojo thanks to their captain’s brilliant batting showing and with Tushar Deshpande grabbing four wickets to go with that.
That’s been the thing with CSK – their bowling has been done well as a unit. All of Matheesha Pathirana, Mustafizur Rahman and Tushar Deshpande have grabbed 10+ wickets, while Ravindra Jadeja and Maheesh Theekshana haven’t conceded too many.
All of this against a side which has done nothing of note with the bat at the top of order could be a cause for concern for Punjab.
The good news for the Punjab Kings is the return to form of Jonny Bairstow who slammed a 48-ball 108 in his team’s chase of 262 against Kolkata Knight Riders.
With Prabhsimran Singh also showing what he’s capable of, we could see a different approach from Punjab, especially now that there are the likes of Ashutosh Sharma and Shashank Singh waiting in the wings.
We could see an explosive match here.
CSK vs PBKS Head to Head Stats
- Overall CSK vs PBKS Head-to-head: There have been 28 previous matches between these two sides and Chennai holds a slight edge at 15-13.
- Even in Chennai, the hosts are only 4-3 ahead.
- Over their last five meetings, Punjab lead 4-1.
Possible Playing XIs/XIIs
Chennai Super Kings
Rahane, Gaikwad, Mitchell, Dube, Jadeja, Dhoni, Moeen, Jadeja, Chahar, Deshpande, Mutafizur, Pathirana, Thakur.
Punjab Kings
Prabhsimran, Bairstow, Rilee, Curran, Jitesh, Ashutosh, Shashank, Rabada, Brar, Harshal, Chahar, Arshdeep.
CSK vs PBKS Predictions with Latest Odds*
- Prediction 1: Chennai to win: 8/11 (sign up with 1xbet)
- Prediction 2: Team of Top Batter – PBK: 10/11
CSK vs PBKS Toss Prediction
CSK to win the toss: 10/11
CSK vs PBKS Score Prediction
First Innings Score Over 191: 5/6
*odds correct at the time of writing.
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