CSK seems to be losing their way in IPL 2024 as the recent results haven’t gone in their favor. The Ruturaj Gaikwad-led side has lost three out of their last four matches, with the last one being against the opponents on Sunday, May 5, PBKS. Punjab has managed to be the bogey team for CSK in the past few seasons and they’re currently on a 5-match winning streak against the 5-time IPL Champions.
Punjab have had a late renaissance to their season, which started with their historic win over KKR at the Eden Gardens when they chased down 262. At Chepauk, it was first the spin twins Rahul Chahar and Harpreet Brar who applied the squeeze on CSK. Then Jonny Bairstow, who found form with a hundred against KKR, scored a vital 46 and was supported by Rilee Rossouw as PBKS ended up winning the match by 7 wickets.
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Punjab needs to win all their remaining matches to retain a chance of making it to the playoffs and have now moved their home base to Dharamsala for the remaining league matches. For CSK, they will be aiming to stop the rot at the moment and get back to winning ways, as they enter the business end of the campaign.
PBKS vs CSK: Head-to-Head
PBKS and CSK have played each other 29 times so far and it is Chennai who leads the head-to-head record 15-14. Punjab have been able to close the gap to Chennai with their recent streak of winning against them and will be looking to level the head-to-head tally.
PBKS vs CSK: Team news
PBKS will be without Shikhar Dhawan for the clash in Dharamsala, as the Punjab skipper continues his rehab process in the hope to be fit for the final few games. Apart from that, it doesn’t seem like PBKS will be looking to tinker with their winning combination a lot.
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For CSK, there are a lot of worries in the bowling department. Mustafizur Rahman has left the IPL, while Deepak Chahar’s injury could sideline him for the rest of the campaign. Tushar Deshpande missed the last game due to flu and Chennai will be hoping the pacer does make it in time for the match. Else, expect Mukesh Choudhary to fill in for Chahar.
CSK will also be hoping that Matheesha Pathirana has shaken off his niggle and will be fit for the match.
PBKS vs CSK: Dharamsala pitch report
Dharamsala is known to be a high-scoring ground and teams batting first have posted big totals. The chase hasn’t gone smoothly in the past few seasons and we could expect something similar on Sunday.
PBKS vs CSK: Predicted XIs
PBKS Predicted XI: Jonny Bairstow, Prabhsimran Singh, Rilee Rossouw, Sam Curran (c), Jitesh Sharma (wk), Shashank Singh, Ashutosh Sharma, Harpreet Brar, Kagiso Rabada, Harshal Patel, Rahul Chahar.
Impact player: Arshdeep Singh
CSK Predicted
Impact Sub: Matheesha Pathirana
Published By:
Kingshuk Kusari
Published On:
May 5, 2024
