Preview:

The 49th match of IPL 2024 will be played between Chennai Super Kings and Punjab Kings in Chepauk. CSK is third in the points table with five wins and 10 points from 9 matches. The team had won against Sunrisers Hyderabad by 78 runs in the last match. In the match, Chennai, batting first, scored 212 runs on the board at the loss of 3 wickets. In response, Hyderabad was all out for 134 runs in 18.5 overs while chasing the target.

On the other hand, Punjab Kings are at eighth position with three wins and 6 points from 9 matches. In the last match, the team had defeated Kolkata Knight Riders by 8 wickets. In the match, KKR batted first and scored 261 runs on the board at the loss of 6 wickets. In response, Punjab chased the target with 8 balls remaining.

Match Details:

Pitch Report:

MA. Spinners will be seen getting more support on the pitch of Chidambaram Stadium. As the game progresses the pitch will become good for batting. After winning the toss, the team would like to bat first here. The average score of the first innings on this pitch is 158 runs.

Head to Head Records:

Probable Playing XIs:

Chennai Super Kings (CSK):

Ajinkya Rahane, Ruturaj Gaikwad (captain), Daryl Mitchell, Shivam Dubey, Mahendra Singh Dhoni (wicketkeeper), Moeen Ali, Ravindra Jadeja, Deepak Chahar, Tushar Deshpande, Mustafizur Rahman. Mathisha Pathirana

Punjab Kings (PBKS):

Prabhsimran Singh, Jonny Bairstow, Riley Rousseau, Shashank Singh, Sam Curran (captain), Jitesh Sharma (wicketkeeper), Ashutosh Sharma, Harpreet Brar, Harshal Patel, Kagiso Rabada, Arshdeep Singh.

Probable Best Batter of the Match:

Chennai Super Kings captain Ruturaj Gaikwad had scored 98 runs in 54 balls with the help of 10 fours and 3 sixes in the last match. Ruturaj can bat brilliantly against Punjab Kings also.

Probable Best Bowler of the Match:

Ravindra Jadeja had taken one wicket for 22 runs in 4 overs in the last match. Jaddu can bowl brilliantly against Punjab Kings.

Who will win today’s match (Today’s Match Prediction):

Scenario 1

Chennai Super Kings won the toss and chose bowling

Powerplay Score- 40-50

Score of first innings- 180-190

Chennai Super Kings won

Scenario 2

Punjab Kings won the toss and chose bowling

Powerplay Score- 50-60

Score of first innings- 200-210

Chennai Super Kings won