Chennai Super Kings (CSK), after a helpless mission in 2020, lost their initial game against the Delhi Capitals (DC) in the 2021 release of the Indian Premier League (IPL). Subsequent to posting 188, they couldn't endure the fierceness of the DC players, particularly Prithvi Shaw and Shikhar Dhawan.
Their subsequent game is against the Punjab Kings (PBKS) on Friday, April 16 at the notorious Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. The Kings, then again, began with a four-run triumph over the Rajasthan Royals (RR) at a similar scene.
Yet, their bowling has a great deal to be wanted as Sanju Samson's century nearly prompted their loss. Against the Super Kings, PBKS don't have the best of records using any and all means. In any case, in Mumbai, out of two matches, the Punjab-based group has beaten MS Dhoni's CSK once back in 2014.
Match Details
Match – Punjab Kings versus Chennai Super Kings – eighth match
Scene – Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Time – 7:30 PM IST, 02:00 PM GMT
Where to observe live – Star Sports Network, Hotstar
Pitch Report
The pitch at the Wankhede Stadium has been a batsman's heaven. There's next to no for the bowlers to work with. The pitch will not be changing character and subsequently, batting second ought to be the path forward for the two groups. The playing conditions would be clear with the temperature around the 29 degrees Celsius mark. The stickiness would for the most part be in the mid and high-50s.
Avg first innings score: 182 (Last 9 IPL T20s at the Wankhede)
Record of pursuing groups: Won – 5, Lost – 3, Tied – 1
Likely Playing XIs:
Punjab Kings
Mayank Agarwal, KL Rahul (C and WK), Chris Gayle, Nicholas Pooran, Deepak Hooda, Shahrukh Khan, Jhye Richardson, Riley Meredith/Chris Jordan, Murugan Ashwin, Arshdeep Singh, Mohammed Shami
Seat: Mandeep Singh, Dawid Malan, Sarfaraz Khan, Moises Henriques, Jalaj Saxena, Fabian Allen, Harpreet Brar, Saurabh Kumar, Prabhsimran Singh, Utkarsh Singh, Ishan Porel, Riley Meredith/Chris Jordan, Darshan Nalkande, Ravi Bishnoi
Chennai Super Kings
Ruturaj Gaikwad, Faf Du Plessis, Moeen Ali, Suresh Raina, Ambati Rayudu, MS Dhoni (C and WK), Dwayne Bravo, Ravindra Jadeja, Sam Curran, Shardul Thakur, Deepak Chahar
Seat: Robin Uthappa, Imran Tahir, KM Asif, Bhagath Verma, C Hari Nishanth, Narayan Jagadeesan, Cheteshwar Pujara, Harishankar Reddy, Sai Kishore, Mitchell Santner, Karn Sharma
No holds barred
By and large
Played – 24 | Punjab Kings–9 | Chennai Super Kings – 15 |N/R – 0
At impartial scenes
Played – 12 | Punjab Kings – 4 | Chennai Super Kings – 8 |N/R – 0
Plausible best batsman of the match
KL Rahul-Punjab Kings
KL Rahul doesn't have excessively extraordinary numbers against CSK, having scored 292 runs at a normal and strike pace of 36.50 and 126.96 with a top score of 71. In any case, at the Wankhede Stadium, he has indented 310 runs so far at a normal of 103.33 with a top score of an unbeaten 100. In the past game against the Royals, he got a 50-ball 91 and that should keep him in great stead.
Plausible best bowler of the match
Dwayne Bravo–Chennai Super Kings
Dwayne Bravo was CSK's champion bowler against the Capitals as he got one wicket and parted with 28 runs. Against Punjab, the veteran has gotten 22 wickets from the 55 overs he has bowled. In addition, a normal and economy of 19.36 and 7.75 individually show that he tastes achievement while bowling to the PBKS hitters. CSK would expect a fair show for the pacer.
The present match expectation: The group, batting second to dominate the game.
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