The home team has won just one out of their last five matches at home. Furthermore, in the entire season, they have managed to come out victorious on two occasions and are currently languishing at the bottom of the table. With five more games remaining this season, finishing in the top four looks unlikely, however, they will look to play their best brand of cricket in the coming matches and finish on a high.Meanwhile, PBKS have won five out of their nine matches so far, and are sitting in the fifth position in the tally with 11 points. Their last game against Kolkata Knight Riders was hampered by heavy showers, eventually leading to a no-result. The Shreyas Iyer-led team will have to give an extra push if they wish to find themselves in the top four. With the competition increasing as the tournament reaches its final month, PBKS have to find a solution to win matches consistently.
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CSK vs PBKS IPL Match Details
Match: CSK vs PBKS 49th Match of IPL 2025
Captains:
MS Dhoni is going to lead Chennai Super Kings
Shreyas Iyer will lead Punjab Kings
When: Wednesday, April 30th, 2025
Match is going to start at 07.30 p.m. (IST)
Venue: MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai.
Head-to-head of these two teams: Both teams have played 32 matches against each other. Out of which Chennai Super Kings has won 17 matches and Punjab Kings has won 14 match with one tie and zero match ended up in no result.
Likely playing XI
Chennai Super Kings (CSK):
Shaik Rasheed, Ayush Mhatre, Deepak Hooda, Sam Curran, Ravindra Jadeja, Dewald Brevis, Shivam Dube, MS Dhoni(w/c), Noor Ahmad, Khaleel Ahmed, Matheesha Pathirana
Impact Player: Ravichandran Ashwin
Punjab Kings (PBKS):
Priyansh Arya, Prabhsimran Singh, Shreyas Iyer(c), Josh Inglis(w), Nehal Wadhera, Shashank Singh, Glenn Maxwell, Azmatullah Omarzai, Marco Jansen, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal
Impact Player: Harpreet Brar
Pitch report
The Chepauk pitch has traditionally helped spinners, with conditions becoming more favourable for them as the match progresses due to the surface slowing down. Dew may influence the pitch’s behaviour, particularly during the latter stages of the game. So far, five games have been played at this venue this season, with teams bowling first winning on three occasions.
Best players from both of the teams
Best Batsman: Prabhsimran Singh
Best Bowler: Noor Ahmad
Weather forecast for today in Chennai
Maximum temperature: 33°C
Minimum temperature: 30°C
Wind speed: 8 Km/h
Chances of rain: 0%
Capacity of stadium: 38, 200
Prediction to win: Team bowling first is most likely to win the match
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