Overview:-
Both the teams have had an ordinary and below average performance till mid season of IPL 2022. CSK is currently at 9th position in points table with 2 wins and 5 losses whereas on the other side PBKS is currently at 8th position in points table with 3 wins and 4 losses. In their last respective games, CSK won in a last ball thriller against their arch rivals Mumbai Indians, whereas PBKS lost against Delhi by a huge margin. Both the teams would be charged and pumped up to win the match and make progress in points table and give themselves a good chance to qualify for IPL 2022 playoffs.
Venue and Time:-
Where: Wankhede Cricket Stadium , Mumbai
When: 19:30 pm IST on 25 April 2022.
Live Streaming:- Star Sports Network and Disney Hotstar VIP and Premium Account will be streaming Match 38 of TATA IPL between CSK VS PBKS.
Probable Playing 11:-
Chennai Super Kings:- Ruturaj Gaikwad, Robin Uthappa, Moeen Ali, Ambati Rayudu, Shivam Dube, MS Dhoni (WK), Ravindra Jadeja (C), Dwayne Bravo, Dwaine Pretorius , Maheesh Theeksana, Mukesh Choudhary.
Punjab Kings:- Mayank Agarwal (C), Shikhar Dhawan , Jonny Bairstow, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma (WK), Shahrukh Khan, Rishi Dhawan, Kagiso Rabada, Rahul Chahar, Vaibhav Arora, Arshdeep Singh.
Interesting Stats:-
- Head to Head Record in 26 matches played together:- CSK (15) - PBKS (11).
- Out of 90 matches played at this venue, 43 wins came by teams batting first and 47 wins by batting second.
- Punjab's pace bowlers have combined taken only 18 wickets so far in IPL 2022, the lowest amongst the 10 teams.
- CSK's varying top-three have a collective aggregate of 436 runs so far in the season, the lowest in comparison to the other nine sides.
- Shikhar Dhawan averages nearly 42 after 27 innings against Chennai Super Kings, and needs 59 more to bring up 1000 IPL runs against the four-time champions.
Pitch Report:-
The wicket at the Wankhede offers help for both the pacers and spinners. Close proximity to the Arabian sea helps the swing bowlers considerably, especially during the powerplay overs. Although the new ball does a bit in the powerplay overs, the pitch tends to ease out and favour batsmen as the innings progresses.The team winning the toss is likely to continue the tradition of bowling first. There will be no dew so the toss is unlikely to play a big role in deciding the result of the game.
Dream 11 Team:-
