IPL 2025 PBKS vs CSK Playing 11: Shreyas Iyer led Punjab Kings is set to face Ruturaj Gaikwad led Chennai Super Kings to play the 22nd match of IPL 2025 on April 8 in Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium, Mullanpur, Chandigarh.
| Tournament | Indian Premier League 2025 |
| Match | Punjab Kings vs Chennai Super Kings, 22nd Match |
| Venue | Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium, Mullanpur, Chandigarh |
| Date | Tuesday, April 08, 2025 |
| Time | 02:00 PM GMT / 07:30 PM LOCAL, IST |
| Points Table | IPL 2025 Points Table, Team Standing, NRR and Points |
IPL 2025 PBKS vs CSK Playing 11
CSK have the lowest scoring rate (7.50), lowest average (22.50) and lowest boundary percentage (17.24 %) among all teams in the powerplay in this IPL. Since May 2024, Dube has been dismissed by spin six times in eight innings he faced spin. In comparison, in the 21 previous innings where he faced spin he was dismissed only five times.
MS Dhoni averages only 13.80 in CSK’s wins since 2023 while his average in losses goes up to 90.67. He has not scored a single boundary in a successful run chase in this period. PBKS have a win percentage of only 13.3 at home since 2023, with SRH’s 43.8 being the second lowest.
In the PBKS vs CSK match today, Punjab Kings won the toss and opted to bat first.
During the toss, Punjab Kings captain Shreyas Iyer said “We are going to have a bat first, it’s simply because we had a discussion how our batting lineup is and we need to make the best use of it. In the last game, the dew wasn’t that much but that’s not in our control but we need to back out strengths. We are going in with the same team.
We have got really good spin bowlers in our team but it’s important how we use them on a given occasion. The last game the ball wasn’t turning very much, got to give credit to the Rajasthan batsmen as well, they batted really well. We hope we can execute whatever we have planned today”.
On the other hand, CSK captain Ruturaj Gaikwad said “We were looking to bat first as well, pretty dry wicket, new conditions for us and we need to adapt as soon as possible. We have been bowling pretty well but we have conceded more than 15 runs an over twice in an innings, hopefully we can improve on that.
We also need to improve our fielding. Same team for us. Me batting at 3 gives a bit more balance to our squad, it was decided during the auction time and hoping our openers will come good today. We have always been behind the game in the powerplay, it’s just about going there and enjoying ourselves”.
Chennai Super Kings (Playing XI): Rachin Ravindra, Devon Conway, Ruturaj Gaikwad(c), Vijay Shankar, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni(w), Ravichandran Ashwin, Noor Ahmad, Mukesh Choudhary, Khaleel Ahmed, Matheesha Pathirana
Impact Subs: Shivam Dube, Jamie Overton, Rahul Tripathi, Deepak Hooda, Anshul Kamboj
Punjab Kings (Playing XI): Priyansh Arya, Prabhsimran Singh(w), Shreyas Iyer(c), Marcus Stoinis, Nehal Wadhera, Glenn Maxwell, Shashank Singh, Marco Jansen, Arshdeep Singh, Lockie Ferguson, Yuzvendra Chahal
Impact Subs: Suryansh Shedge, Yash Thakur, Praveen Dubey, Azmatullah Omarzai, Vyshak Vijaykumar
