Punjab Kings (PBKS) and Chennai Super Kings (CSK) will be facing each other in the 37th match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. Punjab was completely shattered in the previous match as they were all out for just 115 and ended up losing the match by a big margin of nine wickets with more than nine overs to spare.
The strategy to go in with six batters and five bowlers failed completely for PBKS and now they will definitely be looking to strengthen their batting department, especially which has been on and off at times. They are likely to make changes to their playing XI and will be trying to bring in Bahnuka Rajapaksa who showed good signs early and Jonny Bairstow might warm the bench.
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On the other hand, the Chennai Super Kings got over the line against the Mumbai Indians (MI) in their previous game on account of an excellent finish from their former skipper, MS Dhoni who played a vintage knock. The bowling looked all sorted with the inclusion of Dwaine Pretorius and Mukesh Choudhary was outstanding with the new ball. They are likely to go in with the same side for the upcoming fixture as well. On that note, We take a look at the player battles to watch out for today.
#1 Liam Livingstone vs Dwayne Bravo
Liam Livingstone has been the only positive for PBKS so far in an otherwise dismal IPL 2022 campaign. He has justified the team spending so much on him with scores of 60, 64, 60, and 2. He has been dismissed just once by Dwayne Bravo in the IPL, but the veteran West Indies all-rounder will be looking to put breaks on Livingstone with one of his subtle variations. Bravo has scalped 10 wickets to his name this season and his tussle with Suryakumar will surely be intriguing.
#2 Mukesh Choudhary vs Shikhar Dhawan
Another mouth-watering contest between Shikhar Dhawan and Mukesh Choudhary will set the tone and perhaps even decide the final outcome. Mukesh has been among the wickets in IPL 2022. He has 7 wickets to show in 6 games, and batters seem happy playing him off and finding the odd boundary. Dhawan has been a busy player in the powerplay, scoring 214 runs from 7 games at a strike rate of 126.62.
#3 Shivam Dube vs Arshdeep Singh
Shivam Dube has been CSK’s star performer in IPL 2022 as he has amassed 239 runs, including a 95* against the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB), from 7 matches. His swashbuckling strokeplay reminds us of a vintage Yuvraj Singh and the Mumbai lad will be eager to continue his momentum today.
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But it is easier said than done as PBKS has Arshdeep Singh in their ranks. Although Arshdeep has had a pretty below-par performance with just 2 wickets in 7 games, he has been economical. Batters seem content to play him out, but the speedster will look to get rid of the dangerous Dube and help Punjab get off the mark this season.
