Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Punjab Kings (PBKS) will be facing each other in the 41st match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. Both teams have played 8 games so far this season. CSK have won 5 of their 8 games so far, and are placed at third place on the points table with 10 points to their tally and a net run rate of +0.376.
On the other hand, Punjab Kings have won 4 of their 8 matches in IPL 2023, and are placed sixth on the points table with 8 points to their tally and a net run rate of -0.51. Chennai Super Kings is coming on the back of a loss against Rajasthan Royals (RR) in their last game by a big margin of 32 runs.
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While the Punjabi Kings are also coming on the back of a loss against the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG). These two teams have played a total of 28 matches against each other in IPL so far, where Chennai Super Kings won 16 matches while Punjab Kings won 12 matches. Another exciting game is anticipated here between these two teams on Sunday.
Chennai Super Kings (CSK)
CSK are expected to stick with the same XI. Ben Stokes and Deepak Chahar are still not to play. Ambati Rayudu might not have contributed much as an impact player but his presence could prove to be crucial against Rahul Chahar given his numbers against the leggie, who otherwise has a pretty good record against most of the CSK batters.
Probable XI: Devon Conway, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ajinkya Rahane, Moeen Ali, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni (C&WK), Tushar Deshpande, Matheesha Pathirana, Maheesh Theekshana, Akash Singh
Punjab Kings (PBKS)
Sikandar Raza is expected to hold onto his spot with his bowling expected to come in handy. Harpreet Brar wasn’t in the XI in the last game but is expected to return on Sunday. If the conditions are indeed slow, Dhawan is PBKS’ best bet to tackle Jadeja given his excellent record against the southpaw spinner. Dhawan’s strike-rate against Jadeja is over 140 and he has been dismissed by the allrounder only once in the IPL in the last decade.
Probable XI: Shikhar Dhawan, Atharva Taide, Liam Livingstone, Sikandar Raza, Jitesh Sharma (WK), Sam Curran, Shahrukh Khan, Harpreet Brar, Kagiso Rabada, Rahul Chahar, Arshdeep Singh
Fantasy XI Suggestion 1:
Jitesh Sharma Devon Conway (C), Shikhar Dhawan (vc), Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ajinkya Rahane, Liam Livingstone, Sam Curran, Ravindra Jadeja, Kagiso Rabada, Maheesh Theekshana, Tushar Deshpande
Fantasy XI Suggestion 2:
Jitesh Sharma, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ajinkya Rahane, Shikhar Dhawan, Shivam Dube, Liam Livingstone, Sam Curran, Ravindra Jadeja, Maheesh Theekshana, Kagiso Rabada, Arshdeep Singh
