Punjab Kings vs Chennai Super Kings resume rivalry at the Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai.
Chennai super kings will play their second game against the Punjab Kings (PBKS) on Friday, April 16 at the iconic Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. The Kings, on the other hand, started with a four-run victory over the Rajasthan Royals (RR) at the same venue.
PBKS is not having good records of beating csk by any means. But in Mumbai, out of two matches, the Punjab-based team has beaten MS Dhoni’s CSK once back in 2014. The Super Kings will have to make do without Lungi Ngidi and Jason Behrendorff, who are both unable to play due to quarantine restrictions.
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Players to watch out:
KL Rahul hasn’t had much progress against CSK, scoring 292 runs at an average of 36.50 and a strike rate of 36.50, with a top score of 71. He has scored 310 runs at the Wankhede Stadium, with an average of 103.33 and the highest score of an unbeaten 100. He had a 50-ball 91 in the previous game against the Royals, so that should keep him in fine shape.
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Whereas in CSK, Raina has a good score in the last game and it’s always good to see him back in IPL which brings a lot of experience and runs to the CSK team this season. The team management will be hoping that Raina will produce the same amount of runs this season for them which he used to in the earlier campaigns.
Probable Playing XIs:
Punjab Kings: 1 KL Rahul (capt, wk), 2 Mayank Agarwal, 3 Chris Gayle, 4 Deepak Hooda, 5 Nicholas Pooran, 6 Shahrukh Khan, 7 Chris Jordan, 8 Jhye Richardson, 9 Ravi Bishnoi, 10 Mohammed Shami, 11 Arshdeep Singh
Chennai Super Kings: 1 Ruturaj Gaikwad, 2 Faf du Plessis, 3 Moeen Ali, 4 Suresh Raina, 5 Ambati Rayudu, 6 Ravindra Jadeja, 7 MS Dhoni (capt, wk), 8 Sam Curran, 9 Dwayne Bravo, 10 Shardul Thakur, 11 Deepak Chahar
Team Head to Head
Overall: Matches – 17, Punjab Kings won – 7, Chennai Super Kings won – 10
The teams have maintained a 100% record against each other in alternate seasons. In 2012, KXIP got the better of CSK on both occasions. In 2013, CSK prevailed in both the matches, while in 2014, KXIP cleaned up CSK thrice en route to the final. Finally, in 2015 CSK clinched wins at home and on the road.
Predicted Winner: Chennai Super Kings
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