Tata IPL 2022 – PBKS vs CSK, match preview, predicted lineups

Punjab Kings and Chennai Super Kings lock horns for the second time in Tata IPL 2022 as the season moves ahead. Both teams will be looking for a win here.

Date & Time : 25th April 2022, 7:30 PM IST

Venue : Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai

Punjab Kings after initial successes are back to the drawing board as they find themselves struggling in mid phase of the season. They need to keep winning to book a place in the playoffs.

PBKS are currently 8th in the points table after 7 games with just six points.

Punjab know they have batsman who can set up a total. But perhaps bowling wise they are struggling. They need their key men step up to the plate.

PBKS have so far won against RCB, CSK & MI. They have lost to KKR, GT, SRH & DC.

On the other hand, CSK after a dismal start find themselves on an upward curve. They need to play their brand of cricket.

Chennai are currently ninth in the points table after seven games with just 4 points.

They have batsman scoring up top and with Dhoni also contributing it is good for the franchisee. Bowling wise too they have bowlers picking up wickets. They just need to play similarly to have a perfect combination.

CSK have so far won against RCB & MI. They have lost to KKR, LSG, PBKS, SRH & GT.

In terms of the head to head, CSK seems to have an upper hand with 15 wins compared to 11 of Punjab out of the 26 played.

For the wicket, it will be helpful to batters though good bowlers should pick wickets as well.

Team news and possible lineups

There are no fresh injury concerns for both sides at the moment.

PBKS XI : M. Agarwal (C), Dhawan, Bairstow, Livingstone, J. Sharma (WK), S. Khan, O. Smith, Rabada, Chahar, A. Singh, Arora.

CSK XI : Uthappa, Gaikwad, Ali/Santner, Rayudu, Dube, R. Jadeja (C), Dhoni (WK), Pretorius, D. Bravo, Theekshana, Choudhary.

Prediction

I think toss will play an important part in deciding the outcome of this match.