Punjab Kings (PBKS) will take on the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in the 22nd match of IPL 2025 at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium, Mullanpur.
CSK is currently ranked at number nine in the points table, having played four games. The five-time champions have three losses and one win registered to their name in the tournament so far.
On the other hand, Punjab Kings also lost their first match of the season against RR, played at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium in Mullanpur
PBKS vs CSK Weather And Pitch Report Of Mullanpur Stadium, Chandigarh- IPL 2025, Match 22:
PBKS vs CSK, Weather report of Mullanpur:
Rain is not expected to interrupt the PBKS vs CSK match in Mullanpur. The temperature is predicted to be a maximum of 40 degrees and a minimum of 22 degrees
PBKS vs CSK Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium Pitch Report:
If we take into account the first match of IPL 2025 played at this venue, the team that wins the toss in the Punjab vs Chennai game might look to bat first, put runs on the board, and look to get the opposition under pressure.
Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium is a relatively new venue and has hosted only 6 IPL games so far, and has a 3-3 record with teams batting first winning three games, and the chasing team has also won the same number of games
The ground is decent in size with big square boundaries. As a result, batters look to hit straight and try to target the straight boundaries, which are relatively small. The first match of IPL 2025, played at this venue between PBKS and RR, saw Rajasthan post a total of 205 runs
In response, PBKS lost early wickets and were forced to play catch-up cricket, with the duo of Nehal Wadhera and Glenn Maxwell being the only shining light in an otherwise disappointing batting display from the Shreyas Iyer-led side
The match against CSK is an opportunity for PBKS to make a strong comeback after losing to RR and exert more pressure on the five-time champions, who have won just one out of four games in the tournament so far.
Having said that, a lot will depend in the PBKS vs CSK match on how the bowline lineup of PBKS performs if the team bowls first. If Arshdeep and co. can restrict CSK to a score of less than 180, then Punjab will fancy their chances to register their third win
Conclusion
For the PBKS match against CSK is a chance to clinch their third win of IPL 2025 and put an already unsettled team under more pressure
Meanwhile, CSK will also hope to bounce back after facing three consecutive defeats in their game against RCB, RR, and DC, and would like their batters to play with more intent than they have played with in the last few matches.
