Punjab Kings (PBKS) will be up against the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in the 22nd match of IPL 2025 at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium, Mullanpur. Both teams have lost their last match, respectively, and will look to win the upcoming game.
PBKS vs CSK Match Preview- IPL 2025, Match 22:
Date and Venue:
The PBKS vs CSK game will be played on April 8 at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium, Mullanpur. The game will start at 07:30 PM IST.
Squads:
Punjab Kings
Nehal Wadhera, Harnoor Singh, Shreyas Iyer, Musheer Khan, Pyla Avinash, Prabhsimran Singh, Vishnu Vinod, Josh Inglis, Marcus Stoinis, Glenn Maxwell, Praveen Dubey, Priyansh Arya, Azmatullah Omarzai, Aaron Hardie, Marco Jansen, Harpreet Brar, Suryansh Shedge, Shashank Singh, Lockie Ferguson, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh, Xavier Bartlett, Kuldeep Sen, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Yash Thakur
Chennai Super Kings
Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shaik Rasheed, Andre Siddarth C, Rahul Tripathi, Devon Conway, MS Dhoni, Vansh Bedi, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, Vijay Shankar, Deepak Hooda, Anshul Kamboj, Rachin Ravindra, Jamie Overton, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Ramakrishna Ghosh, Ravichandran Ashwin, Sam Curran, Matheesha Pathirana, Shreyas Gopal, Mukesh Choudhary, Nathan Ellis, Gurjapneet Singh, Noor Ahmad, Khaleel Ahmed
PBKS vs CSK key battles:
Prabhsimran Singh vs Khaleel Ahmed
The Punjab Kings opener Prabhsimran Singh will face an in-form Khaleel Ahmed in the first six overs. The battle between Prabhsimran and Khaleel is expected to be a mouth-watering one as both of them are known to be fierce competitors on the field
Shreyas Iyer vs Noor Ahmed
Punjab Kings skipper Shreyas Iyer will face Noor Ahmad in the middle overs of the PBKS vs CSK clash. It will be an interesting matchup to watch as both players are in form, and the batter has the reputation of taking the attack to the spinners.
Rachin Ravindra vs Arshdeep Singh
India’s highest wicket-taker in T20I, Arshdeep Singh, will bowl to a young and promising batter in the form of Rachin Ravindra in the first six overs. The contest is expected to play a major role in deciding the performance of CSK’s batting lineup in the match against PBKS
Ruturaj Gaikwad vs Marco Jansen
The South African all-rounder Marco Jansen will look to dismiss the CSK captain Ruturaj Gaikwad, who although slotted to bat at number three, has found himself in the middle inside the first three overs of CSK’s batting innings
PBKS vs CSK Key Players:
PBKS – Prabhsimran Singh, Shreyas Iyer, Marcus Stoinis, Nehal Wadhera, Arshdeep Singh
CSK – Rachin Ravindra, Devon Conway, Shivam Dube, Noor Ahmad, Khaleel Ahmed
PBKS vs CSK Weather Report:
Rain is not expected to play spoilsport in the Punjab vs Chennai game on Tuesday, with a maximum and minimum temperature of 40 and 22 degrees, respectively.
Conclusion
For PBKS, the game against CSK will be a chance to win their first home game of IPL 2025, because the Ruturaj Gaikwad-led side is still finding the right combination, having played four matches in the tournament.
Like PBKS, the upcoming PBKS vs CSK match is an opportunity for CSK to finalize their best playing XI for the matches to come.
