The spotlight shifts to Mullanpur, Chandigarh on Tuesday evening as Punjab Kings lock horns with five-time champions Chennai Super Kings in match no. 22. While PBKS are riding high after two wins in their first three matches, CSK find themselves in unfamiliar territory — ninth on the table, reeling from three consecutive defeats.
Punjab started their campaign brightly, winning their opening two games for the fourth straight season. Despite a heavy 50-run loss to Rajasthan Royals in their previous outing, Nehal Wadhera’s explosive 62 (41) showed there’s plenty of firepower in Shreyas Iyer’s squad. With form on their side and home advantage at Mullanpur, PBKS will look to bounce back strongly.
CSK, meanwhile, are struggling with faltering chases and dwindling confidence. Their campaign began with promise as they beat Mumbai Indians, but since then, it’s been a downward spiral. Losses to Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Delhi Capitals, both at the Chepauk fortress, have raised concerns. A third successive chasing failure against RR has only deepened the woes.
As both teams prepare to clash, PBKS will sense an opportunity to capitalise on CSK’s slide, while the Super Kings will hope to roar back into form.
PBKS vs CSK: Dream 11 predictions
PBKS Probable XI: Prabhsimran Singh, Shreyas Iyer (C), Marcus Stoinis, Nehal Wadhera, Glenn Maxwell, Shashank Singh, Suryansh Shedge, Marco Jansen, Arshdeep Singh, Lockie Ferguson, Yuzvendra Chahal
CSK Probable XI: Rachin Ravindra, Devon Conway, Ruturaj Gaikwad (C), Vijay Shankar, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni, Ravichandran Ashwin, Noor Ahmad, Mukesh Choudhary, Khaleel Ahmed, Matheesha Pathirana
Full 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.