PBKS vs CSK Highlights, IPL 2025: Shreyas Iyer and Co. celebrate as Punjab Kings defeat Chennai Super Kings by 18 runs

Yash Dayal starts the last over brilliantly well by dismissing Dhoni and proving that Punjab is still in the fighting spirit. The Chennai hitters falls at 27. Shankar comes in to play. 28 runs to go. It's Jadeja and Shankar now. Strike changes. Jaddu faces Dayal and hits sixer. Just on the boundary cushions. And with this, Punjab has defeated Chennai by 18 runs.

A roar erupts across Mullanpur—because that man is making his way to the crease. No.7 on his back, legend in every stride. The crowd knows it, the bowlers feel it.

CSK need 69 from 25 balls. It’s a steep climb, almost Everest-like. But with this man in the middle, wearing that iconic number, you never count them out. The chase just got a whole lot more interesting.

Ruturaj Gaikwad falls at 1 after a good catch by Shashank Singh on Ferguson's delivery. Not an inning we expected from the skipper. Dube walks in to play. The required rate is running ahead as big shots get scarce by the over. CSK 79/2 (9)

Conway maintains the rhythm to close in on the Required Rate of 11.52. Starts the 4th over by Yash Dayal with a boundary. The powerplay will be very crucial for the Chennai batters to reduce the distance from the target. Rachin gets a bat on the fourth delivery and it goes for a boundary. And he hits the next two balls for two classy boundaries. CSK 39/0 (4)

Jansen starts the 18th over with a big shot. Not a good day for Pathirana. He gives 11 runs off the over. Khaleel throws the 19th over. Punjab Kings are looking at a decent total from here. They have crossed 200-run mark now. Shashank and Jansen are at it.

Pathirana is throwing the last over. The pacer has leaked 40 runs in three overs tonight. This over, however, has been slow so far. Jansen is still going for it and hits huge sixer on the third delivery. Shashank Singh finishes his half century. After the end of 20 over, PBKS 219/6.

Just when it seemed like Ravichandran Ashwin’s return to the attack might backfire after that expensive 21-run first over, the veteran offie flips the script. He strikes gold by removing Nehal Wadhera (9 off 7), who goes for a booming hit but only manages a faint edge—MS Dhoni, ever the ice-cold finisher behind the stumps, makes no mistake.

And just when you think Ashwin’s job is done, he stuns everyone again—dismissing Maxwell on the very last ball of his over. Double blow, double drama! Punjab Kings, who walked in swinging for the fences, suddenly find their momentum shaken. Arya’s standing tall at 60, but CSK just pulled the brakes hard. PBKS 94/5 (10)

We are just three over into the match and it has gotten super interesting. After Arya started the first over with sixers and adding 17 runs in Khaleel's six balls, the game turned suddenly when Mukesh Choudhary sent Prabsimran back to pavilion in the second over. This was followed by skipper Shreyas Iyer's departure in the third over on Khaleel's ball. And now we have Priyansh Arya and Stoinis on the crease. Let's see where it goes from here. PBKS 46/2 (4)

Punjab Kings XI: Prabhsimran Singh, Priyansh Arya, Shreyas Iyer (capt), Nehal Wadhera, Shashank Singh, Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Marco Jansen, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh, Lockie Ferguson

Impact players: Suryansh Shedge, Yash Thakur, Parvin Dubey, Azmatullah Omarzai, Vijaykumar Vyshak

Shreyas Iyer wins toss and Punjab Kings has chosen to bat first. Iyer shared that the team had a clear discussion about the strength of their batting lineup and the importance of maximising it. He emphasised that they’re keen to play to their strengths, especially with conditions not being heavily impacted by dew in the previous match. Reflecting on their recent performance, he admitted that they hesitated at crucial moments instead of executing plans when it mattered most.

The key now, he said, is to trust their instincts and back themselves fully. Punjab Kings are sticking with the same playing XI for this match.

For Chennai Super Kings, IPL 2025 is starting to feel eerily similar to the horror shows of 2020 and 2022. These two were the seasons marked by poor starts, questionable selections and a slide down the table CSK couldn’t recover from.

In 2020, CSK managed just six wins after losing three of their first four matches, finishing a forgettable seventh. Two years later, they began even worse — four straight losses in 2022 — ending ninth with only four wins. Fast forward to 2025 and ominous signs are back.

Coach Stephen Fleming has already pointed to the lack of home advantage as a key issue. But that’s just the tip of the iceberg. High-profile Indian recruits Rahul Tripathi and Deepak Hooda have flopped and both have been axed from the playing XI.

What’s more worrying is CSK’s hesitation to trust fresh Indian talent. Promising names like Shaik Rasheed and C Andre Siddarth continue to sit on the bench, leaving the batting order overly reliant on Ruturaj Gaikwad and overseas stars. Ironically, even Gaikwad isn’t at his best. He’s not opening, the role that won him the Orange Cap in CSK’s victorious 2021 campaign.

Unless something clicks fast, history may be set to repeat itself.

Punjab Kings Predicted Playing XI: Priyansh Arya, Prabhsimran Singh (WK), Shreyas Iyer (C), Marcus Stoinis, Nehal Wadhera, Glenn Maxwell, Shashank Singh, Harpreet Brar, Marco Jansen, Arshdeep Singh, Lockie Ferguson

Impact player: Yuzvendra Chahal

The head-to-head record between Punjab Kings and Chennai Super Kings in the IPL has been fairly competitive over the years. Out of 30 encounters, CSK have won 16 times, while PBKS have claimed victory on 13 occasions, with one match ending in a tie.

Punjab Kings have had a rough time at their new home ground in Mullanpur, managing just one win from six matches played so far. Their record reads five losses, including their most recent defeat — a 50-run drubbing at the hands of the Rajasthan Royals in IPL 2025. Their highest score at the venue is 183 all out in 19.1 overs, which came against the Mumbai Indians in 2024. On the flip side, their lowest total at Mullanpur stands at 142 all out in 20 overs, registered against the Gujarat Titans in the same season.

Hello and welcome to the live coverage of IPL 2025’s blockbuster clash — it’s Punjab Kings vs Chennai Super Kings, coming to you from the electric atmosphere of the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium in Mullanpur! Match No. 22 promises fireworks as two fierce rivals lock horns under the lights this Tuesday evening. Stay with us for ball-by-ball action, big moments, and all the drama as it unfolds live from one of the most anticipated showdowns of the season!