In the 49th match of the Indian Premier League (IPL 2024), the Chennai Super Kings team, which is suffering from a lack of consistency in performance, will face Punjab Kings at the prestigious MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Wednesday and will look to perform unitedly in all departments of the game.
Chennai registered an easy 78-run win over Sunrisers in the last match. But the worries of the defending champions Super Kings have increased as the Punjab Kings team is entering this match after achieving the biggest target in T20 cricket history of 262 runs against KKR.
Chennai Super Kings have 10 points from nine matches which is the same as Lucknow Super Giants, Sunrisers Hyderabad, and Delhi Capitals and the defending champions will try to overtake these teams with a win. CSK is currently in third place in the points table. On the other hand, Punjab Kings have six points from nine matches. The Punjab team will be desperate to move ahead from the current eighth position in the points table.
| Series: | Indian Premier League 2024 (IPL 2024) |
| Match: | CSK vs PBKS 49th Match |
| Venue: | MA Chidambaram stadium, Chennai |
| Match Start Time: | 7:30 PM IST – Tuesday 1st May 2024 |
| TV Channel: | Star Sports |
| Live Streaming: | JioCinema app |
Chepauk ground is the stronghold of Chennai Super Kings where the bowlers get help from the pitch. It is a bit difficult for the batsmen to score runs on this ground as the pitch helps both spinners and fast bowlers. But when there is dew, the pitch becomes less helpful to the bowlers. In such a situation, the importance of the toss increases. The captains of both teams will look for the option of bowling first after winning the toss.
| MA Chidambaram Stadium Pitch & Weather | |
| Temperature | 32 |
| Weather Forecast | Clear Sky |
| Pitch Behaviour | Batting-Friendly |
| Best Suited To | pace |
| Average 1st innings score | 180 |
| Total Match: | 28 |
| CSK Won: | 15 |
| PBKS Won: | 13 |
| No Result: | 0 |
| Roles | Players |
| Wicket-Keepers: | Jonny Bairstow |
| Batters: | Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shivam Dube, Shashank Singh, Ashutosh Sharma |
| All-Rounders: | Sam Curran (VC), Ravindra Jadeja (C), Daryl Mitchell |
| Bowlers: | Kagiso Rabada, Harshal Patel, Mustafizur Rahman |
| Captain: | Ravindra Jadeja |
| Vice-Captain: | Sam Curran |
| Roles | Players |
| Wicket-Keepers: | Jonny Bairstow, Prabhsimran Singh |
| Batters: | Ruturaj Gaikwad (C), Shivam Dube (VC), Daryl Mitchell, Shashank Singh |
| All-Rounders: | Ravindra Jadeja, Sam Curran |
| Bowlers: | Matheesha Pathirana, Harshal Patel, Mustafizur Rahman |
| Captain: | Ruturaj Gaikwad |
| Vice-Captain: | Shivam Dube |
Chennai Super Kings(CSK): Ajinkya Rahane, Ruturaj Gaikwad (c), Daryl Mitchell, Moeen Ali, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni (w), Deepak Chahar, Tushar Deshpande, Mustafizur Rahman, Matheesha Pathirana
Punjab Kings(PBKS): Atharva Taide, Jonny Bairstow, Sam Curran (c), Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Shashank Singh, Ashutosh Sharma, Harpreet Brar, Kagiso Rabada, Harshal Patel, Arshdeep Singh.
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