CSK vs PBKS (Chennai Super Kings vs Punjab Kings) Live Cricket Score and Updates, IPL 2025 49th Match: MS Dhoni’s Chennai Super Kings Face Shreyas Iyer’s Punjab Kings at the MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai. Toss at 7 PM IST, match starts at 7:30 PM IST. Follow for live updates, toss result, playing 11, pitch report, Dream11 prediction, fantasy tips, full scorecard, and result.
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LIVE CSK vs PBKS IPL 2025: Chennai Super Kings (CSK) face a do-or-die clash against Punjab Kings (PBKS) at Chepauk, where they’ve lost four times this IPL season—unprecedented for the five-time champions. A defeat will knock CSK out of playoff contention. In contrast, Punjab are aiming for a top-two finish and have dominated CSK recently, winning six of their last seven meetings. While PBKS boasts explosive Indian openers and aggressive powerplay batting, their middle order and overseas players have underperformed. CSK, plagued by inconsistency and experimentation, are focusing on grooming youngsters. The Chepauk pitch no longer favours CSK’s strengths, and dew is expected to influence the match.
Chennai Super Kings Squad: Shaik Rasheed, Ayush Mhatre, Deepak Hooda, Sam Curran, Ravindra Jadeja, Dewald Brevis, Shivam Dube, MS Dhoni(w/c), Noor Ahmad, Khaleel Ahmed, Matheesha Pathirana, Anshul Kamboj, Ravichandran Ashwin, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Ramakrishna Ghosh, Jamie Overton, Vijay Shankar, Rahul Tripathi, Shreyas Gopal, Devon Conway, Rachin Ravindra, Mukesh Choudhary, Nathan Ellis, Andre Siddarth C, Vansh Bedi
Punjab Kings Squad: Priyansh Arya, Prabhsimran Singh, Shreyas Iyer(c), Josh Inglis(w), Nehal Wadhera, Shashank Singh, Glenn Maxwell, Azmatullah Omarzai, Marco Jansen, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal, Harpreet Brar, Musheer Khan, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Suryansh Shedge, Praveen Dubey, Marcus Stoinis, Xavier Bartlett, Vishnu Vinod, Yash Thakur, Aaron Hardie, Kuldeep Sen, Harnoor Singh, Pyla Avinash
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With nothing to lose, CSK could replace Deepak Hooda with uncapped wicketkeeper-batter Vansh Bedi to test new talent.
Khaleel leads all bowlers with 8 powerplay wickets in IPL 2025, though his economy rate is a bit on the higher side (8.70).
Chahal has dismissed Dhoni three times and Jadeja twice in the IPL while restricting both at under-run-a-ball strike rates.
With Prabhsimran and Arya at the top, PBKS bring intent and explosive starts in the first six overs.
That’s the fewest among all teams this season, reflecting their overly cautious batting strategy.
Coach Stephen Fleming and experts agree CSK needed a middle-order aggressor—Brevis has the potential to fill that gap.
Maxwell’s batting form is worrying (48 runs in six innings), but his off-spin could be crucial against CSK’s left-handers like Jadeja and Dube.
Maxwell’s batting form is worrying (48 runs in six innings), but his off-spin could be crucial against CSK’s left-handers like Jadeja and Dube.
PBKS’ explosive opener Arya scored a blistering century against CSK in the previous meeting—can he repeat his Chepauk magic?
CSK’s uncapped opener Ayush Mhatre has impressed with two powerplay sixes, bringing rare aggression to their top order.
Even MS Dhoni admits CSK can’t crack Chepauk’s relaid pitch. Dew and unpredictable bounce could heavily influence team strategy and toss decisions.
CSK have lost four games at Chepauk this season, the most ever in a single IPL campaign at their home venue.
With a win at Chepauk, PBKS can break into the top four again, intensifying the race for IPL 2025 playoff spots.
A loss against PBKS will officially knock CSK out of the IPL 2025 playoffs—a rare low for the Chennai franchise at their home ground.
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